The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Device of the Day: VeinViewer Vision
The need to eliminate the trial-and-error approach to vein hunting inspired the creation of VeinViewer in 2006.
What Is Your Plan to Promote Adherence to Oral Anticancer Therapies?
Getting patients to adhere to their prescribed treatment is becoming a growing concern.
ONS Sails Forward with an Optimist at the Helm
Paula Trahan Rieger, RN, MSN, CAE, FAAN, is the CEO of ONS and has received numerous awards throughout a storied career.
ONS Keynote Lifts Nurses' Spirits Through Laughter and Tears
Following the lively opening ceremony, was an even livelier keynote lecture, which was given by Selinza Mitchell, CNE.
ONS 35th Congress Opening Gets Wild
ONS kicked off with a lively parade, which included over 100 nurses representing 16 countries from all over the globe.
Oncology Nursing Society 2010: At-a-Glance
San Diego, CA, is an ideal location to have an oncology conference.
Leadership for the 21st Century - Part II
Leadership for the 21st Century - Part I
How Neurologists Can Learn from their Mistakes
Analyzing Visceral Nerve Disorders
Visceral pain is quite unique, according plenary speaker Gerald Gebhart, PhD.
Abuse-deterrent Opioid Strategies
The ins and outs of abuse-deterrent opioid strategies are discussed.
Hot Topics at APS 2010: Breakthrough Pain and REMS
Review the results of three studies focused on breakthrough pain and REMS.
When it Comes to REMS, You Snooze You Lose
Risk evaluation Mitigation Strategies may be the latest program designed to alter the rate of abuse and misuse of prescription drugs.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Methadone Prescribing
The risks and benefits of methadone compared to other opioids in the pain management setting.
Designing Effective Prescription Monitoring Programs
How much do you know about prescription monitoring programs in your state?
Sensitization Mechanisms for Maintaining Persistent Pain Conditions
How does peripheral impulse input interact with central sensitization mechanisms to induce and maintain persistent pain conditions?
Web Interventions Promote Behavioral Change in Chronic Pain Patients
Are Internet-based interventions, therapeutic Interactive Voice Response technology, and other interactive applications useful?
Nurturing Payer Relationships: Getting Your Just Desserts - Part II
Nurturing Payer Relationships: Getting Your Just Desserts - Part I
Online Resource for Pain Assessment & Management in the Long-term Care
The Geriatric Pain Website was created in response to the need for better pain assessment and management in long-term care environments.
Improving Access to Pain Treatment
Providing treatment to chronic pain patients living in rural areas and patients with limited mobility presents itself as a challenge.
Examining Synaptic AMPA Receptor Trafficking and its Effects
Recent research has shown that changes in AMPA receptor subunit trafficking in the dorsal horn may be driven by peripheral inflammatory insults.
How to Prevent Loss of Cash Flow in Your Practice - Part III
How to Prevent Loss of Cash Flow in Your Practice - Part II
How to Prevent Loss of Cash Flow in Your Practice - Part I
A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Primer
Understanding Patient Assessments of Pain
By focusing on coping strategies and appraisal, physicians can enhance their capacity to "understand disease related pain and disability."
Virtual Reality Offers Exciting Possibilities for Pain Management
Virtual reality is an effective tool not only for distracting children during acute procedures, but also for the management of recurrent or cronic pain.
Screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Part II
Treatment of Chronic Pain and Co-occurring Opioid Addiction
The latest evidence in effective pain management for patients with chronic pain who are also addicted to opioid medications.