Torture and Cruel Treatment in Health Settings

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Torture and Cruel Treatment in Health Settings https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/01/20/torture-and-cruel-treatment-health-settings Human Rights Watch has reported on a wide range of abuses against patients and individuals under medical supervision – in medical facilities, juvenile detention centers, orphanages, drug treatment centers, and social rehabilitation centers. Often in these settings, health providers may be forced to withhold care or engage […]

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submit their written comments until May 6 through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is HHS-OS-2019-0003.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Third Meeting https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/meetings/2019-05-09/index.html May 9, 2019 – May 10, 2019 Hubert H. Humphrey Building – The Great Hall 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force) is being held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, […]

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Is Our Government Ready to Listen on Chronic Pain and Suicide?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Is Our Government Ready to Listen on Chronic Pain and Suicide? www.nationalpainreport.com/is-our-government-ready-to-listen-on-chronic-pain-and-suicide-8839557.html The recent discussion on chronic pain and suicide on the National Pain Report has elicited some significant and candid responses from our readers. The temptation is to look at the issue in a binary way—people are being denied care and many are choosing […]

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