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May 31, 2012

Pitt designated as Center of Excellence in Pain Education

Pitt has been recognized as a Center of Excellence in Pain Education by the National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium, one of only 11 schools chosen nationally for the designation.

The center will act as a hub for the development, evaluation and distribution of pain management curriculum resources for the Schools of the Health Sciences to improve how health care professionals are taught about pain and its treatment.

More than 20 faculty in the schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dental medicine and health and rehabilitation sciences will work to develop curricula for pre-professional students to advance the assessment, diagnosis and safe treatment of a wide variety of pain conditions.

Debra Weiner, director of the center and a faculty member in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, said: “Because primary care providers are on the front line of pain management, we chose to target the center’s educational efforts on problems that are commonly encountered in the primary care setting, such as low back pain, fibromyalgia and headaches.”

She added: “We recognize the importance of educating students about pain. This opportunity to develop education resources and to collaborate with other centers across the country represents an important step in improving the quality of care for millions of Americans suffering from pain.”


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