The purpose of this website is to facilitate effective pain management by providing convenient, centralized access to resources for the provision of pain services within the VA healthcare system. The intended users of this site are Veterans, Veterans' family members, caregivers, VA administrators, clinicians, and researchers who have an interest in any aspect of pain management. The site is designed to provide these groups of individuals with quick access to a range of relevant resources from both internal and external sources.

The VA Pain Listserv is a valuable resource for staying abreast of current issues in the field of pain management within the VA system. The Pain Listserv provides VA pain practitioners and researchers with a forum for the open and efficient exchange of information and ideas relevant to VA pain services. If you would like to join the VA Pain Listserv, please send an email to Pamela Cremo at Pamela.Cremo@va.gov and include in the text 1) your email address and 2) your role in VA pain management.

If you have questions or suggestions for pain-related resources to share with other VA researchers, clinicians or administrators, please send an email to the VHA Pain Management Web Editor or the National Program Director for Pain Management.

Report Released from the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education: Relieving Pain in America

• Read the report brief here: www.iom.edu/relievingpain
• Relieving Pain in America Presentation

VHA Directives

• Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive on Pain Management 

Quick Links

• VA Methadone Dosing and Safety Information Paper
• VA Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Dosing and Safety Information Paper
• Assistance with Pain Management: A Collaborative Intervention for Pain and Depression in Primary Care Presentation
• VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain 
• Stepped Integrated Pain Care in the VHA

National VHA Pain Management Educational Teleconferences

• Held the first Tuesday of every month at 11:00am (EST)
  • Please remember to mute telephones during call
• 1-800-767-1750 Access code: 30287
• Next conference: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
• Presenter: Dan Agliata, PhD of James A Haley VA, Tampa, FL
• Psychological health following OIF/OEF/OND deployments

Information from previous presentations:

• Opiate Risk Mitigation Powerpoint Presentation
• Opioid Initiation Note
• Opioid Monitor Template