Increase Pain Education in medical and nursing schools

-         Discussion at 1998 Regulatory Summit

Medical schools represented

-          Ongoing collaboration with Boards of Medicine and Nursing

-          Inclusion of medical and nursing faculty in SCCPI education programs

-         Gala award winners from USC, UCSD, UCI, UCLA, and Loma Linda Universities

-          Continue communication with medical educators and other curriculum deans for dialogue, planning and follow-up to the laws requiring pain management and EOL education

Expand continuing education efforts with focus on medicine

-         AMA EPEC course held 12/99 in LA, San Diego
12/01, Orange County 11/02, Orange County
11/03, Marina Del Rey 10/04.

-         Collaboration with Board of Medicine

-         Sarnat Symposium co-sponsored 11/01, 11/02

-         Continued annual PRN course (since 1993)

-          Mailing to NPs (n=3,000) in January 05

-          Continue co-sponsorship with an EPEC course or other courses scheduled in Southern California.
 

-          Continue hosting PRN course

-       Continue hosting social worker's course

Develop new educational strategies other than conferences (e. g. teleconferences, independent study, computer assisted, etc.)

-          Resources identified within City of Hope Pain
Resource Center

-          SCCPI pocket card developed in 1999

-         SCCPI pocket card distributed over 10,000 cards in 2001

-          Printed an additional 10,000 cards in 2002 with
statewide and national distribution

-         Finish revisions and reprint Pocket Card for greater dissemination in 2003

-         SCCPI pocket card distributed over 2,500 in 2004

-         Revised/updated pocket card in 2004

-        SCCPI pocket card distributed over 3,200 in 2005

-      Revise pocket card in early 2006

-         Greater dissemination of pocket card
(i.e., outreach to non-cancer groups)

Assist/collaborate in the formation of the Northern California Pain Initiative (NCPI)

-         Select Board members to participate in NCPI conference calls

-         Board members are available as a resource
SCCPI Director attended the 2005-2006 NCPI strategic planning meeting
 

-       Collaborate with NCPI to disseminate cancer pain materials, organize educational courses, and provide resources

Develop media campaign focused on demystifying use of opioids, overcoming misconceptions, emphasizing that pain can be treated

-         Media Summit convened in 1998 with initial strategies identified

-          Proposals received and reviewed from media consultants

-          News releases about SCCPI Gala and Awardees’ accomplishments

-          Publications by SCCPI Board members

-          Published articles with LA Times and Anesthesiology News regarding triplicates and other barriers to pain management (2002-2003)

-          Collaborative press release with NCPI on cancer pain management (2004)

-          SCCPI Director attended a media-training seminar in St. Louis, MO.

-       Work with American Pain Foundation and
the American Chronic Pain Association for
greater outreach & west coast effort 

-          Enhance relationship with LA Times and other media re pain mgmt issues

-          Board members available to respond to media queries

Development/use of website to educate patients and public

-          SCCPI  website enhanced considerably in 2002 with greater content, PDF access to newsletter, and increased links to various organizations

-          SCCPI website updated and enhanced links to other organizations (2003)

-          SCCPI website updated (2004)

-         Extend patient/public information on the website

Discovering ways of more effectively disseminating existing patient education materials and develop new materials as needed

-         Held patient public education conference through ACS CAR grant

-          SCCPI representation at CPEPP course 2002

-          SCCPI representation at ELNEC 2003

-          SCCPI representation at multiple ELNEC courses, EPEC, and PRN 2004-2006

-          Dissemination of pain materials in conjunction with City of Hope Pain/Palliative Resource Center

More aggressively disseminate and develop culturally sensitive materials.

-          Created Hispanic brochure through ACS CAR grant now disseminated nationally through ACS

-          SCCPI newsletter had special section devoted to cultural diversity and issues of ethnicity and pain management 2002

-       SCCPI newsletter had a special section that focused on Sickle Cell disease 2005
 

-         Revisit incorporating culturally diverse or sensitive materials into newsletter

Develop a community outreach program which will incorporate the patient’s voice into our Mission and future activities.

-         Sub-committee developed to explore the patient’s perspective of SCCPI

-          Invited patient’s from various backgrounds, ages, and ethnicities to participate in focus group

-         Increase consumer representation in SCCPI activities

-      Revisit community involvement

Identify organizations than can work with SCCPI in eliminating regulatory barriers

-          Added organizational links to Last Acts, AACPI liaisons to SCCPI Board

-          SCCPI led large group on proposed legislation each year & consistently established new contacts

-          Assemblywoman Helen Thomson was keynote speaker at Gala in 2001

-          SCCPI continued to serve as a resource for legislators on various topics related to cancer pain management

-          SCCPI continued to disseminate educational materials and information on regulatory barriers

-          Continued fortifying relationships with legislators and regulators

-          Follow-up to regional conferences of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) in their stated goal(s) to address the issue of pain management in 2003

-          SCCPI collaborated with NCPI and For Grace in proclaiming September 2005 as Pain Awareness Month

-          Continue to collaborate with outside organizations regarding legislative updates

-          Monitor legislative happenings via web resources/personal contacts

Monitor and advocate for changes in regulatory barriers to pain management

-          Summit held in July 1998

-          Follow up occurred in 1999-2001

-         Collaborative efforts occurred in 2000 with proposed legislation to eliminate triplicates

-          SCCPI collaborated with other organization and bill authors on SB 1000 in 2001, AB487 of 2001 which became effective in 2002

-         SCCPI collaborated with staffers and other organizations to support legislation that allows for feedback to prescribers through CURES

-          Enhanced working relationships with other non-profit organizations to reintroduce triplicate bill SB 151 which became effective in 2003

-          Facilitate conference calls and strategic planning as follow- up to priorities, legislative developments, and law enforcement actions on triplicates and CURES

-          SCCPI has voiced support for state legislation regarding mandatory education

-          SCCPI worked collaboratively for legislation that requires pain management and EOL in medical schools (1999 and finalized in 2000)

-          SCCPI was main supporter of legislation for mandatory CME on pain education (AB487) 2002

-          SCCPI sponsored educational programs to meet the requirement of AB487

-          SCCPI testified before the Medical Board of California (MBC) regarding follow-up to AB487 in 2002           

-          SCCPI testified before the Medical Board of California (MBC) regarding follow-up to AB487 in 2002

-       SCCPI testified before the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long Term Care & the Assembly Judiciary Committee in opposition of proposed assisted suicide legislation in 2005

-          Monitor and act on implementation of :

        -  AB487

        -  SB151

        -  DEA activities regarding Federal regulations

        -   Assisted suicide legislation

-          Monitor and act on implementation of :

        -  DEA activities regarding Federal regulations

        -   Assisted suicide legislation