More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain caused by various diseases and disorders, and each year 25 million experience acute pain as a result of injury or surgery.
The South Carolina Pain Initiative (SCPI) goals are to:
- Educate health care providers, patients, their families and the public about pain prevention and relief
- Identify and eliminate myths and barriers to managing pain
- Advocate for improved public policy on pain related issues
- Provide better access to pain management programs
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care in partnership with the American Cancer Society, the South Carolina Cancer Alliance and others is actively pursuing these goals.
For More Information about the South Carolina Pain Initiative or North Carolina Pain Initiative, please contact Shannon Johnson at: sjohnson@cchospice.org.
To visit the South Carolina Pain Initiative website, click here.