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Pain Assessment Management Initiative (PAMI);

= Pain Assessment Management Initiave =

Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI): A Patient Safety Project PAMI is an e-Learning and patient safety educational project funded through a grant by the Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. The overall goal of PAMI is to improve the safety of patients of all ages by developing tools and learning modules for health care providers to recognize, assess, and manage acute and chronic pain in acute care settings such as the Emergency Department. The tools and resources developed are designed to be used, adapted and implemented by any health care facility or agency based on their specific needs. The PAMI site also includes pain related resources, news updates and free CME/CEUs.

PAMI learning modules and materials are developed by a state and national expert panel and are multidisciplinary, targeting physicians, nurses, PAs, pharmacists, paramedics, hospital patient safety officers, risk managers and other providers.

PAMI module topics include:

Introduction to PAMI and Basic Principles of Pain Management Patient Safety, Risk, Legal and Transitions of Care Acute Pain Management in the Emergency and Acute Care Settings Chronic Pain Management Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA) in Adults and Children Pediatric Pain in Acute Care Settings Pharmacologic Treatment of Pain in the ED Pre-hospital and EMS Management of Pain Non-pharmacologic Treatment of Pain Treating and Managing Pain in Special Populations Funding is provided by Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (FMMJUA)