by Peggy Baker | Jun 26, 2019 | Policy, President's Notes
Ann Quinlan-Colwell, PhD, APN As a result of the opioid crisis, during the last few years we have faced many changes that we never expected. Patients and families have been devastated. Some are dealing with Opioid Use Disorder, while others are dealing with pain and...
by Peggy Baker | Oct 23, 2018 | Clinical, News, Policy
Ann Quinlan-Colwell, PhD, RNC, AHNBC, DAAPM In the last newsletter, compassion was discussed as the possible ghost of pain management. Intrinsic in that possible relationship is the potential ingredient known as compassion fatigue which is described by Sinclair and...
by Peggy Baker | May 5, 2017 | Policy, President's Notes
It is my great pleasure to author my first column as President of the Southern Pain Society. In trying to find some inspiration for this column, I went through my New York Times’ collection of articles about chronic pain. I have long been a print and then digital...