Training of the Pain Medicine Specialist in the USA

作     者：Michel Y.Dubois Michel Y Dubois

作者机构：Immediate Past PresidentAmerican Board of Pain Medicine Lowinson Professor of Pain Medicine and Palliative CareNew York University Medical SchoolNew YorkUSA 

出 版 物：《中国疼痛医学杂志》 (Chinese Journal of Pain Medicine)

年 卷 期：2013年第19卷第4期

页      面：193-198页

学科分类：10[医学] 

主　　题：疼痛 临床 医学 诊断 

摘      要：Over the last 30 years, the field of Pain Medicine has become one of the most dynamic areas of medicine. A recent report of the Institute of Medicine states that pain affects approximately 100 million Americans at an estimated annual economic cost of $560-635 billion and is overall poorly treated. One reason identified is that Pain Medicine is not officially recognized and organized as a medical specialty. It is represented by a fragmented series of sub-specialties, responsible for the provision of uneven patient care. Recognition of Pain Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) would be a major factor in organizing this new discipline and would add credibility among peers and the public at large.