Volume 12, No. 2 -- 1999
ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE CARE IN LATIN AMERICA
MAKING OPIOIDS AVAILABLE FOR PAIN CONTROL:
- "The benefit of sharing information about opioid requirements"
-- Drs. Bertolino, Wenk, Ochoa and Pussetto - "Magistral preparations bring opioid costs down"
-- Raúl Sala, MD - "Communication with government and nongovernmental organizations prevents opioid shortages"
-- Barbara Carlés de Marquez, MD and Raúl Toro, MD - "Hospital pharmacy makes less expensive tablets"
-- M. Soledad Cepeda, MD
MAKING PAIN CONTROL AND PALLIATIVE CARE A HEALTH PRIORITY:
- "Partnerships between public and private sectors bring recognition to palliative care"
- Argentina -- Hugo Fornells, MD
- Costa Rica -- Dr. Isaias Salas Herrera and Marielos Hernández Navarro
- "Tumor committee promotes intstitutionalization of palliative care in a university hospital"
-- Raúl Sala, MD - "Mass media raise awareness of palliative care"
-- Gloria Castillo, MD
IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- "Studies identify knowledge deficits, prompt new courses"
-- Drs. Bertolino, Wenk, Ochoa and Pussetto - "Satellite television provides long-distance education in Brazil"
-- Nancy Mineko Koseki, MD and Joao Augusto Bertuol Figueiro, MD - "Professional organizations assist colleagues across borders"
-- Luis Pedro Pizzatto, MD - "Physician-nurse partnership increases patient referrals"
-- M. Soledad Cepeda, MD