Current Projects
American Pain Society Guidelines Development Project
Principal Investigator: Roger Chou, MD
Funding: American Pain Society
Description: The Pacific Northwest EPC is directing the Clinical Guidelines Program for the American Pain Society. The Pacific Northwest EPC will produce evidence syntheses and direct the guideline development process for the American Pain Society.
Project Personnel:
Research Associate/Project Manager: Miranda Pappas, MA
Research Associate: Tracy Dana, MLS
Current topics being reviewed
| Topic | Project Team |
Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative Pain | Roger Chou, MD, Lead Investigator
Tracy Dana, MLS, Co-investigator Miranda Pappas, MA, Co-investigator |
Development of evidence-based guidelines for management of post-operative pain. |
| Methadone Safety |
Roger Chou, MD, Lead Investigator
Tracy Dana, MLS, Co-investigator Miranda Pappas, MA, Co-investigator |
Evidence-based guidelines for methadone use for pain. |
Past topics reviewed
| Topic | Project Team |
Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Low Back Pain | Roger Chou, MD, Lead Investigator
Laurie Hoyt Huffman, MS, Co-investigator |
Evidence-based guidelines for management of low back pain. |
| Opioids for Non-cancer Pain | Roger Chou, MD, Lead Investigator
Laurie Hoyt Huffman, MS, Co-investigator Tracy Dana, MLS, Co-investigator |
Evidence-based guidelines for use of opioids in treatment of non-cancer pain. |
Future topics will be added as they emerge.
For more information or questions please contact us:
Miranda Pappas
Phone: 503-418-3740
Fax: 503-418-3332
Email: pappasmi@ohsu.edu
Mailing Address:
Oregon Health and Science University
Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Mail code: BICC
Portland, Oregon 97239-3098
