Implementation of a novel pain coach educator program in a safety-net emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ongoing opioid epidemic and rising number of patients with chronic pain highlight the need for alternative and integrative pain management approaches as a strategy to reduce opioid use and misuse. Evidence-based nonpharmacologic pain management strategies are available; however, they remain underutilized due to barriers including time limitations, cost, and lack of training. To address these barriers, we implemented a pain coach educator pilot program and nonpharmacologic patient toolkit in the emergency department of a large safety-net hospital. This paper describes the implementation process and preliminary evaluation of the first year of the program.

Method

We implemented a multimodal pain coach educator program that included education on pain neuroscienc

SUBMITTER: LeLaurin JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11970099 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature