Welcome to the Mass Pain Initiative Website

MassPI focuses its efforts through the work of volunteers in the:
Education Council
Policy Council
Membership Council
Communications Council

Current News and Resources:

MassPI Annual Report   2011 MassPI Annual Report is now available. Click here.

Policy Rulings from the Massachusetts Boards of Registration in Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistants and Dentistry are posted on our Info For Professionals Page. Click here.

Massachusetts Governor declares pain a major health problem. Click here for 2012 Proclamation from Governor Deval Patrick. Click here for pain facts.

Tools for Screening for and Assessing Pain
The Pain Resource Center at the City of Hope Medical Center at http://prc.coh.org/ provides copies of many tools as well as information regarding selecting an appropriate tool. See our Info for Professionals Page. Click here.

Pain Management Pocket Tools
The MassPI Professional Education Council, along with other national experts, have created the Pain Management Pocket Tool. View pdf here. To order five pocket tools free of charge, contact info@masspaininitiative.org. To obtain additional quantities, click here for a Pocket Tool order form.

We gratefully acknowledge the Master of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy Program at Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA for funding the printing of the Pocket Tool.

Contact Us:
For more information about MassPI, you can email by clicking here or call (508) 270-4653.

 

Updated Wed, Apr 17, 2013 04:36 PM