Improving cancer pain management in Malaysia

Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Lim, Richard ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Selayang   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Malaysia; Opioid analgesics; Pain control; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEOPLASM; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 50849137836     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000143215     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (32)

1. Saunders C: Into the valley of the shadow of death. A personal therapeutic journey. BMJ 1996;313:1599-1601.
2. Lim GCC: Clinical oncology in Malaysia: 1914 to present. Biomed Imaging Interv J 2006;2:e18.
3. Devaraj T: Hospice at Home Programme - NCSM Penang Branch. Proceedings of the National Hospice Conference, Penang. Penang, National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Penang Branch, 1994.
4. Lim RBL: Developments in palliative care in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Berita MMA 2007;37:28.
5. Bina Rai S, Devaraj T, Aishah K, et al: Penang Cancer Registry Report 1999-2003. Penang, Penang Cancer Registry, 2005.
6. Lim GCC, Yahaya H, Lim TO (eds): The First Report of the National Cancer Registry. Cancer Incidence in Malaysia 2002. Kuala Lumpur, Excellence In-Tech Sdn Bhd, 2003.
7. Lim GCC, Halimah Y (eds): Second Report of the National Cancer Registry. Cancer Incidence in Malaysia 2003. Kuala Lumpur, National Cancer Registry, 2004.
8. Lim GCC: Cancer in Malaysia - There is light at the end of the tunnel. Med J Malaysia 2003;58:632-635.
9. Lim GCC: Overview of cancer in Malaysia. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2002;32(suppl 1):S37-S42.
10. Bonica JJ: Treatment of cancer pain: current status and future needs; in Fields HL, Dubner R, Cervero F (eds): Advances in Pain Research and Therapy. Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Pain. New York, Raven Press, 1985, vol 9, pp 589-616.
11. van den Beuken-van Everdingen M, de Rijke J, Kessels A, et al: Prevalence of pain in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the past 40 years. Ann Oncol 2007;18:1437-1449.
12. Reid G, Constigan G: Revisiting 'The Hidden Epidemic': A Situation Assessment of Drug Use in Asia in the Context of HIV/AIDS. Fairfield, The Centre for Harm Reduction, The Burnet Institute, 2002, pp 126-135.
13. Dangerous Drug Act 1952. Part IV, Section 14(2): Administration to others. Malaysia (legal document citing Malaysian laws regarding narcotics).
14. Sameerah S, Sarojini S (eds): Malaysian Statistics on Medicine 2005. Petaling Jaya, The National Medicines Use Survey Pharmaceutical Services Division, 2007.
15. Cleeland CS, Gonin R, Hatfield AK, et al: Pain and its treatment in outpatients with metastatic cancer. N Engl J Med 1994;330:592-596.
16. Dahl JL: Pain: impediments and suggestions for solutions. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2004;124-126.
17. Foley K: Dismantling the barriers: providing palliative and pain care. JAMA 2000;283:115.
18. Devi BCR, Tang TS, Corbex M: What doctors know about cancer pain management: an exploratory study in Sarawak, Malaysia. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2006;20:15-22.
19. Ward SE, Goldberg N, Miller-McCauley V, et al: Patient-related barriers to cancer pain management. Pain 1993;52:319-324.
20. Pargeon KL, Hailey BJ: Barriers to effective cancer pain management: a review of the literature. J Pain Symptom Manage 1999;18:358-368.
21. Drayer RA, Henderson J, Reidenberg M: Barriers to better pain control in hospitalised patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 1999;17:434-440.
22. Von Roenn JH, Cleeland CS, Gonin R, et al: Physician attitudes and practice in cancer pain management: a survey from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Ann Intern Med 1993;119:121-126.
23. Reid G, Kamarulzaman A, Sangeeta KS: Rapid Situation Analysis of Malaysia 2004. Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaya, Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit Publishers, 2005.
24. Lim RBL: Palliative care in Malaysia: a decade of progress and going strong. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2003;17:77-85.
25. International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna. Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 1995: Availability of Opiates for Medical Needs. New York, United Nations, 1996.
26. Max MB: Improving outcomes of analgesic treatment: is education enough? Ann Intern Med 1990;113:885-889.
27. Weissman DE, Gutmann M, Dahl JL: Physician cancer pain education: a report from the Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative. J Pain Symptom Manage 1991;6:445-448.
28. Weissman DE, Dahl JL, Beasley JW: The cancer pain role model program of the Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative. J Pain Symptom Manage 1993;8:29-35.
29. Weissman DE, Dahl JL: Update of the cancer pain role model education program. J Pain Symptom Manage 1995;10:292-297.
30. Biswal BM, Zakaria A, Baba AA, et al: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and exposure to oncology and palliative care in undergraduate medical students. Med J Malaysia 2004;59:78-83.
31. National Institute of Health, Malaysia: Health research priorities, 9th Malaysia Plan 2006-2010. Section 2: Cancer, health policy and systems, medical biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices rationale for priority research. Kuala Lumpur, Institute for Health Systems Research, 2006.
32. Joint Commission International: Joint Commission International Accreditation: Standards Only 2nd Edition: Hospital Accreditation Program. Oakbrook, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2002.