Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News
Stigma and bias in pain care are real, and even inadvertently, clinicians can contribute to that stigma through language, documentation and treatment approaches.
“Pain is always a personal experience and can change, and a person’s report of an experience as pain should be respected,” said Tanya Uritsky, PharmD, the opioid stewardship coordinator at Penn Medicine, in Philadelphia, during a session