Resources
This collection of resources consists of advocacy resources, clinical guidance, legal/policy resources, research evidence, training materials / curricula, and technical guidance for reviewing and changing policies and practices to increase access to medicines for pain / palliative care and medication assisted therapy (MAT). We have consulted with and collected resources from experts in the fields of pain management / palliative care and HIV/AIDS / MAT to find examples of best policy and guidance documents for each field. DCAM’s aim is that this website is the beginning of an ever-expanding central repository for global information on access to opioid medications for pain management and MAT to serve as an information hub for advocates around the world. To send suggestions for resources we could add to this collection, send a message on our Contact page.
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Curtailing Diversion and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics without Jeopardizing Pain Treatment
A commentary by Nora Volkow, Director of National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Thomas McLellan, the former Deputy Director of the Offi... -
New WHO Policy Guidelines for Ensuring Balance in National Opioid Policies
DCAM is pleased to share the news that theAccess to Opioid Medications in Europe (ATOME) project has recently released an updated WHO ... -
WHO, INCB, UNDG Letter to Country Resident Coordinators, February 4, 2011
On February 4, 2011, the heads of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Group and the International Narcotics Con... -
INCB, WHO, UNDG Letter Calls on UN Country Resident Coordinators to Improve Availability of Controlled Medicines, February 2011
On February 4, 2011, the heads of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Group and the International Narcotics ... -
AAHPM Annual Meeting Feb 16-19 2011 Scholarships for HINARI Countries & AAHPM Membership
For the first time, The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has established Scholarships to attend the 2011 An... -
Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care: Report of the WHO Expert Committee on Cancer Pain Relief and Active Supportive Care (technical report series 804)
This technical report summarizes the findings of the WHO Expert Committee on Cancer Pain Relief and Active Supportive Care, which met in ... -
Access to therapeutic opioid medications in Europe by 2011? Fifty years on from the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
Nearly 50 years after the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the importance of this statement continues to hold true and is reinforced ... -
Needless Pain: Government Failure to Provide Palliative Care for Children in Kenya, September 2010
A report by Human Rights Watch highlighting that most Kenyan children with diseases such as cancer or HIV/AIDS are unable to get pa... -
Cancer doctors pledge to widen access to pain relief in developing countries, August 2010
A news article published in the August 26 issue of the British Medical Journal highlights a recently-launched initiative, Global Acces... -
The Politics of Pain, August 2010
Author Tatum Anderson explores the history of international treaties, stigma, and fear that have created a low demand. A story publis...
