Welcome to the UC Davis Center for Advancing Pain Relief
Approximately 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at an estimated annual cost of approximately $600 billion.
— Institute of Medicine, Relieving Pain in America: a Blueprint for
Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research, 2011
The UC Davis Center for Advancing Pain Relief leverages the vast expertise of scholars and scientists in medicine, nursing and other health-science disciplines, to discover and deliver the knowledge and tools to effectively help people manage pain and improve their quality of life.
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Video: Transforming and accelerating pain care in the U.S.
Chronic pain and effective pain management are a topic close to millions of Americans living with pain. By creating a network of faculty researchers, educators, clinicians and policymakers, UC Davis will further understanding about this important health issue, provide effective treatment and dramatically improve the quality of life for individuals living with pain.
“With educators, scientists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, alternative health care providers, veterinarians, lawyers and many more, we have the opportunity to seize the diverse expertise within our university, bring down invisible barriers, and synergize our efforts in treating pain. By working together, we can stem the tide of the national epidemic of inadequate and too often harmful pain management and lead innovations that will change how pain is addressed by health providers and taught by health educators nationwide.”
“Pain is a multidimensional experience and effective approaches take more perspectives than any one individual or profession might bring. Since our nursing, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, medical and pharmacy students learn together, let’s harness that diversity and teach them best practices before they enter practice.”