Publications & Resources

Publications

• TPS Newsletter: Texas Pain Bulletin
• TPS/TMA Pain Management A Handbook for Texas Physicians
• Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide
• Report of the Texas Pain Summit

Resources

• DEA Ruling re: Schedule II Rx
• Treating Chronic Pain in Texas: Texas Medical Board's New Rule and Enforcement
  

Publications

TPS Newsletter: Texas Pain Bulletin

The TPS no longer prints hard copy newsletters.

Our communications are now all done electronically. Log in to the members only section to search for past newsletters and updates.

Pain Management A Handbook for Texas Physicians

This monograph reviews the basic principles of pain medicine, with a focus on pragmatic clinical approaches to optimal assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of conditions. The handbook also addresses barriers that Texas physicians face in assessing and treating patients suffering with chronic pain. 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM; 2.0 ethics and/or professional responsibility education.

Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide

Responsible Opioid Prescribing offers physicians effective strategies for reducing the risk of addiction, abuse and diversion of opioids that they prescribe for their patients in pain. Written by pain medicine specialist Scott M. Fishman, M.D., this concise handbook translates the Federation of State Medical Board's Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain into pragmatic steps for risk reduction and improved patient care, including:

• Patient evaluation, including risk assessment
• Treatment plans that incorporate functional goals
• Informed consent and prescribing agreements
• Periodic review and monitoring of patients
• Referral and patient management
• Documentation
• Compliance with state and federal law

Report of the Texas Pain Summit

The Politics of Pain: Balancing Vigilance and Compassion

Resources:

DEA Ruling re: Schedule II Rx

• DEA Ruling re: Schedule II Rx

Treating Chronic Pain in Texas: Texas Medical Board's New Rule and Enforcement by Jon Porter, JD