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	LIFE Project Pain Protocol Project Click here for periodic updates on the Project April, 2001 -- The LIFE Project announces the selection of fifteen acute and long-term care facilities that will participate in a demonstration project to improve pain assessment and management. Over the course of the fifteen-month project, participants will receive customized support from the LIFE Project in order to create/improve systems for pain management, plus gain broad acceptance and understanding of the principles and practice of pain management. In return, the facilities will share their learning and processes with the LIFE Project. Facilities were chosen based on their size, geographic location, and current pain assessment practices. The following Kansas health care facilities will participate in the project: Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend Cushing Memorial Hospital, Leavenworth Frankfort Community Care Home, Frankfort Friendly Acres, Inc., Newton Medicalodge, Douglass Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute Newton Medical Center, Newton Norton County Hospital, Norton Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt Providence Place, Kansas City The Shepherd Center, Cimarron Southwest Medical Center, Liberal Trego County - Lemke Memorial Hospital, Wakeeney Trinity Manor, Dodge City Good Samaritan Village, Winfield The kickoff event for the project was a seminar held in Wichita April 4-5 titled "Building an Organizational Commitment to Pain Management" where the facilities were given the tools to succeed in implementing system-wide change. The conference was facilitated by Patricia Berry, PhD, RN, CRNH Project Coordinator (JCAHO Standards Project), Institutionalizing Pain Management; Nurse Program Manager, Wisconsin Pain Management Improvement Group; University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School Madison, WI; and Julie Griffie, RN, MSN, AOCN, CHPN Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care Inpatient Consultation Services, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI. Stacie Ogborn of the LIFE Project has been named Project Coordinator of the Pain Protocol Facilities Initiative and will work closely with Kay Hale, Vice President of the Kansas Hospital Association, and Debra Zehr, Vice President of Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. Hale and Zehr were instrumental in preparing resource manuals for seminar participants prior to the event. The resulting 165+ page manuals cover everything from how to do an institutional needs assessment to tips for fostering enthusiasm and participation among staff and management. Copies of the customized manuals have been distributed to every long-term care facility and hospital in the state. Additional copies can be purchased for $20 each by contacting the LIFE Project. We congratulate these facilities and others throughout the state on their commitment to offering excellent pain management to their patients and residents. Read more about the Project. Back Top Next Site Map	What is the LIFE Project? What is the vision of the LIFE Project? What does the LIFE Project do? Overview Public Policy Public Engagement Professional Education Who are the LIFE Project Partners? How are the Initiatives of the LIFE Project funded?


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