Resources
Additional learning resources on the treatment of pain in patient’s with Sickle Cell Disease (freely available on the world wide web):
- Vandy Black L, Smith WR. Evidence-based mini-review: Are systemic corticosteroids an effective treatment for acute pain in sickle cell disease? Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2010;2010:416-7. PubMed PMID: 21239828.
- Taylor LE, Stotts NA, Humphreys J, Treadwell MJ, Miaskowski C. A review of the literature on the multiple dimensions of chronic pain in adults with sickle cell disease. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Sep;40(3):416-35. PubMed PMID: PMC2989986.
- Ballas SK. Current issues in sickle cell pain and its management. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2007:97-105. PubMed PMID: 18024616.
- Lottenberg R, Hassell KL. An evidence-based approach to the treatment of adults with sickle cell disease. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2005:58-65. PubMed PMID: 16304360.
- Chen E, Cole SW, Kato PM. A review of empirically supported psychosocial interventions for pain and adherence outcomes in sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2004 Apr-May;29(3):197-209. PubMed PMID: 15131137.
- Okpala I, Tawil A. Management of pain in sickle-cell disease. J R Soc Med. 2002 Sep;95(9):456-8. PubMed PMID: PMC1279994.
Useful Websites
Sickle Cell Information Center. http://scinfo.org/
City of Hope Pain and Palliative Care Resource Center. https://www.cityofhope.org/patients/departments-and-services/supportive-care-medicine/supportive-and-palliative-medicine
Authors
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCPS, CPE*
- Erin Behnen, PharmD, BCPS
- McKenzie Ferguson, PharmD, BCPS
- Keith Hecht, PharmD, BCOP
- Kevin Rowland, PhD
- Carol Wesley, PhD, MSW, M.Div
Saint Louis University
- Raymond Tait, PhD*
- Mary Ann Lavin, DSc, RN, APRN, ANP-BC, FNI, FAAN
- Karen Moore, PhD, RN, APRN, ANP-BC
- Gilbert Jones, MD, MS (Med Ed)
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Michael Neumeister, MD, FRCSC
- Margaret Boehler, RN, MS
- Cathy Schwind, RN, MS
* Denotes Co-Principal Investigators
