Section I. E.

Objectives: To develop an Internet-accessible annotated database of resource materials in English, French, and Spanish for patient and professional education.

Methods:
The Center periodically collects, categorizes, assesses and summarizes patient and professional education resources and research studies.

Outcomes:
Although the Center does not have funds dedicated to this objective, the following has been accomplished.

In 1998, the Center produced and presented a monograph, "Education in cancer pain control and palliative care: a guide to resources,"³⁶ for participants in the 8^th Annual Palliative Medicine Advanced Course in Poland. The monograph summarizes medical and nursing curricula, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, consensus documents, and training programs.

In 1999, a monograph, "Educación en el alivio del dolor y el cuidado paliativo: una guía de los recursos," ²² was produced and presented to participants in the 6^th International Course on Pain Control of the Fundación Dolor in Argentina. The monograph summarizes a wide variety of Spanish-language resources that are available for professional education in pain control and palliative care.

Several issues of Cancer Pain Release include a "Resources" page which lists English, French or Spanish-language educational materials that are relevant to the topic discussed in that issue.

The Center designed and produced a colorful poster depicting the covers of relevant WHO and INCB publications along with information about what languages are available as well as ordering information. Many copies of the poster were distributed at the 9^th World Congress on Pain.⁴⁶ Spanish and English language versions of the WHO poster will be prepared for distribution in the future.

Future goals:
When complete, the database will provide access to patient and professional education resources which will be evaluated according to criteria to be developed with the assistance of experts.

In addition, the Center would like to issue regular updates of the educational resources database, expand the section of new resources in Cancer Pain Release, place this information on the Center's website, and expand capability to provide the information to conferences and workshops.

	22..	Colleau SM. Educación en el alivio del dolor y el cuidado paliativo: una guía de los recursos. University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group/WHO Collaborating Center for Policy and Communication in Cancer Care. Prepared for the 6^th International Course on Pain Control of the Fundación Dolor; Buenos Aires, Argentina; 14-17 May 1999 (Monograph).
	36.	Colleau SM. Education in cancer pain control and palliative care: a guide to resources. University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group/WHO Collaborating Center for Policy and Communication in Cancer Care. Prepared for the 8^th Annual Advanced Palliative Medicine Course; Puszczykowo, Poland; 24-29 May 1998 (Monograph).
	46.	Colleau SM, Weis N, Thomas E. WHO guidelines on cancer pain, opioid availability, symptom control and palliative care: ordering information. University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group/WHO Collaborating Center for Policy and Communication in Cancer Care. Poster presented at the 9^th World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain; Vienna, Austria; 19-26 August 1999.