Implementation of the Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic stepped care program: A preliminary report

• Main Authors: Louise Bell (Author), Peter Cornish (Author), Renée Gauthier (Author), Cristin Kargus (Author), Joshua Rash (Author), Rose Robbins (Author), Susan Ward (Author), Patricia A. Poulin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Access to multidisciplinary pain management treatment in Canada is limited, with wait times up to 4 years. Stepped care approaches to mental health treatment have led to substantial reduction and elimination of wait times and may be applicable to chronic pain settings. There is no unifyin...