A number of websites offer overviews of pain management for healthcare professionals or comprehensive portals to professional information and education online. Among these are:
- PainPDQ (National Cancer Institute)
- Pain: Current Understanding of Assessment, Management and Treatments (American Pain Society)
- Pain Management Modules (American Medical Association)
- Competency Guidelines for Cancer Pain Management in Nursing Education and Practice (PDF download)
- Self-study Guides (End of Life/Palliative Education Care Resource Center)
- Online Learning (Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Project)
- Pain Management Library (American Pharmacists Association)
- Professional Resource Center (Alliance of StatePain Initiatives)
- Pain & Palliative Care Resource Center (City of Hope)
- Professional Education Links (Michigan Department of Community Health Pain Management)
- Educational Resources (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
- Clinical Resource Center (National Initiative on Pain Control)
Courses offered by the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium are not available online, but information about course schedules and registration is available at their website.
Additionally, the Core Curriculum for Professional Education in Pain developed by the International Association for the Study of Pain describes the areas of knowledge and skills that all professionals should know.