A press conference was held at the University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw with the participation of the Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski. The invited experts discussed the standards and professionalization of pain management in Poland.
In addition to the Minister of Health, the conference was attended by: Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights Bartlomiej Chmelovec, national family medicine consultant prof. Agnieszka Mastalers-Migas and President of the Polish Society for the Study of Pain Magdalena Kotsot-Kempska, MD. There were also representatives of the University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw, which is one of the largest medical institutions in Poland. It has over 5,400 employees and operates over 40 clinics and clinics.
New standards for pain relief in Poland
Minister of Health announced at the conference a new regulation on the standard of pain management in an outpatient setting. “The Organizational Standard for Pain Management, published today, is a very important document for the 8.5 million sufferers. You can’t get used to pain, it needs to be treated,” said Adam Nedzelsky.
Organizational Standard for Ambulatory Pain Management is the result of cooperation between three organizations: the Polish Society for the Study of Pain, the Health Experts Foundation and the Ministry of Health.
“The regulation is a guarantee of the patient’s right to pain treatment, regardless of the cause, age or place of residence,” says Bartlomiej Chmelovec, Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights.
Pain treatment. What will change in practice?
In the new standards, the first element should be the cost of pain through medical records and tests. The anamnesis should focus on the causes and intensity of pain (using the scales indicated in the position), the nature and circumstances of its occurrence. The physician should also ask about prior treatment, pain complaints, and their impact on quality of life. The importance of this step was emphasized by the President of the Polish Society for the Study of Pain, Magdalena Kotsot-Kempska, MD.
As a mandatory element of medical documentation, from now on there will also be a pain score card attached to the patient’s medical history. According to the consultant of traditional family medicine prof. Agnieszka Mastalers-Migas, this change will “improve the lives of millions of people struggling with pain.” 27% suffer from chronic pain. adults in Poland, including 55 percent of people over 55.
Source: Wprost
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