title: A transdisciplinary team approach to pain management in inpatient health care settings.
abstract: This paper will discuss the transition from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary team approaches to pain management at New York University Langone Medical Center - Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. A transdisciplinary team approach to pain management emphasizes mutual learning, training, and education, and the flexible exchange of discipline-specific roles. Clinicians are enabled to implement a unified, holistic, and integrated treatment plan with all members of the team responsible for the same patient-centered goals. The model promotes and empowers patient and family/support system goals within a cultural context. Topics of exploration include the descriptions of three team approaches to patient care, including their practical, philosophical, and historical basis, strengths and challenges, research support, and cultural diversity. Case vignettes will highlight the strengths and limitations of the transdisciplinary team approach to pain management throughout a broad and diverse continuum of care, including acute medical, palliative, and perioperative care and acute inpatient rehabilitation services.
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York. Electronic address: John.Corcoran@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartley-Daniele
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sklenar
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Phyllis Roach
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cartwright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team