title: Time to declare victory and unite pain and palliative medicine.
abstract: The value and importance of improved communication and collaboration among pain management and palliative care clinicians is presented. The commentator uses the case report in this issue of the journal on the use of indwelling catheters for continuous interscalene blocks in cancer pain management as an example of why these two medical subspecialties need improved collaboration and integration.
authors.forename: Perry G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D065527:Brachial Plexus Block / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
keywords: collaboration; pain; palliative care