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How much trouble do you have dealing with doctors' bad handwriting? |
| • It's a minor inconvenience |
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8% |
| • It's a problem from time to time |
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35% |
| • It's a source of ongoing frustration |
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35% |
| • Don't get me started! |
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21% |
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596 |
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This month we would like to know...
Which statement most accurately reflects your assessment of the majority of your pain-management patients?
• Their suffering is legitimate and their needs are being met
• They are being underserved by the medical establishment
• They are drug-chasers and scam artists
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Meetings
October 4-6 Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Contact:
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-207-3610
Fax: 202-207-3623
info@pcmanet.org
October 13-15 AMCP's Educational Conference
St. Louis, MO
Contact:
St. Louis, MO
100 North Pitt Street
Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-827-2627
October 17-20 American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Austin, TX
Contact:
13000 W. 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66215-4530
Phone: 913-492-3311
Fax: 913-492-0088
accp@accp.com
October 23-27 NCPA
Philadelphia, PA
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-683-8200
Fax: 703-683-3619
info@ncpanet.org
October 27-31 ASCP
San Francisco, CA
Contact:
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-541-4999
Fax: 312-541-4998
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