Neobook — clinical reference

South African Cancer Pain Working Group

Gauteng Centre of Excellence for Palliative Care, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto
Wits Center for Palliative Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
C Blanchard, M Phil Pall Med, MB ChB, BSc (Hons)

Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
S Chetty, MB ChB, DCH (SA), DA (SA), FCA (SA), Cert Crit Care (SA)

School of Public Health, Division of Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
L Ganca, Dip Ed (Unitra), B Soc Sci (SWK Hons), M Phil Pall Med (UCT)

School of Public Health and Family Medicine FHS, University of Cape Town, Hospice Palliative Care Association of SA, Cape Town
L Gwyther, MB ChB, FCFP, MSc Pall Med

Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu Natal and InKosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, eThekwini, Durban
E Hodgson, FCA (SA) (Crit Care)

Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
P Kamerman, PhD

Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Palliative Medicine Group, School of Public Health, Division of Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South African Children’s Palliative Care Network (PATCH), Cape Town
M Meiring, MB ChB, FC Paeds, MMed (Paeds)

Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
V Sharma, MB BS, DMRD, DMRE, MD (Radiology), MD (Rad Onc), PhD

Pattacus Medical Consulting, Johannesburg
D Webb, BSc (Hons), MB ChB

Corresponding author: C Blanchard (Charmaine.blanchard@wits.ac.za)

Acknowledgement

The authors gratefully acknowledge the expert guidance of the following colleagues who reviewed the guide and made a valuable contribution to the final content: Dr Alan Barnard, Beverly Bolton, Professor Hanneke Brits, Professor David Cameron, Sr Bernice Lass, Dr Neil Malan, Dr Devan Moodley and Dr Milton Raff.

The guide development process was funded by Pain SA from an unconditional educational grant provided by Mundipharma SA.

Endorsement for the guide has been received from the following organisations and societies

Gauteng Centre of Excellence for Palliative Care / Wits Centre for Palliative Care
PainSA
Hospice Palliative Care Association
Palliative Treatment for Children – South Africa (PATCH-SA)
University of Cape Town, FHS, Family Medicine Division
South African Society of Clinical and Radiation Oncology (SASCRO)
South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA)

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents at the time of publication, the authors do not give any guarantee as to the accuracy of the information contained nor accept any liability, with respect to loss, damage, injury or expense arising from any errors or omissions in the contents of this work. Persons using this guide are reminded prior to administration of any drugs to confirm drug doses against the manufacturer’s prescribing information or recent medicines formulary and to ensure that drug doses administered are clinically appropriate for the individual patient receiving them. Reference in the document to specific pharmaceutical products does not imply endorsement of any of these products.

Conflicts of interest

Dr Blanchard has received sponsorship from Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Dr Chetty has received honoraria from Janssen Pharmaceticals, Mundipharma, Pfizer Laboratories, Adcock Ingram, Nycomed, Aspen Pharmaceuticals and Reckitt Benckiser; Dr Hodgson has received honoraria from Abbvie/Abbott Laboratories, Bayer, Baxter, Fresenius-Kabi, MSD, Mundipharma, Pfizer, Roche and Sanofi and he is a paid member of advisory boards for Fresenius Kabi and Mundipharma; Dr Webb is a professional medical writer and has provided services to Abbvie/Abbott Laboratories, Adcock Ingram, Alcon Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Mundipharma, Novartis, and Reckitt Beckiser Pharmaceuticals. Drs Gwyther, Kamerman, Meiring, Professor Sharma and Ms Ganca declare no conflict of interests.