| <div class="ExternalClass42FCDF7407D241A99B7FD96CFE75CDE3"><p>The Transitional Pain Clinic (TPC) is an<strong> interdisciplinary</strong>, short-term <strong>outpatient</strong> clinic that provides pain management services before and after surgery. </p><p>An important purpose for the TPC is to reduce the risk of the transition from acute to chronic post-surgical pain.</p><p>The TPC team consists of Pain Specialist Physicians, Registered Nurses, a Psychologist, a Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist, and a Pharmacist. </p><p>The program aims to help you: </p><ul><li>decrease the risks associated with long-term use of prescription opioids;</li><li>increase your knowledge of pain and how to manage it</li><li>improve your quality of life, including return-to-normal activities</li></ul><p>Specialized pain management services offered include: </p><ul><li>Medication monitoring to safely taper opioids and optimize non-opioid medications </li><li>Optimising physical function before surgery</li><li>Supporting safe gradual increase in physical function after surgery and return to daily activities </li><li>Education about pain science, breathing strategies and pain self-management strategies </li><li>Providing early healthcare support by offering pain services after the first assessment which is usually within 2 weeks from discharge. This may help to reduce pain crises and unexpected emergency hospital visits. </li></ul><p>Targeting community resources to meet individual patient needs.<br></p><h2>What to expect<br><br></h2><p><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#231f20;">Care is provided during individual appointments with clinical staff and
physicians as well as with group education sessions. When in-person
appointments are not possible, telephone or video appointments can be offered
if appropriate. We see patients before surgery, after surgery, or both. </span><br></p></div> | 2775 Laurel Street, 7th Floor, Station 4a | | | (604) 675-3659 | <div class="ExternalClass7E8E97E36E3548B8A292AEDE5F35C2E4"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;">The clinic is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.</span></span><br></p></div> | (604) 675-3653 - Reception | Phone: (604) 875-4111 extension 53653 - Switchboard | V5Z 1M9 | BC | | <div class="ExternalClassF55F1B25D5EF4640923DE6CBE6A461F9"><p></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;">Underground parking lot in DHCC, street parking in the area. There is
pay parking available at our two visitor lots located on the VGH campus:
Multi-level parkade at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Laurel Street,
across from the main entrance of the Jim Pattison Pavilion. <br><br>The Gordon and
Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre parking lot is located off of Laurel Street
between West 12th and West 13th Avenue. There is a
wheelchair-accessible overpass from the VGH parkade at Level 4 and a crosswalk
at Level 2. </span><br></p><p><a href="http://www.vch.ca/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=VCHCA-1797567310-1376" target="_blank"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="http://www.vch.ca/_catalogs/masterpage/custom/images/pdf.jpg" alt=" " style="border-style:initial;margin:5px;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%;width:auto;" />Download parking rates for VCH facilities</a><br></p></div> | 49.2612028,-123.12608419999998 | | <div class="ExternalClass65026673CECF4879933E61AE3596F330">
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white;">If you are a pre-operative patient, you can be </span>
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;">referred by Pre-Admissions Clinic and will be seen prior to surgery. </span></div><div class="ExternalClass65026673CECF4879933E61AE3596F330"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;"><br>If you are a post-operative patient, you can be referred by the following services and are seen within two weeks of being discharged from the hospital after surgery:<br><ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;">Complex Pain and Addiction Services (CPAS);</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;"> Peri-Operative Pain Services (POPS);</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;"> Surgical Services, Family Physicians, and Nurse Practitioner.</span></li></ul> </span>
<p><a href="/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=VCHCA-1797567310-3097" target="_blank">Transitional pain clinic referral form</a><br></p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass62D21958B2944973AD62CC7C2A10C9CD"><ul><li><a href="http://www.painbc.ca/">Pain BC</a> (non-profit society, offers many free resources and programs)</li><li><a href="http://www.keltyskey.com/courses/chronic-pain">Kelty's Key Chronic Pain Course</a> (free online education)</li></ul></div> | <div class="ExternalClass368B5E1F47E04806A721174EF7796468"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white;">Postoperative patients must have had surgery within the past 3 months at Vancouver General Hospital, Lions Gate Hospital, or UBC Hospital.</span><br></p></div> | | Vancouver General Hospital - Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre | Discharge - what happens after completing TPC services | | <div class="ExternalClass01C02795611B4E6BAEABA81DE35A9292"><div><p><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:calibri, "sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white;">Upon completion of the TPC services, patients
are discharged to their Primary Care Provider or to other community
resources. Discharge plans will include recommendations for pain and
opioid management, and when appropriate, referral to community resources,
including other pain clinics. <br><br>After discharge, the TPC team will be
available by phone to support primary care teams for a maximum of
three months. </span><br></p></div></div> | | | |
