The Ethics of Untreated Pain

Pain is too often left untreated ... and that's a serious public health issue.

In this edition of The Bioethics Channel, Dr. Richard Payne of Duke University's Institute for Care at the End of Life describes the scope of the problem and the obligations of medical professionals to treat pain.

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Podcast: The Ethics of Untreated Pain, June 5, 2009, 15 minutes 37 seconds

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