| Our Pledge |
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The medical staff at the New York Headache Center, in keeping with the ethical principles established by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, pledges to make every effort to: 1. Provide compassionate care to relieve pain and suffering, and improve the quality of your life through the use of the best available, current, and proven knowledge and skills in the field of Pain Medicine 2. Refer you to other appropriate resources if we cannot provide the care you need 3. Provide palliative care and relief of suffering to those of you with progressive diseases. 4. Involve you, your family or any other person you may chose to be involved in the development and periodic review of your diagnosis, treatment plans, and goals we set, whenever possible and to the extent requested. 5. Recommend the best treatment indicated for your medical condition 6. Offer available experimental studies to you if you qualify for the study. However, if you decline to participate, such a decision will in no way affect our professional relationship and the best possible care for your problem. |
