chris.miaskowski@nursing.ucsf.edu
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Box 0610, UCSF; San Francisco, CA 94143-0610

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Faculty Profile

Molloy College, Rockville Center, NY, BSN, 1974, Nursing
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, MS, 1979, Nursing
St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, MS, 1984, Biology
St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, PhD, 1987, Physiology
University of California, San Francisco, Postdoc, 1988-90, Pain Management

Miaskowski, C, Dodd, MJ, West, C, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Schumacher, K. Lack of adherence with the analgesic regimen: A significant barrier to effective cancer pain management, J Clin Oncol. 19(23): 4275-9, 2001.

Miaskowski, C, Mack, KA, Dodd, M, West, C, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, Schumacher, K, and Facione, N. Oncology outpatients with pain from bone metastasis require more than around-the-clock dosing of analgesics to achieve adequate pain control, J Pain, 3(1):12-20, 2002.

Schumacher, KL, Koresawa, S, West, C, Hawkins, C, Johnson, C, Wais, E, Dodd, M, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. Putting cancer pain management regimens into practice at home, J Pain Symptom Manage. 23(5): 369-82, 2002.

Schumacher, KL, West, C, Dodd, M, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. Pain management autobiographies and reluctance to use opioids for cancer pain management, Cancer Nurs. 25(2): 125-133, 2002.

Schumacher, KL, Koresawa, S, West, C, Dodd, M, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. The usefulness of a daily pain management diary for oncology outpatients with cancer-related pain, Oncol Nurs Forum. 29(9): 1304-13, 2002.

West, CM, Dodd, MJ, Paul, SM, Schumacher, K, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. The PRO-SELF(c) Pain Control Program: An Effective approach for cancer pain management, Oncol Nurs Forum. 30(1): 65-73, 2003.

Jacob, E, Miaskowski, C, Savedra, M, Beyer, JE, Treadwell, M, and Styles, L. Changes in pain intensity, location, and quality of vaso-occlusive pain in children with sickle cell disease, Pain. 102(1-2): 187-93, 2003.

Gear, RW, Gordon, NC, Miaskowski, C, Paul, SM, Heller, P, and Levine, JD. Sexual dimorphism in very low dose nalbuphine postoperative analgesia, Neuroscience Letters. 339: 1-4, 2003.

Gear, RW, Gordon, NC, Miaskowski, C, Paul, SM, Heller, PH, and Levine, JD. Dose ratio is important in maximizing naloxone enhancement of nalbuphine analgesia, Neuroscience Letters. 351(1): 5-8, 2003.

Miaskowski, C, Dodd, M, West, C Schumacher, K, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, and Koo, P. A randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of a self-care intervention to improve cancer pain management, J Clin Oncol. 22(9): 1712-30, 2004.

Miaskowski, C, Dodd, MJ, and Lee, KA. Symptom clusters: The new frontier in symptom management research, J Natl Cancer Inst. 32: 17-21, 2004.

Miaskowski, C. (2004). Gender differences in pain, fatigue, and depression in patients with cancer, J Natl Cancer Inst. 32: 139-43, 2004.

Dodd, MJ, Miaskowski, C, and Lee, KA. Occurrence: Symptom clusters, J Natl Cancer Inst. 22: 76-8, 2004.

Edrington, JM, Paul, S, Dodd, M, West, C, Paul, S, Facione, N, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, Schumacher, K, and Miaskowski, C. No evidence for gender differences in the severity and treatment of cancer pain, J Pain Symptom Manage. 28(3): 225-32, 2004.

Miaskowski, C. Psychoeducational interventions for cancer pain serve as a model for biobehavioral research, Commun Nurs Res. 37: 53-71, 2004.

Sutters, KA, Miaskowski, C, Holdridge-Zeuner, D, Waite, S, Paul, SM, Savedra, M, and Lenier, B. A randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of a scheduled oral analgesic dosing regimen for the management of postoperative pain in children following tonsillectomy, Pain. 110(1-2): 49-55, 2004.

Kim, JE, Dodd, M, West, C, Paul, S, Facione, N, Schumacher, K, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. The PRO-SELF(c) Pain Control Program improves patients' knowledge of cancer pain management, Oncol Nurs Forum, 31(6): 1137-43, 2004.

Rustoen, T, Wahl, AK, Hanestad, BR, Lerdal, A, and Miaskowski, C. Prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain in the general Norwegian population, Eur J Pain. 8: 555-65, 2004.

Paul, SM, Zelman, DC, Smith, M, and Miaskowski, C. Categorizing the severity of cancer pain: Further exploration of the establishment of cutpoints, Pain. 113(1-2): 37-44, 2005.

Schumacher, KL, Koresawa, S, West, C, Dodd, M, Paul, SM, Tripathy, D, Koo, P, and Miaskowski, C. Clinical content analysis: A qualitative component of a randomized clinical trial, Res Nurs Health. 28(3): 268-80, 2005.

Sutters, KA, Miaskowski, C, Holdridge-Zeuner, D, Waite, S, Paul, SM, Savedra, MC, and Lanier, B. Time-contingent dosing of an opioid analgesic following tonsillectomy does not increase moderate to severe side effects in children, Pain Manage Nurs. 6(2): 49-57, 2005.

Rustoen, T, Wahl, AK, Hanestad, BR, Lerdal, A, Paul, S, and Miaskowski, C. Age and the experience of chronic pain: Differences in health and quality of life among younger, middle-aged, and older adults, Clin J Pain. 21(6): 513-23, 2005.

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