 The
Interdepartmental Center for the Study and Treatment of
Pain (CSTD), University of Milan, is an
Interdepartmental Center within the
Operative Unit of Neurosurgery, Department
of Neurological Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS
Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico & Mangiagalli
and Regina Elena,
35, Via F. Sforza, 20121, Milan (Italy).
Director of the Center is Prof.
Giuseppe De Benedittis.
The Center is one of the first
multidisciplinary pain centers founded in
Italy on January 1, 1980 at the Department
of Neurological Sciences, University of
Milano, School of Medicine.
The major goal of the Center is to promote
significant advances in pain research and
treatment within a multidisciplinary and
multimodal treatment approach. Furthermore
the Center is committed to building new
bridges of understanding and collaboration
between clinical practice and research in
the pain field.
In 2008, the Center became one the first
interdepartmental pain centers in Italy,
giving new boost and strength to its
activity. Affiliated departments included
the Department of Neurological Sciences, the
Department of Surgery and the Department of
Anaesthesiology & Dermatology, University of
Milan.
During the last decades our therapeutic
arsenal was considerably enhanced and
refined by the introduction of novel
therapeutic tools.
New drugs, anaesthesiological procedures,
neurostimulation, psychophysiological
techniques (eg., cognitive-behavioral
therapy, hypnosis) have succeeded in
producing better pain control and improved
quality of life in chronic pain patients.
But particularly our sensitivity towards
pain and suffering has dramatically changed
in recent years, so the pain has been
eventually recognized as a top priority in
policy and medical practice.
The Hospital without Pain remains our
ultimate goal to pursue. |
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