Invitation to Peer Review Opioid Survey Data

The survey results survey results on the availability and accessibility of opioids for the management of cancer pain were recently presented at the ESMO 2012 Congress and announced in a press release. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is an active partner in this unique international collaborative project and would like to invite its members in these regions to peer review the data by 31 December 2012.

The data is the most comprehensive of its kind and represents 83% of the population surveyed. It is important to us the data be as accurate and up to date as possible. Therefore we kindly ask that during your peer-review you indicate if the data for your country is fair and accurate or if it needs to be amended. For any country where no data has yet been submitted, you may also complete the full survey questionnaire. For your convenience, the survey, the peer review forms, and the instructions are available in English, Spanish and French.

Additional Information

• Videos on the survey data
• ESMO outline on the project
• Pain and Policies Study Group website