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Bill McCarberg

Researcher at Kaiser Permanente

Publications -  68
Citations -  4618

Bill McCarberg is an academic researcher from Kaiser Permanente. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic pain & Fibromyalgia. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 66 publications receiving 3950 citations. Previous affiliations of Bill McCarberg include University of California, San Diego & University of California, Berkeley.

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Management of postoperative pain: A clinical practice guideline from the american pain society, the american society of regional anesthesia and pain medicine, and the american society of anesthesiologists' committee on regional anesthesia, executive committee, and administrative council.

TL;DR: The American Pain Society, with input from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, developed a clinical practice guideline to promote evidence-based, effective, and safer postoperative pain management in children and adults.
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The Science of Fibromyalgia

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that both the ascending and descending pain pathways operate abnormally, resulting in central amplification of pain signals, analogous to the "volume control setting" being turned up too high.
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Long-acting opioids for chronic pain: pharmacotherapeutic opportunities to enhance compliance, quality of life, and analgesia.

TL;DR: Clinical experience reveals that selection of an effective pain regimen for the patient with chronic pain, combined with aggressive management of side effects, leads to improved overall functioning and quality of life.
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Improving the Recognition and Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

TL;DR: Advances in the understanding of FM pathophysiology and clinical presentation have improved the recognition and diagnosis of FM in clinical practice and is appropriate for primary care practitioners to make.