(April 20th, 2016) During the United Nations General Assembly in New York it will be delivered an handbook that engages all the doctors to cure their patient’s pain and to bear the physical and emotional suffering, caused by the pain itself. Professor of anesthesia and intensive care at the University of Parma and father of the historical Law n.38/2010 against pain, Professor Guido Fanelli promoted a real “Commitment” amongst the Italian doctors. Fanelli himself is delivering today the handbook “Commitment against pain, the manifesto of the Italian doctors” to the Assembly of the United Nations. The Assembly have been summoned for a special session from April 19th to 22nd, to discuss a global strategy to promote the equality in the access to pain management worldwide. Given the subject on the agenda, the UN has decided to invite Professor Fanelli as “expert discussant” in light of its merits and its international reputation; especially since the professor promoted in Italy the most advanced and forward-thinking legislation of the world in the field of analgesic treatment. Led by Professor Fanelli, president of the Promoting Committee of the “Commitment”, the Italian doctors responded once again with a forward-looking document, which commits them all, accordingly to knowledge and belief, to effectively take care of the physical and emotional pain of their patients. This commitment goes beyond the clinical and health dimension, embracing the humanitarian and ethical sphere. Not surprisingly, the “Commitment of Italian doctors” will be delivered today also to Pope Francis by a pain therapist chosen by Professor Fanelli,. (Red)
