Prise en charge de la douleur chronique non cancéreuse en Belgique: un état des lieux

From 2005, a global policy aiming to improve chronic pain management is progressively installed in Belgium. Three types of structures presently exist: 73 algological functions, 36 multidisciplinary pain teams, and 9 multidisciplinary reference centers. On request of the Belgian Ministry of Public Health, an interuniversity research team conducted an evaluation (in 2010-2011) of these structures and recommendations for the future. Their observations and conclusions are summarized in this paper.