The heart is divided into four main areas, or chambers â two upper chambers (called the left and right atrium) and two lower chambers (called the left and right ventricle). There are four valves that control the flow of blood through your heart.he heart is divided into four main areas, or chambers â two upper chambers (called the left and right atrium) and two lower chambers (called the left and right ventricle). There are four valves that control the flow of blood through your heart.
The newly approved Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) pain management standards present an important opportunity for widespread and sustainable improvement in pain assessment and management. Unrelieved pain is a major, yet avoidable, public health problem.
Chronic pain is debilitating. The Pain Program for Active Coping & Training, or PPACT, is a study by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in partnership with Kaiser Permanente patients, their doctors and health care teams. We want to learn how to best help people improve their everyday lives, become more active, and reduce their pain.