IASP

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is the largest multidisciplinary international association in the field of pain. Founded in 1973, IASP is a non-profit professional organisation dedicated to furthering research on pain and improving the care of patients with pain. Membership in IASP is open to scientists, physicians, dentists, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals actively engaged in pain research and to those who have special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. Currently IASP has more than 6500 individual members from over 100 countries.

The British Pain Society is the British Chapter of IASP.

Membership of the British Pain Society does not automatically mean that you are a member of IASP. If you are interested in joining IASP application forms are available on the IASP website: www.iasp-pain.org

For further information about IASP and its activities, including upcoming meetings, grants & awards and publications, please contact the IASP Secretariat directly, or visit their website.

IASP Secretariat:
111 Queen Anne Ave N.
Suite 501
Seattle
WA 98109-4955
USA
Tel: 206 - 283 - 0311
Fax: 206 - 283 - 9403
www.iasp-pain.org;
www.painbooks.org

Latest News

IASP Global Year Against Pain
2010-2011 Campaign - Acute Pain

IASP promotes the Global Day and Global Year Against Pain to raise awareness of pain worldwide. The Global Year Against Pain is an annual event to raise awareness of different timely aspects of pain. The focus in 2010-2011 is Acute Pain.

Click here for up to date information.

To support the IASP Global Year Against Pain for 2010-2011, the Acute Pain Society Special Interest Group will be promoting activity on this important topic. To find out more about their work, please visit the Acute Pain SIG Page.

International Pain Summit

On September 3, 2010, IASP held the first International Pain Summit at the Palais des congrès de Montréal immediately following the 13th World Congress on Pain. Worldwide, there is increasing awareness of the human suffering, health care burden, and economic impact created by under-treated pain of all types, including acute pain, chronic pain, pain caused by health conditions such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, and pain caused by treatments such as surgery and radiotherapy.

The International Pain Summit in Montréal was the first global meeting about the crucial aspects of pain management, with a focus on advocacy and assistance for all countries to develop national pain strategies.

The International Pain Summit of the International Association for the Study of Pain declared that Access to Pain Management Is a Fundamental Human Right. To read the full declaration please click here.