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 from the British Pain Society
Secretariat, or you may contact the IASP Secretariat directly.
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
2007-08 Campaign - Pain in Women
15th October 2007 - Official launch
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 2007-08 is on Pain in Women.
Click
here for up to date information.
To coincide with the official launch of the IASP Global Year Against
Pain, the Patient Liaison Committee of The British Pain Society,
held a seminar on Pain in Women on Monday 15th October 2007.
Claire Rayner, President of the Patients Association, a fomer nurse
and midwife, and the UK's best known agony aunt, who is no stranger
to pain herself, opened the seminar and spoke of her own experiences.
12th World Congress on Pain, August 17-22,
2008, in Glasgow, Scotland
The Scientific Program Committee has started to
work planning the workshops and the plenary sessions; the call for
proposals for workshops and plenary speakers and topics has now
closed (31 March 2006).
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