This webinar - held on 21 February 2024 - was produced through a collaboration of the IASP's Pain and Placebo Special Interest Group and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA - in particular - the University of Maryland School of Nursing's Placebo Beyond Opinions Center. Both groups are aligned on advancing unbiased knowledge of placebo effects by promoting interdisciplinary investigation of the placebo phenomenon and nurturing placebo research.
                                                                             
The IASP defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage" to better articulate the biopsychosocial dimensions of this phenomenon. While our understanding of pain has greatly evolved over the past decades, there are still fundamental questions that need to be addressed, including its psychological components.

Over the past few years, the role of psychological positivity has garnered increased attention. One such psychological factor that has been a focal point of this research is resilience, or the ability to maintain positive emotional and physical functioning despite physical or psychological adversity (i.e., pain). In this webinar, we explored the role of resilience in pain management, and its effect on behavior and pain outcomes.

                                                                                   

Participants included:
-- Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, University of Maryland School of Nursing, USA
-- Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, University of Maryland School of Nursing, USA (host)