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Upcoming Live Events
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Integrating Approaches to Acute and Procedural Pain
Join us as we emphasize acute and/or procedural pain management as a necessary function of healthcare providers, and highlight different approaches to providing...
Sat 12:00 PM BST
CRPS Special Interest Group Satellite Meeting: Personalized and Mechanistic Management of CRPS
Join us for this satellite meeting where we will explore the latest updates on pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to managing complex regional pain...
Past Live Events
Mon 3:00 PM EDT
An Embodied Approach to Symptom Perception
Join us as we explore the concept of embodiment - the interplay between mind and body in behavior - and its relation to how we perceive body awareness and pain.
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Why Do We Need a Trauma-Informed Approach to Pain?
Join us as we discuss the protective response of the body to distressing and overwhelming life events and the experience of pain.
Wed 4:00 PM EST
Assessing Harms in Research
Join us as we highlight key methodological issues regarding the measurement of harms in randomized trials and systematic reviews.
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Resilience and Impact on Behavior and Outcomes
Join us as we explore the role of resilience in pain management, and its effect on behavior and pain outcomes.
Mon 10:00 AM EST
Improving Postoperative Pain Outcomes
Join us as we explore outcomes of postoperative pain management, with a particular focus on regional anesthesia and integrative medicine.
Tue 7:30 AM EST
Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs. Cognitive Functional Therapy
Join us to gain valuable insights on pain reprocessing therapy and cognitive functional therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain, and to discuss possible...
Mon 6:00 AM EST
Traditional Approaches for Chronic Pain
Join us as we continue to explore IASP's 2023 Global Year for Integrative Pain Care and discuss the theory and systematic study that supports the efficacy and current...
Wed 10:00 AM EST
Horizon Scanning in Postoperative Pain Management
Join us as we explore the impact of acute pain services and transitional pain services on pain outcomes.
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Translating the Science of Placebo into Medical Practice
Join us to better understand the science of self-healing and how we can harness its potential in medical practice.
Thu 11:00 AM EST
The Pain Registry SIG meets the Acute Pain SIG
Join us as members from IASP's Pain Registries Special Interest Group and Acute Pain Special Interest Group convene to discuss best practices related to data...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Exploring the Evidence Behind Physical Activity and Pain: Spanning Basic Science to Clinical Application
Join us as we explore the current evidence on the benefits of regular physical activity and exercise in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain and specific...
Mon 5:00 AM EDT
Pain, Stigma, Discrimination, and Injustice
Join us as we explore how stigma, discrimination, and perceived injustice are associated with adverse pain outcomes across different conditions and contexts.
CME Credit - Physician
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Pain and Autism: From the Clinic to the Lab and Back Again
Join us as we explore current research into the pain experience of autistic people, and how differences in autism-related experiences of pain may impact pain...
Fri 10:15 AM EDT
A Practical Approach to Skin Biopsy - From Acquisition to Analysis
This interactive workshop will teach the audience how to accurately obtain, process, and analyse skin punch biopsies for clinical and research purposes using short...
Thu 7:30 AM EDT
Comprehensive Assessment of Neuropathic Pain: Neurological Exam and Quantitative Sensory Testing Hands-on-Workshop
This hands-on workshop will focus on the key approaches for comprehensive assessment of somatosensory function – which are a) neurological examination, as the gold...
CME02 - Pharmacists
CME03 - European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME)
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Pain and Opioids in Early Life: Long-Term Consequences for Pain Sensitivity and Neurodevelopment
Join us as we explore the acute and lasting impact of pain and opioid exposure in early-life, and the intricate interplay between pain and analgesia in this vulnerable...
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
(Un)Learning Pain: Learning Mechanisms of Placebo Effects in Pain
Join us as we explore the psychology factors that modulate pain perception and pain memory, the psychology of placebo and the learning mechanisms of placebo effects,...
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Musculoskeletal Pain in Youth
Join us as we explore the consequences of chronic pain in adolescents/young adults, the challenges faced by youth and caregivers as they navigate chronic pain...
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Taking, Processing, Analyzing, Learning: Skin Punch Biopsies - More Than Just Fiber Count
Join us to learn how to accurately obtain, process, and analyze skin punch biopsies for clinical and research purposes.
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Demographic and Sociological Approaches to Population Pain: Trends, Disparities, and the Role of Upstream Factors
Join us as we examine the demographic and sociological aspects of chronic pain and the role of upstream macro-level factors in shaping pain outcomes.
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Quality, Bias, and Integrity in Pain Research: Creating the Next Generation of Pain Science
Systematic review has highlighted how biased and poor-quality primary studies can lead to misleading claims for efficacy and safety in pain treatment. Beyond bias,...
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
Pain: Neural Pathways, Biomarkers, and Interventions
Join us as we explore fundamental questions related to pain such as assessing how similar pain, desire, and emotion are in their biological mechanisms and if a change...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Intravenous Ketamine for Acute Pain - US vs. UK Experience
Intravenous ketamine infusions have been used for decades to treat acute pain, but widespread variability in patient selection, treatment parameters, and monitoring...
Tue 4:00 PM EST
The Critical Role of Social Aspects of Pain in Advancing Health Equity in Pain Care: Past, Present, and Future
Produced by IASP's Social Aspects of Pain Special Interest Group (SocSIG), this seminar will examine the role of social factors as determinants of whether people will...
Thu 10:00 AM EST
Call for Volunteers
IASP is currently seeking volunteers for its committees and working groups. Join this webinar to learn about the application and review process. Presented by – LaToya...
Mon 4:00 PM EST
Making pain science accessible and understandable to others: Knowledge mobilization in pain around the world
These speakers will highlight diverse initiatives and networks that are ensuring pain research is accessible and understandable to those who need it most, including...
Fri 10:00 AM EST
Translation from Evidence to Real-Life Settings: Updates on Pain in Older Adults, in Parkinson's Disease, and After Stroke - A Case-Based Workshop
As age progresses, chronic pain is increasingly prevalent and negatively impacts physical and cognitive function. Furthermore, acquired conditions such as stroke and...
Tue 10:00 AM EST
The Patient-Clinician Interaction in Pain Treatment and Management: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Brain Mechanisms
The patient-clinician interaction can profoundly impact patient satisfaction, mutual trust, clinician stress, and even pain outcomes. Yet, clinical engagement is often...
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Patient Engagement in Preclinical Research
Through interview and discussion, this second Post-Congress webinar will bring to life what lived experience of pain means (how people's lives are affected by their...
Fri 9:00 AM EDT
The Psychedelic Renaissance: Pharmacology and History, Neuroscience and Clinical Efficacy
This first Post-Congress webinar introduces the audience to the current knowledge of this emerging field and its potential relevance to pain management.
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
IASP PIDD Special Interest Group: Approaches to Pain Treatment in People with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability
IASP's Pain and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group is excited to bring you a webinar discussing a range of topics relating to the...
Fri 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Webinar: 2021 Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain Scholars - Part 2
This past February, the Rita Allen Foundation named their 2021 class of Award in Pain Scholars, celebrating four early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Webinar: 2021 Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain Scholars - Part 1
This past February, the Rita Allen Foundation named their 2021 class of Award in Pain Scholars, celebrating four early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose...
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Success Stories: Translating Insights from Genetic Analyses in Painful Small Fiber Neuropathy into Pharmacological Practice - Lacosamide
Join Karin Faber for the first 2022 Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice webinar. This webinar will focus on Lacosamide, a Food and Drug...
Mon 12:30 PM EST
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Workshop: Update on Advances in Basic Science
This workshop will focus on the recent advances in basic science on neuropathic pain. It will address novel basic and translational mechanisms contributing to...
Mon 12:00 PM EST
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Workshop: Update on Advances in Clinical Science and Management
This workshop will focus on recent advances in the assessment of neuropathic pain, mechanism-based diagnosis and treatment approaches, as well as the latest updates on...
Mon 12:00 PM EST
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Workshop: Neuropathic Pain and COVID-19
This workshop will focus on recent studies investigating the impact of COVID-19 on neuropathic pain. It will address the development of neuropathic pain as a potential...
Tue 1:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar: The Role of TLR4 in Neuroimmune Interactions in Acute Pain States
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Michael Burton, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, US
Wed 11:00 AM EST
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Data Blitz -- Group 4
The IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) will host a data blitz virtual seminar featuring: Gith Noes-Holt, PhD candidate, University of...
Wed 12:00 PM EST
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Virtual Seminar: How Mixed Methods Research Could Improve the Interpretation of Quantitative Sensory Testing Results
Thu 5:00 PM EDT
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Data Blitz -- Group 3
The IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) will host a data blitz virtual seminar.
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Seminar: Axonal Degeneration as a Target for Therapeutic Strategies in Central Neurodegeneration and Peripheral Neuropathies
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Felipe A. Court, PhD, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Fri 11:00 AM EDT
IASP Pain in Older Persons Special Interest Group Virtual Seminar: Is There a Role for Opioids in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older People?
The IASP Pain in Older Persons Special Interest Group will host a virtual seminar on The Role of Opioids in the Management of Pain in Older Adults. More details to...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Pain, Mind & Movement Special Interest Group Virtual Seminar: Interfacing Evidence and Clinical Practice
The IASP Pain, Mind & Movement Special Interest Group will host a virtual seminar featuring Johan Vlaeyen, PhD, University of Leuven, Belgium; Neil O’Connell, PhD,...
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Data Blitz -- Group 2
The IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) will host a data blitz virtual seminar featuring: Amanda Klein, PhD, University of Minnesota,...
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Pain Research Forum Seminar: Resilience Factors and Resilience-Oriented Interventions for Pain in Older Adults.
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Emily Bartley, PhD, University of Florida, US. A Q&A session moderated by Afton Hassett, PsyD, University of...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) Data Blitz: Group 1
The IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) will host a data blitz virtual seminar.
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Pain Research Forum Seminar: The Parabrachial Complex as a Nexus of Aversive Behaviors
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Asaf Keller, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA. A Q&A session moderated by Mary Heinricher,...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP Pain Research Forum Seminar: Regulation of Spinal NMDA Receptors Across Development, Sex, and Species in Physiological and Pathological Pain States.
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Michael Hildebrand, PhD, Carleton University, Canada. A Q&A session moderated by Sascha Alles, PhD, University of...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Seminar: The Cultural Neuroscience of Pain
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Elizabeth Losin, PhD, who will discuss the cultural neuroscience of pain. A Q & A session moderated by Adam...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
IASP PRF/Pain Registries SIG Seminar – Pain Registries: Addressing Methodological Challenges
The IASP Pain Research Forum is partnering with the IASP Pain Registries Special Interest Group for a seminar on pain registry methodology.
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Seminar – Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Serotonergic Modulation of Trigeminal Nociceptors
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Dayna Averitt, PhD, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, US. A Q&A session moderated by Richard Traub, PhD,...
Fri 1:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF/NeuPSIG Seminar – The ACTTION-APS-AAPM Pain Taxonomy (AAAPT) for Acute Pain Conditions
The IASP Pain Research Forum is partnering with the IASP Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) to host a seminar with Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, University of...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Seminar – Lessons in Nociception from the Naked Mole-Rat
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Ewan St. John Smith, PhD, University of Cambridge, UK. A Q&A session moderated by Thomas Park, PhD, University of...
Mon 8:00 PM EDT
IASP PRF Seminar – Neurotoxic Venom Peptides from the Giant Australian Stinging Tree
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Irina Vetter, PhD, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. A Q&A session moderated by Sven-Eric Jordt,...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Ask Me Anything Featuring Francis Keefe, PhD
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host an Ask Me Anything seminar with Francis Keefe, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, US Here is your chance to ask Dr....
Thu 12:00 PM EST
The Role of PRDM12 in Nociceptor Development from Embryogenesis to Adulthood
The IASP Pain Research Forum will host a seminar with Helen Lai, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, US. A Q&A session moderated by Patrik Ernfors, PhD,...
Tue 12:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – Ask Me Anything Featuring Allan Basbaum, PhD
Here is your chance to ask Dr. Allan Basbaum ANYTHING you want! Maybe you’d like to hear Allan’s thoughts about the state of pain research – where is the field now...
Thu 6:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – The Heart of the Matter: Understanding and Responding to Patient Distress in Conversations about Pain and Pain Management
Pain is an unpleasant experience associated with variable levels of emotional distress. For clinicians who work in pain management, exposure to patient distress is...
Wed 12:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – Quantitative Sensory Testing: Achievements, Limitations and Future Opportunities
This seminar will highlight the role of quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain research and clinical practice, with a focus on: • Assessment of somatosensory...
Wed 6:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – Pain Education for People with Low Back Pain: Where Are We Heading?
Educating patients about their pain is an important part of clinical management. Over the last 15 years, pain education has evolved to become a stand-alone...
Mon 12:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – Using Human Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Neurons in Pain Research
Despite the growing number of biological targets for the treatment of pain implicated in pre-clinical studies, few of these targets have translated into effective...
Thu 12:00 PM EST
IASP PRF Seminar – Ask Me Anything Featuring Christine Chambers, PhD
Here is your chance to ask Dr. Christine Chambers ANYTHING you want! Maybe you’d like to ask Christine about the latest research in pediatric pain, including...
Tue 12:00 PM EST
IASP Pain Research Forum Seminar: Mechanisms of Itch
This seminar will feature two talks on the mechanisms of itch, including "Peripheral Sensitization in Chronic Pruritus" (presented by Pang-Yen Tseng) and "A...