Weekly Highlights from a Past President of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Professor, dr med, ph d, Past President at International Association for the Study of Pain
As a Past President of the?International Association for the Study of Pain?(IASP) I am pleased to provide weekly updates on the most recent activities within the field.
In the following, I draw your attention to the wealth of activities and resources that IASP offers the global pain community.
IASP News - This Week:
Call for Volunteers: IASP Ethical Review Board Members
IASP is seeking applications from members - including those in early/mid-career stages and from people with lived experience of pain- to join the newly instituted IASP Ethical Review Board (ERB). The ERB will play a crucial role in advising the IASP leadership on matters relating to the ethical and reputational integrity of the Association. In particular, the ERB will review external donations, grants, sponsorship, and other income to ensure that best practice and ethical standards are met.?Learn more and apply here!
IASP Journals:
PAIN is an official journal of IASP. Published monthly,?PAIN?presents original research on the nature, mechanisms, and treatment of pain. Take a look at this original research paper from the October 2023 issue:
Barry et al.
PAIN.?October. 164(10):2196-2215.
PAIN Reports is an official IASP publication. An online, open access, multidisciplinary journal,?PAIN Reports?promotes a global, rapid, and readily accessible forum that advances clinical, applied, and basic research on pain. ?
Take a look at the latest articles from PAIN Reports by visiting here.
IASP Pain Research Forum:
The IASP Pain Research Forum (PRF) is an interactive community of pain researchers working to understand the basic neurobiology of pain and translate new knowledge into novel treatments for chronic pain.?
PRF News: PRF’s professional science journalists cover the latest topics in pain research each and every week for thousands of readers throughout the world.
DID YOU MISS? Latin American Pain School 2024
Consider applying to attend the first edition of the Latin American Pain School 2024 (LAPS), a two-day theoretical and practical course held at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile.
PRF Papers of the Week: PRF’s weekly review of the scientific literature on pain. This week’s highlighted papers:
Salimando et al.
Nat Commun. 13 September 2023. ?
Im et al.
Adv Mater.?14 September 2023. ?
RELIEF
RELIEF?is the?IASP Pain Research Forum’s companion site for patients and the wider public. RELIEF aims to provide anyone touched by or interested in chronic pain with knowledge and information about the latest research?to help them raise awareness of chronic pain, rally support for pain research, and contribute to an international conversation about ways to advance pain treatment and care.
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