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
2008-2009 Campaign - Cancer Pain
Raising Awareness - Improving Treatment - Growing Support

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 2008-09 is Cancer Pain.

Click here for up to date information.

To support the IASP Global Year Against Pain, the Society will be publishing a new publication on Cancer Pain Management.

13th World Congress on Pain
29 August - 3 September 2010, Montreal

The Scientific Program Committee has started to work planning the workshops and the plenary sessions.