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13th World Congress on Pain, IASP Press book orders and
copyright permission requests will not be processed until after
September 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank
you for your patience and understanding.
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Notes from the Secretariat
IASP Bylaws Proposed Amendment
In 2008, IASP revised its bylaws. Since then, we have been reviewing
the new bylaws to ensure that they met their intent once they were in
place. One area of concern that we became aware of was Article
VIII.8.01, which addresses IASP Federations. The article states:
"...The Association President, or designee, will be a non-voting
member of the Federation's executive committee."
It was not the intent of IASP to impose requirements that would
impact the makeup of the executive committee of a Federation. The IASP
Council discussed this issue and recommends a change in wording to:
"The Association president, or designee, will be an ad hoc,
non-voting participant of meetings of the Federation's executive board
or committee."
This language will ensure that IASP has the ability to have a liaison
present at a Federation's meeting as a participant, but will not entitle
that person to become a member of the Federation’s executive committee.
IASP members will have a vote on this amendment starting September 15,
2010. We will send specific voting instructions on that date.
First International Pain Summit
On September 3, 2010, IASP will hold the first
International Pain Summit at the Palais des congrès de Montréal
immediately following the 13th World Congress on Pain. Worldwide, there
is increasing awareness of the human suffering, health care burden, and
economic impact created by under-treated pain of all types, including
acute pain, chronic pain, pain caused by health conditions such as
cancer and HIV/AIDS, and pain caused by treatments such as surgery and
radiotherapy.
The International Pain Summit in Montréal will be the first global
meeting about the crucial aspects of pain management, with a focus on
advocacy and assistance for all countries to develop national pain
strategies.
IASP Global Year Co-Chairs Dr. Lars Arendt-Nielsen of the University
of Aalborg, Denmark, and Dr. Kathleen A. Sluka of the University of
Iowa, USA, coordinated the production of three short videos about
musculoskeletal pain. This first video introduces the concept of
musculoskeletal pain and the importance of understanding it.
Online registration closed on Sunday, August 22. You can
still register for the Congress at the Palais des congrès de
Montréal beginning Saturday, August 28. The Registration Desk will
be open as follows:
August 28: 12:00-18:00
August 29: 07:00-17:30
August 30 – Sept. 2: 07:00-18:00
Publications from IASP
Pain: Clinical Updates Volume XVIII, Issue 6 August 2010: Low Back Pain Authors: A. Vania
Apkarian, James P. Robinson
Pharmacology
of Pain Editors: Pierre Beaulieu, David Lussier, Frank
Porreca, and Anthony Dickenson List Price: US$100.00 IASP
Member Price: US$80.00
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