IASP Chapter

AUSTRALIA Australian Pain Society 760 Members

Public Information Available: Information brochures, free and to purchase; physician/health care referral service; support groups; facility directory; residential care guidelines.

Special Interest Groups: Pain Interest Group: Nursing Issues: http://www.apsoc.org.au/special_interest_groups_pigni.php

Next Meeting:
March 28-31, 2010, Gold Coast, Australia. "The Impact of Pain", Combined Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society and the New Zealand Pain Society. Speakers will include Professor Irene Tracey, Professor Francis Keefe, and Professor Troels Jensen. In addition to an extensive three-day program the conference will also offer a number of pre-conference Seminars and Workshops on Sunday, March 28th. For more information, visit the conference website at www.dcconferences.com.au/apsnzps or contact DCConferences at (61) 2 9954 4400.

Chapter Mailing Address:

Australian Pain Society
Dianna Crebbin, Secretariat
PO Box 637, North Sydney
NSW 2060, Australia
Phone: +612-9954-4400
Fax: +612-9954-0666
Email: aps@apsoc.org.au
Web: www.apsoc.org.au

Officers
President: Professor Stephen Gibson
Vice President/Secretary: Dr. Timothy Semple
Treasurer: Dr. Geoff Speldewinde
Immediate Past President: Dr. Amal Helou
State Councilors:
    Queensland – Michael Deen
    Tasmania – Gajinder Oberoi
    South Australia – Lynne Haley
    Western Australia – Stephanie Davies
    Victoria – Malcolm Hogg
    New South Wales – Michael Jennings
Scholarship Coordinator: Maree Smith
Newsletter Editor: William Howard
IASP Liaison: Philip Siddall
Chair, Scientific Program Committee: Michael Farrell

Past Meeting:
March 29-April 2, 2008, Perth, Australia. “The Spectrum of Pain,” 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society. Info: Australian Pain Society, DC Conferences Pty Ltd, PO Box 637, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia. (Tel: 61-2-9954-4400; Fax: 61-2-9954-0666; Email: apsoc@dcconferences.com.au; Web: www.apsoc.org.au)