Resource Links

IASP encourages its web viewers to access these links:

Curricula

These outline curricula are helpful for establishing teaching courses on acute, chronic, and cancer pain at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The curricula are updated periodically.

• Dentistry
• Medical Schools
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Psychology (PDF)
• Physical and Occupational Therapy

Education

IASP has gathered information from a variety of sources on programs offered for continuing education in pain. These may be fellowships, degree programs, distance learning programs, web-based training, etc. This list is provided as a service and does not imply IASP® endorsement of any of the degree programs or courses listed.

• Training Opportunities
• Web-Based Training
• University Degree Programs
• CME

Guidelines

IASP has developed sets of guidelines concerning the creation of pain treatment facilities, the ethical treatment of test subjects (both animal and human), and the development of guidelines for clinical practice:

• Recommendations for Pain Treatment Services
• IASP Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research 
• Ethical Guidelines for Pain Research in Humans
• Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Field of Pain

IASP would also like to share guidelines from other associations:

• Assessing Pain in Older Persons - New guidance from the British Pain Society

IASP Pain Terminology

Pain Terminology - The pain terminology is from "Part III: Pain Terms, A Current List with Definitions and Notes on Usage" (pp 209-214) Classification of Chronic Pain, Second Edition, IASP Task Force on Taxonomy, edited by H. Merskey and N. Bogduk, IASP Press, Seattle, © 1994. The pain terminology was modified and approved for publication by the IASP Council in Kyoto, November 29-30, 2007. For more information on what was changed and to take part in the discussion (Members only), click here for more information .

External Links

World Health Organization (WHO) - IASP is an NGO with official relations with WHO

Chapter 3.7 "Pain Associated with Neurological Disorders", from Neurological Disorders: Public Health Challenges, published by WHO, 2006, is available in PDF format.

For the General Public

A listing of organizations focused on conditions that involve pain:

• Sorted alphabetically by organization name
• Sorted alphabetically by country

Other Resources

A list of website links of journals, clinical resources, scientific resources and more.

Historical References

History of Pain - John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection at UCLA. The Liebeskind Collection is a multi-disciplinary collection focusing on the history of pain alleviation in all of its manifestations. Oral histories with major figures in the pain field form the backbone of the collection, but we also have and collect the papers of individuals and the records of organizations. Pre-20th century historical materials also form an important part of the collection and are interpreted through exhibits and symposia.

IASP Online Archives - Profiles on chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (created in 1999)

IASP does not provide the following services:

• Patient information service or patient information telephone line.
• Lists of pain treatment centers.
• Physician referral services.
• Reprints of articles or pamphlets/booklets on specific pain syndromes or treatment.