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Pain in Older Persons

Members

Chair: Keela Herr (USA)
Vice Chair/Communications: Miriam Kunz (Germany)
Treasurer: TBD
Secretary: TBD

The Pain in Older Persons Special Interest Group aims to:

  • Increase awareness and promote education about pain in older persons.
  • Provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for people interested in clinical and research questions on pain in older persons.
  • Develop/endorse best practice guidelines for assessment and management of pain in older persons.
  • Promote discussion and research on pain in older persons, including: senescence of pain perception, multidimensional assessment of pain and its consequences, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of pain, and uniqueness of the pain experience in patients with cognitive impairment.
  • Facilitate the development of international collaborative research efforts on pain in older persons.

Award Opportunities

Junior Investigator Award for Pain in Older Persons 

The Junior Investigator Award for Pain in Older Persons 2024 recognizes the contribution of a junior investigator whose scientific work has enhanced the science and practice of pain in older persons. The recipient of the Junior Investigator Award for Pain in Older Persons 2024 will receive a prize of $500 USD. Nomination Deadline: 29 February 2024

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Prior Recipients:

  • 2023- Larissa Strath

Distinguished Contribution Award for Pain in Older Persons 

The Distinguished Contribution Award for Pain in Older Persons 2024 recognizes the contribution of a member who has conducted and promoted a program of research that has enhanced the science and practice of pain in older persons. The recipient of the Distinguished Contribution Award for Pain in Older Persons will receive a prize of $500 USD. Nomination Deadline: 29 February 2024.

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Prior Recipients:

  • 2023 – Roger B. Fillingim

World Congress on Pain Outstanding Poster Awardees

  • 2022 –  Dr. Laura Petrini (Denmark) and Dr. Sean Rundell (USA)
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