2019 Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable
Welcome to the 2019 Global Year!
This 2019 Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable focuses on the following vulnerable populations:
- Pain in older persons (including pain in dementia)
- Pain in infants and young children
- Pain in individuals with cognitive impairments (non dementia-related) or psychiatric disorders
- Pain in survivors of torture
You will find publications, resources, and ways to participate in Global Year events on pain in vulnerable populations on this page and on the pages to which each domain is linked.
Read the message from IASP President Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Prof., Dr. Med, PhD
Follow the #GYPainVulnerable conversation and IASP on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to learn about updates to this site.
Resources
- Aims and Objectives of the 2019 Global Year
- Access new collected articles from PAIN from 2019 on pain in the most vulnerable
- Access archived collected articles from PAIN and PAIN Reports from 2018 and earlier related to this theme
- Save the date for upcoming webinars for the 2019 Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable Webinar Series
“IASP and strong allies such as the European Pain Federation (EFIC) will dedicate the next 12 months to highlighting the needs of people unable to articulate their pain in ways that health professionals can easily understand. Working across professional disciplines and geographic boundaries, we can and will improve quality of life for these vulnerable populations.” – Global Year Co-chair Patricia Schofield, PhD (UK)
“With this Global Year, we hope to raise more awareness of pain for these groups of individuals—with the hope that a better awareness will eventually lead to better pain management and, thus, to less suffering in silence.” – Global Year Co-chair Miriam Kunz, PhD (Germany)
Global Year Task Force
Miriam Kunz, PhD (Germany), Co-Chair of 2019 Global Year
Patricia Schofield, PhD (UK), Co-Chair of 2019 Global Year
Amanda C de C Williams, PhD (UK)
Stephen Gibson, PhD (Australia)
Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD (USA)
Ruth Defrin, PhD (Israel)
Zubaidah Jamil, PhD (Malaysia)
Liesbet Goubert, PhD (Belgium)
Aida Alayarian, PhD (United Kingdom)
Gisele Pickering, MD, PhD (France)
How to Participate
- Use this checklist as a guide to help you sponsor a meeting, symposium, or other event
- Bookmark the Global Year Calendar of Events
- Learn more about the spokespeople behind the 2019 Global Year
- Tell us about your upcoming Global Year activities
- Follow the #GYPainVulnerable conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to learn about new Global Year publications, resources, and activities
- Include the Global Year logo on your website, event flyers, announcements, social media posts, and other materials
- Add the Global Year signature to your email
- Join IASP!
Fact Sheets on Pain in the Most Vulnerable
Below are Global Year Fact Sheets prepared by top experts on various aspects of vulnerable populations. IASP thanks the scientists and clinicians who wrote and reviewed the Fact Sheets. The documents are free to download.
- Guidelines for the Management of Pain in Vulnerable Populations
- Drug Management for Vulnerable Individuals
Pain in older persons, including pain in dementia
- Pain Assessment in Dementia
- Pain Management in Dementia
- Pain in Older Adults
- Palliative Care for the Older Person in Pain
Pain in infants and children
- Pain Assessment in the Most Vulnerable Children
- Pain in Children: Management
- Palliative Pain Care in Children and Adolescents
Pain in individuals with cognitive impairments (non dementia-related) or psychiatric disorders
- Pain in Individuals with an Intellectual Disability: Scope of the Problem and Assessment Challenges
- Pain in Cognitive impairment, not Dementia-Related: Management
Pain in survivors of torture
Translated Fact Sheets
Check here periodically for Fact Sheets translated into various languages. We will post these as they become available. Please let us know if you would like to translate the Fact Sheets