Winners: IASP Developing Countries Project
2020
IASP awarded six grants totaling US$50,000 (alphabetized by country):
Colombia Organizer: Dr. Marta Martín-Carbonell, Design and pilot study of an online course to empower health professionals in the care of elderly pain in Santa Marta, Colombia
Kenya Organizer: Dr. Zipporah Ali, Improving Cancer Pain Management in Seven New Cancer Treatment Centers in Kenya
Mozambique Organizer: Dr. Emília da Felicidade Venturas Pinto Miquidade, Post-operative Pain: Educational courses for physicians, nurses, and anesthesia technicians
Myanmar Organizer: Dr. Khin Myo Hla, Educational Training course on management of "Common Musculoskeletal Pain conditions" at the Primary Health Care Level and Community- pilot project
Nepal Organizer: Dr. Mohammad Ruhullah, Orthopedic Pain Assessment and Management Workshop for Primary Healthcare Providers
Nigeria Organizer: Dr. Saidu Yakubu, A Multidisciplinary Peri-operative Pain Prevention and Management Education for Surgical Patients, Nurses, Surgeons and Anaesthetists in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria – Nigeria
2019
IASP awarded six grants totaling US$50,050 (alphabetized by country):
Brazil Organizer: Dr. Fabianna Moraleida, Low Back Pain Education in Primary Care: Empowering Health Professionals and Patients to Manage Low Back Pain in the Northeast of Brazil
Iraq Organizer: Dr. April Gamble, Building Capacity in Pain Science for Physiotherapists Working with Vulnerable Populations in the Semi-Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Nigeria Organizer: Dr. Tonia Onyeka, Project OPUS – Online Pain Education for Nigerian Medical Undergraduate Students
Pakistan Organizer: Dr. Ali Sarfraz Siddiqui, Pain Assessment in Critically Ill Patients: Educational Courses for Physicians and Nursing Staff of Intensive Care Units across Sindh Province of Pakistan
South Africa/Uganda Organizer: Dr. Annamarie Oberholzer, PEP-Talks for nursing students on pain in children
Uganda Organizer: Dr. Mhoira Leng, Empowering health care professionals through education to improve the management of pain in paediatric palliative care
2018
IASP awarded seven grants totaling US$50,000 (alphabetized by country):
Brazil Organizer: Dr. Almeida-Leite, Multidisciplinary Orofacial Pain Education for Dental and Physical Therapy Students and Patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil
China Organizer Dr. Jaile Hu of China, Using Social Media to Develop and Implement an e-Learning Program on Pain after Surgery for Health Care Professionals in China
India Organizer: Dr. Nimisha Verma, The Art of Managing Pain: An Educational Intervention for Care Givers of Cancer Patients in India
India Organizer: Dr. Kavitha Raja, Development of Learning Materials to Complement Pain Education of Physiotherapists in Indian Universities
Kosovo Organizer: Dr. Adem Bytyqi, Reducing Variability in Care of Surgical Patients in One Hospital in Kosovo
Malaysia Organizer: Dr. Farah Khalid, Empowering Parents to Manage Pain in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment through a Mobile-based Information Technology Pain Education Program
Nepal Organizer: Dr. Renu Gurung, Essential Pain Management Workshop for Health Professionals
2017
IASP awarded 10 grants totaling US$99,450 (listed alphabetically by country):
China Organizer: Dr. Li Li, Competency-Based Education for Surgical Nurses to Improve Post-operative Pain Management
India Organizer: Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, Virtual Interactive Education on What's New for Managing Persistent Severe Pain in India
Jordan Organizer: Dr. Nadin Abdel Razeq, A training program to strengthen neonatal nurses’ competencies of pain assessment and management in neonates and infants
Pakistan Organizer: Dr. Anwar Shahzad, Pain Education and Training for Family Physicians of Punjab, Pakistan
Philippines Organizer: Dr. Rizza Jane Parico, Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses on Post-Operative Pain Management in Level I and II Hospitals in Palawan
Romania Organizer: Dr. Laura Ailioaie, Multidisciplinary Educational Course for Physical Therapists to Help Patients and Families in Chronic Pain Management at Home
Romania Organizer: Dr. Mungiu Ostin, Defining Competencies in Pain Management
South Africa Organizer: Dr. Romy Parker, Strategic Training in the Assessment and Management of Pain to Improve Patient OUTcomes--the STAMP-OUT Pain Project
Sudan Organizer: Dr. Nahla Gafer, Setting a Post-graduate Training in Pain and Palliative Care
(the first in the country)
Uganda Organizer: Dr. Anne Merriman, First Steps: Supporting Palliative Care Trainees to Implement Pain Management among Patients with Cancer and other Life-limiting Conditions in Rural Uganda
2016
IASP awarded seven grants totaling US$73,302 (alphabetized by country):
Brazil Organizer: Dr. Eliseth Leao, Identification and Treatment of Homeless Pain
China Organizer: Dr. Lingxiao Wang, A Multidisciplinary Pain Education Course on Managing Osteoarthritis Pain for Primary Health Providers in Guangzhou, China
China Organizer: Dr. Hong Xiao, A Pain Education Course for Multidisciplinary Primary Practitioners in the Community Hospital of Sichuan Province
Pakistan Organizer: Dr. Fauzia Khan, Addressing Pain Assessment and Management in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Surgery, Basic Introductory Courses
Uganda Organizer: Dr. Andrew Kwikiriza, Improving Burn and Wound Care-Associated Pain Through the Development of Focused Educational Initiatives and Analgesia Protocols in Mbarara, Uganda
Uganda Organizer: Dr. Mhoira Leng, Improving nurses' and pharmacists' pain recognition, assessment and management skills in Mulago and Kiruddu hospitals in Uganda
Romania Organizer: Dr. Vladimir Poroch, Physicians' Education for Pain in NE Romania" - PEPNER
Ukraine Organizer: Dr. Vladimir Romanenko, Implementing IASP Core Curriculum in Medical Student Undergraduate Education in Ukraine
2015
10 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Brazil Organizer: Dr. Mariana Bueno
- China Organizer: Dr. Yuxiang Li
- China Organizer: Professor Ying Ge Tong
- Georgia Organizer: Dr. Nanuli Ninashvili
- India Organizer: Dr. Kavitha Raja
- India Organizer: Dr. Deepak Sharan
- Kosovo Organizer: Dr. Adem Bytyqi
- Mozambique Organizer: Mr. Romuald Djitte
- Nigeria Organizer: Dr. Elizabeth Ogboli-Nwasor
- Pakistan Organizer: Dr. Robyna Khan
2014
17 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Armenia Organizer: Narine Movsisyan
- China Organizer: Hong Xiao
- China Organizer: Li Li
- Guyana Organizer: Andrew Amata
- India Organizer: Babita Ghai
- India Organizer: M.R. Rajagopal
- India Organizer: Palanisamy Vijayanand
- Kenya Organizer: Hellen Kariuki
- Kenya Organizer: Speciosa Kimenye
- Moldova Organizer: Adrian Belii
- Morocco Organizer: Abderrahmane Chahidi
- Pakistan Organizer: Brigadier Mohammad Salim
- Pakistan Organizer: Samina Ismail
- Sudan Organizer: Nahla Gafer
- Uganda Organizer: Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care Hospice Africa Uganda (Founder and Primary Organizer: Anne Merriman)
- Ukraine Organizer: Igor Radchuk
- USA-Ghana Organizer: Kybele, Inc.(President: Medge Owen)
2013
14 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Brazil Organizer: Marcia Morete
- China Organizer: Yuxiang Li
- Egypt Organizer: Hemat Allam
- India Organizer: Sukanya Mitra
- Kenya Organizer: O'Brien Kyololo
- Kenya Organizer: Zipporah Ali
- Kosovo Organizer: Adem Bytyqi
- Mozambique Organizers: Romauld Djitte and Therese Schwalbach
- Pakistan Organizer: Gauhar Afshan
- Pakistan Organizer: Safia Siddiqui
- Philippines Organizer: Noel Pingoy
- Romania Organizer: Anna Maria Boeru
- Romania Organizer: Maria Magdalena Leon
- Uganda Organizer: Anne Merriman
2012
13 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Albania Organizer: Albert Leka
- Argentina Organizers: Pablo Brumovsky and Graciela Rovner
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Organizer: Amira Karkin-Tais
- China Organizer: YingGe Tong
- China Organizer: Hong Xiao
- Georgia Organizer: Nanuli Ninashvili
- India Organizer: Ashok Kumar
- India Organizer: Jagdish Chaturvedi
- Kenya Organizers: Helen Kariuki and Dave Otieno
- Liberia Organizer: Augustine Manneh Sumo
- Nigeria Organizer: Elizabeth Ogboli Nwasor
- Russia Organizer: Maxim Churyukanov
- Thailand Organizer: Srisuda Ngamkham
2011
15 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Brazil Organizer: J.B. Garcia
- Brazil Organizer: H. Ashmawi
- Cambodia Organizer: K. Om
- China Organizer: L. Li
- Guyana Organizer: V. Mitchell
- Kenya Organizer: T. Sharif
- Mozambique Organizers: T. Schwalbach, R. Djitte
- Nigeria Organizer: K.W. Wahab
- Pakistan Organizer: G. Afshan
- Palestine Organizer: K. Elessi
- Paraguay Organizer: G. Alizeche Almeida
- Romania Organizer: C. Ancuta
- Thailand Organizer: N. Prasertsri
- Ukraine Organizer: I. Lisnyy
- Vietnam Organizers: D.T. Huy, A.T.Nguyen, B. Darnall
2010
15 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Brazil Organizer: A. Alvarez
- Brazil Organizer: J. Sarda
- China Organizer: J.S. Han
- China Organizer: Y.G. Tong
- Fiji Organizer: R. Goucke
- Ghana Organizer: A. Antwi-Kusi
- Kenya Organizer: H. Kariuki
- Laos Organizer: Vanpheng Norasingh
- Malaysia Organizer: Z. Osman
- Mongolia Organizer: B. Yondonjamts
- Nigeria Organizer: N. Ogbali Nwasor
- Romania Organizer: B. Tamba
- South Africa Organizer: R. Parker
- Sri Lanka Organizer: R. Pallegama
- Vietnam Organizer: C. Perruchoud
2009
12 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Albania Organizer: E. Salaria
- Armenia Organizer: N.S. Yeghiazaryan
- Brazil Organizer: M. Bueno
- China Organizer: J. Zhao
- Croatia Organizer: L. Puljak
- India Organizer: M. Rajagopal
- Kenya Organizer: D. Otieno
- Malaysia Organizer: R. Vijayan
- Nigeria Organizer: A.O. Akinpelu
- Romania Organizer: V. Bild
- Romania Organizer: I. Jaba
- Serbia Organizer: M.S. Bosnjak
2008
9 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Argentina Organizer: A. Scharovsky
- Bosnia-Hezogovina Organizer: K. Karkin-Tais
- Colombia Organizer: M. Leon Delgado
- Egypt Organizer: O. Tawfik
- Guyana Organizer: A. Amata
- Kenya Organizer: H. Kariuki
- Peru Organizer: M. Goyburu Molina
- Phillippines Organizer: M. Manalo
- Romania Organizer: O.C. Mungiu
2007
10 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Colombia Organizer: A.M. Cadavid-Calle
- India Organizer: S.K. Chaturvedi
- India Organizer: T. Doctor
- India Organizer: G.P. Dureja
- Kenya Organizer: N.B. Patel
- Lithuania Organizer: R. Sargautyte
- Nigeria Organizer: A.B. Ofi
- Poland Organizer: J. Dobrogowski
- Romania Organizer: C. Ailioaie
- Thailand Organizer: P. Chaudakshetrin
2006
10 grants were awarded (listed alphabetically by country):
- Bosnia-Herzogovina Organizer: A. Karkin-Tais
- Brazil Organizer: M.J. Teixeira
- China Organizers: J.S. Han, B.F. Fan
- China Organizer: J. Zhao
- Egypt Organizer: M. El-Ansary
- Indonesia Organizer: H. Kalim
- Kenya Organizer: A. Amata
- Nigeria Organizer: S. Amanor-Boadu
- Philippines Organizer: J. Que
- Poland Organizer: A. Stachowiak
2005
- Lilian Hennemann, Peter Spiegel, Tereza Cristina, Lourenco Silva, Ricardo Joaquim da Cunha Junior, Luiz Augusto Rodrigues de Aqunio, and Gisele Cazale Bonioli (Brazil)
- Ana Luisa Muñoz, MD, Miguel Fodor, MD, Renato Verdugo, MD, Carlo Paolinelli, MD, and Prof. Carlos Paeile (Chile)
- Benjamin Dominguez Trejo, J. Rafael Hernandez Santos, Yolanda Olvera Lopez, Consuelo Hernandez Troncoso, and Irma Zaldivar Martinez (Mexico)