17 Win IASP Developing Countries Project Grants
Jun 4, 2014
The IASP Developing Countries Working Group has announced the winners of grants to improve the scope and availability of education for pain clinicians. The winners receive up to US$10,000 to combine practical instruction with theory via courses, lectures, or demonstrations to develop education curricula or to develop distance-learning materials. Thirty-six individuals from 23 countries applied for the grants. Here is a list of the winners and their projects:
Andrew Amata, GuyanaPain Management and Palliative Care for New Clinicians: Principles and Practice |
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Adrian Belii, MoldovaInter-Professional Simulation Based Training in Pain Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain in Family Medicine Practice |
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Abderrahmane Chahidi, MoroccoFundamental and Clinical Bases of Neuropathic Pain |
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Nahla Gafer, SudanTraining of 100 Multidisciplinary Health Professionals on Pain Assessment and Management |
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Babita Ghai, IndiaPain Education in the Graduate Nursing School at a Tertiary Care Center in India |
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Samina Ismail, PakistanPain Relief in Women: A Need for Educational Courses in Pakistan |
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Hellen Kariuki, KenyaA Multidisciplinary Pain Educational Course for Health Care Workers in Eastlands, Nairobi |
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Speciosa Kimenye, KenyaPain Management Training Course for Orthopedic Surgeons, Residents, and Nurses at an Orthopedic Surgical Hospital in Rural Kenya |
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Li Li, ChinaElective Course on Geriatric Pain Management for Undergraduates: An Inter-Professional Approach |
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Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (IHPCA), Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) (Founder and Primary Organizer: Anne Merriman), UgandaBachelor of Science in Palliative Care |
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Narine Movsisyan, ArmeniaThe Postgraduate Pain Management Curriculum for Primary Care Physicians |
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Kybele, Inc.(President: Medge Owen), USA-GhanaMulti-Country Obstetric Anesthesia Training in Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques |
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Igor Radchuk, UkraineTactic of Treatment of Chronic Cancer Pain |
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M.R. Rajagopal, IndiaProject for Educating Medical and Nursing Students on Managing Persistent Pain Through Appropriate Utilization of WHO Ladder Analgesics and Interventional Techniques |
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Brigadier Mohammad Salim, PakistanWorkshops on Palliative Care for Cancer Patients |
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Palanisamy Vijayanand, IndiaEssential Pain Management-Lite (EPM-Lite) |
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Hong Xiao, ChinaA Pain Education Course for Multidisciplinary Primary Practitioners in the Community Hospital of Chengdu |
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