Pain in Older Persons
The SIG on Pain in Older Persons 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.
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Upcoming Meeting(s):
- SIG Business Meeting
30 June 2021 - [12:45 - 13:45]
World Congress on Pain | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Follow the steps below to access the Pain in Older Persons SIG online discussion forum, Groupsite:
- Login into your IASP account
- Click on "My Account"
- Scroll down to "My Group Memberships"
- Click on your listed SIG - "Pain in Older Persons"
IASP members can use the Online Membership Directory to locate contact information for the SIG officers.
Members of the general public should contact IASP at iaspdesk@iasp-pain.org with inquiries about the SIG.
Officers [Term 2018-2020]
Chair: Keela Herr (USA)
Vice Chair: Benny Katz (Australia)
Treasurer: Miriam Kunz (Netherlands)
Secretary: N/A
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