Each IASP Global Year focuses on a specific aspect of pain to increase awareness within the pain community and beyond. The 2026 Global Year will examine neuropathic pain by increasing awareness about the topic, broadening understanding of the impact it has on the people experiencing it, featuring the progress being made in its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, highlighting efforts that deepen our understanding of it, and emphasizing the need for continued, rigorous, trustworthy, and impactful research on it.
The 2026 IASP Global Year
Introduction to the IASP 2026 Global Year from IASP President Andrew Rice
Discover why President Rice chose Neuropathic Pain for the 2026 Global Year theme.
Meet the Task Force
Meet the multidisciplinary and international team of IASP volunteers overseeing the 2026 Global Year about Neuropathic Pain.
Aims and Objectives
The IASP 2026 Global Year will explore neuropathic pain and its impact on millions of people worldwide, including challenges and best practices in its diagnosis and treatment, and the significant disability and reduced quality of life it can cause.
The 2026 Global Year on Neuropathic Pain presents an opportunity to reflect on what we currently know, examine the strengths and limitations of available treatments and gaps in knowledge, and consider priorities for future research and potential therapies. In particular, we will focus on (1) optimizing rigorous pre-clinical and clinical research to expand the available scientific evidence and (2) encouraging research that rigorously explores the potential for precision medicine for neuropathic pain.
Outputs for the 2026 IASP Global Year
Outputs will include Fact Sheets and webinars or videos. Relevant research papers in PAIN and PAIN Reports will be highlighted.
Our 2026 Global Year goals are to, in collaboration with our Federations and Chapters:
- Raise global awareness about neuropathic pain and its impact on individuals and communities by providing evidence-based educational resources to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public
- Encourage the use of rigorous research methodologies and cross-disciplinary collaborations to advance our understanding of neuropathic pain and the potential for improved treatment, including precision medicine
- Promote policy initiatives and advocacy efforts to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropathic pain worldwide
Global Year Fact Sheets
Download fact sheets prepared by top experts. IASP is grateful to the scientists and clinicians who wrote and reviewed the fact sheets.
Global Year Webinars
You can find all of the 2026 Global Year webinars on PERC as they are released.
Additional Resources
PAIN IASP 2026 Global Year Global Collection
Read relevant articles from PAIN about neuropathic pain.
PAIN Reports Global Year Collection
Find articles related to this and other Global Years in Pain Reports.
2026 Global Year Press Release
Read the press release announcing the 2026 Global Year.
Join the Global Year Conversation
Use #GlobalYear2026 on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram to be part of the conversation.
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Previous Global Years
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