Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice
Global Year focuses on a special aspect of pain and to increase awareness within the pain community and beyond. The aim of the 2022 Global Year is to increase awareness of pain knowledge and how it can benefit those living with pain. The 2022 Global Year will provide fact sheets and webinars, news and publications, and workshops and events at World Congress to help lead to improved patient outcomes.
Letter from the President
IASP's 2022 Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice
IASP has named 2022 the Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice. The goal of the Global Year advocacy campaign is to, each year, focus on a special aspect of pain and to increase awareness within the pain community and beyond. The aim of this year’s campaign is to increase the awareness of clinicians, scientists and the public of our accumulating pain knowledge and of how this may be used for the benefit of those living with pain.
Featured Resources
Global Year Aim and Objectives
Read more about the 2022 Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice aim and objectives.
Welcome Letter from the Global Year Co-Chairs
Read a letter from the co-chairs of this year's global year campaign, Dr. Dib-Hajj and Prof. Dr. Rittner.
An Interview with the Global Year Co-Chairs
Watch an interview and learn more about the co-chairs of the 2022 Global Year for Translating Knowledge to Practice.
Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities of Translating Research into Practice in Low-Income Settings
Listen to a special Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge into Practice conversation with Romy Parker and Saurab Sharma.
GLOBAL YEAR PERSPECTIVES
Global Year News and
Perspectives
The following section includes news and perspectives related to the 2022 Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice.
Global Year Fact Sheets
Global Year Fact Sheets
Download fact sheets prepared by top experts on various aspects of translating pain knowledge to practice. These fact sheets are also available in several languages to download. IASP is grateful to the scientists and clinicians who wrote and reviewed the fact sheets.
Webinar Series
2022 Global Year Webinar Series
As part of its 2022 Global Year, IASP is offering a webinar series related to translating pain knowledge to practice. All webinars are free for the public.
Global Year Volunteers
Global Year Task Force
Meet the multidisciplinary team of IASP volunteers that oversees aspects of the Global Year for Translating Knowledge to Practice.
Media kit AND PREVIOUS GLOBAL YEARS
Media Kit
The Media Kit includes shareable graphics for social media to help spread the word about the 2022 Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice.
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Previous Global Years
Access previous global year campaigns and relevant fact sheets, interviews, and more resources.