Pain in Older Persons

The Pain in Older Persons Special Interest Group 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.

Pain in Older Persons Award Recipients

The Pain in Older Person’s SIG announces Stefan Lautenbacher, PhD as the recipient of the Pain in Older Persons 2022 Distinguished Contribution Award. This award recognizes the contribution of an IASP member who has conducted and promoted a program of research, which has enhanced the science and practice of pain in older persons.

 

The Pain in Older Person’s SIG announces Ellen L. Terry, PhD as the recipient of the Pain in Older Persons 2022 Junior Investigator Award. This award recognizes the contributions of a junior investigator, whose scientific work has enhanced the science and practice of pain in older persons.

2022 World Congress on Pain Outstanding Poster Awardees

The Pain in Older Persons SIG recognizes Dr Laura Petrini (Denmark) and Dr Sean Rundell (USA) for winning the 2022 IASP World Congress SIG Poster Prize.

Award Opportunities