PAIN AND TRAUMA LEADERSHIP
- Chair: Dominic Aldington
UK - Vice Chair: Clair Jacobs
UK
- Co-Opted Member of the Executive: Yann Quide
AUS - Secretary: Lester Jones
Singapore - Subject Matter Expert: Zoe Cricks
UK
PAIN AND TRAUMA SOCIAL MEDIA
The Pain and Trauma Special Interest Group has issued a resolution condemning torture in any form by IASP members. Read the IASP Declaration on Torture.
Pain and Trauma Mission and Vision
The Pain and Trauma Special Interest Group is a collaborative forum dedicated to the study of pain and trauma and the practice of trauma-informed care.
We foster innovative ideas and information exchange and provide education and support to healthcare professionals and organizations.
We advocate for the inclusion of individuals with lived experiences of pain and trauma in research and treatment development.
In particular, we advocate for individuals suffering from pain due to torture, organized violence, and war, endeavoring to ensure their voices are heard, and their needs are addressed.
Pain and Trauma Initiatives
Pain After Traumatic Amputation (PATA) - A Global IASP Initiative
The IASP Pain and Trauma Special Interest Group launched an initiative to address management of pain in individuals (combatants or civilians) who have undergone an amputation due to trauma. The Pain and Trauma SIG are in the process of forming an interdisciplinary global network to connect interested clinicians and researchers and to work towards specific aims to develop research and improve patient care.
Pain and Trauma Resources:
For Survivors of Torture and Organised Violence
- Clinical Update in Pain Reports. Pain from torture: assessment and management
Amris K, Jones LE, Williams ACdeC Pain Reports 2019;4(6)e794 - Research Handbook on Torture: Legal and medical perspectives on prohibition and prevention
Amris K, Jones LE, Williams ACdeC. Chapter 24: Treating pain after torture. In Evans MD, Modvig J (editors),Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2020, pp538-560. - When your patient is a survivor of torture
Haoussou K. BMJ 2016; 355 :i5019
For Military Veterans
- Comorbid chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder in UK veterans: a lot of theory but not enough evidence
Morgan L, Aldington D British Journal of Pain 2020 Nov;14(4):256–62. - Pain and psychological outcomes among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with chronic Pain and PTSD: ESCAPE Trial longitudinal results
Bair MJ, Outcalt SD, Ang D, Wu J, Yu Z Pain Medicine 2020 Nov 7;21(7):1369–76. - Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: observational evaluation
Oliva EM, Bowe T, Manhapra A, Kertesz S, Hah JM, Henderson P, et al BMJ 2020 Mar 4;368:m283.