Pain Assessment and Measurements Resources
Learn More About Pain Assessment and Measurements
Pain assessment and measurement is critical for compassionate, effective, and ethical healthcare delivery, benefiting patients, healthcare providers, and the healthcare system as a whole. For more information about pain assessment and measurements, the International Association for the Study of Pain offers a variety of resources, such as factsheets, webinars, journal articles, and resources relevant to people living with pain conditions.
Meet the Pain Assessment and Measurements Expert
Meet Professor Dr. Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede is a retired professor of neurophysiology at the Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN) and active pain researcher at the Central Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) of Heidelberg University in Germany and former president of the International Association for the Study of Pain. IASP wishes to thank Professor Dr. Treede for volunteering his time and expertise helping to curate the content for this topic page.
IASP IS MAKING AN IMPACT
IASP is Making an Impact on Pain Assessment and Measurements
The International Association for the Study of Pain has dedicated several Global Year campaigns to special aspects of pain that directly relate to the topic of pain assessment and measurements. They include:
- Global Year for the Prevention of Pain
- Global Year for Neuropathic Pain
- Global Year for Pain in Older People
IASP SIGs making an impact on the study of pain assessment and measurements include the Neuropathic Pain SIG, which advances the understanding of mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment of pain due to lesions or diseases of the somatosensory nervous system. The IASP Global Advocacy Working Group promotes the use of the ICD-11 codes (International Classification of Diseases) together with the ICF classification (International Classification of Functioning) in pain diagnosis, pain management, clinical trials, and research.