IASP Pain Research Forum Podcasts

Spotlight episode is Part 2 of Sodium Channels and the Making of a Field featuring Dr. Stephen Waxman Bridget Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology at Yale University. Dr. Waxman trained with J.Z. Young and Patrick Wall at University College London. He founded Yale's Neuroscience & Regeneration Research Center and has been its director since 1988.  Prior to Yale, he held f...

The first interview in the PRF Spotlight Series: Voices Shaping Pain Science features Dr. Michael Gold, PhD delving deep in to discussion of the history and future of sodium channels. From the identification of sodium channels as drivers of nociceptor excitability to the emergence of NaVs as therapeutic targets, this conversation bridges the history of pain research with the future of mechanism-ba...

During the 2024 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program .   In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF correspondent Rima El-Sayed spoke with scientist and patient partner Alice Wagenaar-Tison, PhD candidate at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.   During their wide-ranging conversation, Wagenaar detailed her experi...

Editor's note: This article is part of PRF's featured content series " Investigating Virtual Reality for Pain Management: Past, Present, and Future ," which has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from the  MAYDAY Fund .  Over the past two decades, the technology supporting virtual reality (VR) has significantly advanced, and its utility in healthcare settings has advanced along with it....

On this episode of The Pain Beat, Adam Dourson moderates a discussion about the role of the immune system in pain – what we know currently and ideas about how the immune system can be a target for new strategies to treat chronic pain. Podcast participants include: Geffroy Laumet, PhD, Michigan State University, US Luda Diachenko, PhD, McGill University, CA Thiago Cunha, PhD, University of Sao Paol...

On this episode of The Pain Beat, Ewan St John Smith hosted fellow scientists and clinicians with expertise in visceral pain, including Federica La Russa - a scientist who also brought the patient perspective. The participants belong to the ADVANTAGE Consortium led by Geoff Woods, University of Cambridge, UK.    The discussion covered psychological and clinical perspectives on the experience of vi...

Editor's note: During the  2023 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2023 Correspondents program .   As we hear from our 2024 NAPS Correspondents, we're taking a look back at some highlights of NAPS 2023 and some of the people who made them possible.   In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF Correspondent Lindsay Ejoh spoke with Frank Porreca –...

During the 2024 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program .   In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF Correspondent Jamie Moffa spoke with   Jessica Merlin – a clinical pain researcher focusing on the intersection of chronic pain and opioid misuse/use disorder across populations and settings.   During their wide-ranging c...

During the 2024 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program .   In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF Correspondent Marimée Godbout-Parent spoke with   Melanie Noel – a child health and wellness researcher specializing in psychological mechanisms involved in pediatric pain.   During their wide-ranging conversation, Noel d...

During the  2024 North American Pain School  (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the  PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program . In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF Correspondent Madelene Ho spoke with Calia Torres  – a passionate pain researcher and  former NAPSter . In their thought-provoking conversation, Torres discussed her academic background, her transition from the role of t...

Editor's note: During the  International Symposium on Pediatric Pain 2023  (ISPP), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-ISPP 2023 Correspondents Program – made possible by generous contributions from  Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP)  and the  Centre for Pediatric Pain Research (CPPR) . As we prepare for  ISPP 2025 – taking place 17-20 June 2025 in Glasgow, UK – we're taking a look back...

Editor's note: During the  2023 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2023 Correspondents program .   As we prepare to hear from our 2024 NAPS Correspondents, we're taking a look back at some highlights of NAPS 2023 and some of the people who made them possible.   In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF correspondent Taylor ­­­Yeater spoke with...

Editor's note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50 th Anniversary , culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain . To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who h...

Editor's note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50 th Anniversary , culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain . To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who h...

Editor's note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50th Anniversary , culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain . To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who ha...

On 23 August 2023, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity published the article, " Beyond Biopsychosocial: The Keystone Mechanism Theory of Pain ." In this article, researchers from the United Kingdom and Germany propose the keystone model of pain, which offers a practical balance between the expansive biopsychosocial model of pain and other reductive approaches by providing advantages for the transition f...

This episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast highlights an emerging resource for adults and youths with the lived experience of pain called the Power Over Pain Portal . The Power Over Pain Portal works toward improving access to chronic pain care by providing access to free resources in a "one-stop shop," including articles, videos, podcasts, courses, workshops, peer support, and even 24/7 one-on-one coun...

This 16 th episode of The Pain Beat highlights the work of a vibrant consortium of pain researchers working on a project known as Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS). A2CPS is focused on the identification of biomarkers to predict which patients will transition from acute to chronic pain, and which patients living with chronic pain can improve their quality of life with management ( see relat...

Editor's note:  The  North American Pain School  (NAPS) took place 19-24 June 2022, in Montebello, Québec City, Canada. NAPS – an educational initiative of the  International Association for the Study of Pain  (IASP) and  Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks  (ACTTION), and presented by the  Quebec Pain Research Network  (QPRN)...

This 15 th episode of The Pain Beat is the third and final of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here , PRF related news story here , part on...

Editor's note: For the past 21 years, September has been declared Pain Awareness Month in the United States. During this time, we reflect on the global burden of pain and assess ways to increase engagement, awareness, and advocacy regarding this issue. While September has concluded, we should continue to engage in these vital practices! For a unique perspective on the challenges of raising pain aw...

This 14 th episode of The Pain Beat is the second of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here , PRF related news story here , and part one of...

This 13 th episode of The Pain Beat is the first of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here , and PRF related news story here ). In this epis...

Editor's note: On 2 August 2022, JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association) published the article, " Effect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial ." This trial, which included 276 participants, sought to estimate the effect of a sensorimotor retraining intervention (RESOLVE) on pain intensity in people wi...

Senior Manager's note: Sarah D'Angelo is a passionate advocate for patient education and increasing empathy among caretakers, care providers, and the general public for chronic pain. She uses her skills as an artist, writer, and scientist as a way to bring visibility to the invisible and complex processes of pain. As a pain patient herself, she has first-hand experience with the difficulties of de...