Pain Exchange

Oftentimes, pre-conference events offered for large meetings such as the 2026 World Congress on Pain are a series of lectures, provided at an extra cost and not designed for mass audience participation. Our guests for this episode, Marie-Eve Hoeppli and Saül Pascual-Diaz set out to change that with the advent of Painhack, a two-day hackathon-based event that aims to foster interdisciplinary collab...

Bringing together more than 5,000 pain professionals, the IASP World Congress on Pain will be held this coming October in the vibrant city of Bangkok, Thailand. The event is the largest gathering of pain professionals in the world, hosting scientists, clinicians, healthcare providers, and advocates across disciplines to discuss the cutting edge of pain science. Ranging from plenary lectures to top...

Every two years, at the World Congress on Pain, IASP welcomes a new organization President, elected by our members. This year, we are excited to welcome in Dr. Mary Sum Cardosa, a consultant pain specialist who has served for more than 30 years in the Ministry of Health in Malaysia, to fill this role. In this episode of Pain Exchange, our host Dr. Renee Chasse speaks with Mary about her many accom...

This past year, the availability of artificial intelligence technology within the healthcare industry has increased exponentially, and the field of pain is certainly feeling its effects. In this episode of Pain Exchange, our host Dr. Renee Chasse speaks with bioethicist, Dr. Daniel Buchman, and dedicated patient advocate, Joletta Belton, about various ways artificial intelligence is making an impa...

Every year, the International Association for the Study of Pain chooses a particular aspect of pain to bring awareness to, in the form of a Global Year campaign. In 2026, the association's current president, Dr. Andrew Rice, has chosen the field of neuropathic pain. In this episode of Pain Exchange, our host Dr. Renee Chasse speaks with Dr. Rice, as well as Global Year co-chairs, Drs. Angelika Lam...

As a global organization serving many different types of pain professionals, IASP strives to help its members build community. IASP Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are networks of members dedicated to specific topics or interests within the study of pain. Through 24 SIGs members share experiences, discussions, and developments that directly impact their practice or research. In this episode of Pain...

In this episode of Pain Exchange, join our host and IASP's Publications Manager/Editorial Assistant for PAIN, Dr. Renee Chasse, as she speaks with Drs. Jane Ballantyne and Kathleen Sluka, about the past 50 years of pain research in the journal PAIN. From a new article type, to tributes to the past Editors-in-Chief of the journal, and a custom painting from a former Section Editor adorning the cove...

In this episode of Pain Exchange, our host, Dr. Renee Chasse, is joined by IASP's Manager of Global Programs and Communications, Javier Ubrí, to speak about the organization's current Global Year theme: Pain Management, Education and Research in Low- and Middle-Income Settings. Each year, the organization's Global Year campaign focuses on a special aspect of pain to increase awareness within the p...

In this episode of Pain Exchange, our host and IASP's Publications Manager/Editorial Assistant for PAIN , Dr. Renee Chasse, speaks with Dr. Karen Davis, Editor-in-Chief of PAIN , about the 2025 supplemental issue highlighting the 50th Anniversary of the journal. In this commemorative supplement, Karen decided to forgo looking into the past 50 years and, instead, look ahead at the next 50 years of...

In observance of #PainAwarenessMonth, this inaugural episode of Pain Exchange follows IASP's Publications Manager, Dr. Renee Chasse, as she speaks with Jonathan Kartt, the CEO of the Lipedema Foundation, about the disease and the Foundation's work in spreading awareness about lipedema. Lipedema is a chronic medical condition, primarily affecting women, characterized by symmetric, often painful, bu...