IASP: PAIN, November 2017

IASP Council Adopts Task Force Recommendation for Third Mechanistic Descriptor of Pain
The term “nociplastic pain” aims to temper ambiguity in perceptions of pain.

IASP Day at FEDELAT Congress Extends Latin America Outreach
Meeting in Bolivia brings World Congress sessions to doorstep of those for whom travel is a challenge.

“Drawings of My Pain” Exhibition in Portugal Calls Attention to Childhood Pain
Exhibition to travel to Portuguese hospitals in 2018 to promote comprehensive pain management in children and adolescents.

Colombia Congress Focuses on Pain After Surgery, Use and Abuse of Opioids
Participants in 26th Congress addressed a wide range of topics in Bogota in September.

Three IASP-Affiliated Pain Schools Seek Applicants
The North American Pain School (Canada) opens its applications process on December 15 for its 2018 classes. The European Pain School (Italy) will accept applications on November 20. And the International Pain Summer School in South America (Chile) closes its application process on November 30. These pain schools are unique educational and networking experiences for the next generation of basic science and clinical pain researchers.

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Special early registration is now open, and discounts are available for IASP members. Register today!

Call for Topical Workshops Coming Soon
Topical workshops are opportunities to learn the latest approaches to pain management and care. Any IASP member may propose a workshop. Choose from several new workshop formats. Here’s how to submit your proposal.

Apply Now for an Award to Attend the World Congress
IASP honours select young investigators and delegates from developing countries with awards to recognize the independent scholarship and excellence in the field of pain. Each award includes free registration and travel expenses. Recipients must be IASP members. Submit your application by December 15.

Submit Your Proposal for a Satellite Symposium
Satellite symposia allow in-depth multidisciplinary presentations and discussions on specific areas of research or educational topics. Any IASP member may propose a symposium.

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 articles in the November issue of PAIN 

Observe to get pain relief: current evidence and potential mechanisms of socially learned pain modulation

Defining chronic pain in epidemiological studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Fully implantable, battery-free wireless optoelectronic devices for spinal optogenetics

Peripheral oxytocin receptors inhibit the nociceptive input signal to spinal dorsal horn wide-dynamic-range neurons 

Autonomic responses to tonic pain are more closely related to stimulus intensity than to pain intensity

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Highlights from the November-December PAIN Reports

Effect of bupivacaine lozenges on oral mucositis pain: a randomized controlled multicenter phase II study

Mice with cancer-induced bone pain show a marked decline in day/night activity

Pediatric chronic pain programs: current and ideal practice

PAIN: Clinical Updates — Persistent postsurgical pain in children and young people: prediction, prevention, and management 

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Download the Fact Sheets for the 2017 Global Year Against Pain After Surgery. Translations of these Fact Sheets are available in Arabic, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai.

The British Journal of Pain has devoted special coverage to pain after surgery, with free access to these articles through the end of the year.

Follow the #GYSurgery conversation!

A Flatworm to the Rescue
Noxious heat avoidance in planarians linked to activation of TRPA1 by reactive oxygen species

Nocebo Effects and Pain: What’s the Cost?
“Expensive” inert treatment produces greater nocebo hyperalgesia than “cheap” version

A Chemogenetic Approach to Alleviating Neuropathic Pain
Activation of an engineered ion channel silences sensory neurons, reverses allodynia in mice

Catching Up With the 2017 North American Pain School Visiting Faculty: A Conversation With John Farrar

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 Pain Research News, Insights, and Ideas

Kids In Pain
Research is showing how kids hurt—and how to help.

Pain 101: Looking to the Brain to Understand Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain Conditions
The idea of “FM-ness” is helping doctors to diagnose patients and come up with effective treatment strategies.

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Don’t miss these opportunities to network with your colleagues at the following meetings. Join the conversation and receive special registration rates as a SIG member. Learn more about IASP SIGs and sign up today. View all upcoming SIG meetings.

Pain and Placebo SIG
Register for the Placebo Symposium 2017, November 17-18, in Sydney, Australia, held in conjunction with the University of Sydney.

Non-Human Pain SIG
Register for the 2017 Pain in Animals Workshop, November 29-30, in Bethesda, Md., USA. (Note: The SIG on Pain and Pain Management in Non-Human Species has been renamed the Non-Human Pain SIG.)