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Dr. Langevin presents “Put the Brain and Body Back Together in Pain Research” at the 2019 Scientific Meeting.

Dr. Koroshetz presents “NIH Calling Pain Investigators to Join HEAL Initiative Research” at the 2019 Scientific Meeting.

Dr. Moron-Concepcion presents “Targeting Emotional Aspects of Pain Could Reduce Opioid Dependency” at the 2019 Scientific Meeting.

Dr. Price, APS Board member, and Dr. Mogil, Narcessian award recipient, discuss differences in biological pain pathways between men and women and the pain-relieving drugs used to treat them.

Dr. Maixner, APS President, discusses advances in understanding underlying pain mechanisms with Oncology Times.

The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction is an interdisciplinary organization that holds a conference every November, and is holding this year’s conference in Boston on November 7-9th.

Dr. Pasternak was an APS member for over two decades, a frequent attendee and esteemed speaker at APS Scientific Meetings, and most recently was awarded the 2019 Frederick W.L. Kerr Basic Science Research Award for his excellence and achievement in pain scholarship.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting public comments to help inform the deliberations of a new consensus study committee.

In early April, the Center for Practical Bioethics, along with many members of Dr. Payne’s family, will celebrate his life at a special gathering in Kansas City. Dr. Payne was a member for nearly four decades, served the Society as President from 2003-2004, held numerous committee appointments throughout the years, and received the Distinguished Service Award in 1988.

APS is pleased to grant Young Investigator Travel Awards to 60 trainees to attend this meeting. These individuals will present their research during designated poster sessions.

The Pain and Disparities SIG of the American Pain Society is pleased to announce the 2019 Early Career Investigator Poster Award that will take place at the Scientific Meeting!

After many years and a burgeoning opioid prescription and abuse crisis, it’s still not clear whether opioids are truly effective for managing long term non-cancer pain conditions.

The briefing will be held in cooperation with the Congressional Addition, Treatment and Recovery Caucus and take place Wednesday, February 27, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM in Washington, DC.

Dr. Katrina Poppert Cordts and colleagues developed and tested a model of parental factors that may affect the pain and psychological functioning of children with chronic pain.

This announcement from the NIH highlights a recent study compiling 20 years of data on pain and opioid use in the US.

BACPAC is part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative for which Congress has provided NIH with a separate funding allocation in 2018 and 2019.

The VA/DOD SIG of the American Pain Society is pleased to announce the 2019 Junior Investigator/Early CareerPoster Award!

Congressional briefing “Opportunities and Challenges in Cannabinoid Research” will be held Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Sponsored by The Friends of NIDA in cooperation with The Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recover Caucus.

APS Members and Basic Science SIG Chairs Dr. Alfonso Romero-Sandoval and Dr. Sarah Ross invite you to attend the Basic Science Dinner at the Scientific Meeting in Milwaukee.