Background & Aims
“Where on Earth is Issaquah, Washington?” was the question of several international delegates who flew into Seattle-Tacoma Airport in late May of 1973. Providence Heights Conference Center in Issaquah, a town about 20 miles east of Seattle, was the location chosen for a unique week-long conference. The meeting was the International Symposium on Pain held on 21-26 May 1973. It was the brainchild of Professor John Bonica, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington in Seattle and author of the groundbreaking book, The Management of Pain.
It was also just eight years after the publication of the gate control theory of pain by Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall, and much more attention was being paid to both chronic and acute pain than ever before.
Methods
IASP provides grant, award, prize and fellowship opportunities for trainees, researchers, and clinicians that support basic and clinical research and students and education in developing countries.
Results
The International Association on the Study of Pain (IASP) is the leading global organization supporting the study and practice of pain and pain relief. IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, health care providers, and policymakers from around the world in pursuit of their mission to bring relief to those who are in pain. Their contributions are being monitored time to time & quite obvious that IASP contribution towards the pain relief in developing countries are remarkable.
Conclusions
As an IASP fellow, my experience was great in terms of learnings, knowing different cultures and making new friends. Always thankful to IASP.
References
IASP website
Presenting Author
Mohammad Zunaid
Poster Authors
Dr. Mohammad Zunaid
MBBS, BCS, MD, IASP-Fellow
Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lead Author
Topics
- Education