Pain researchers take note!

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is taking applications for two trainee fellowships, with grants of US$50,000-$100,000 for up to two consecutive years.

Application Deadline: May 15, 2012

Information about the two grants, as provided by the IASP:

2012 IASP John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship

• Award: This fellowship offers a stipend of up to US$50,000 per year for 2 consecutive years (up to a total of US$100,000).
• Purpose: Established in 1998 in memory of IASP’s founder, the John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship supports training in various aspects of pain research to a trainee who is in an early stage of his or her career.
• Eligibility: To be considered for this fellowship, mentors and trainees must have been members of IASP for at least one year before applying.

APPLY HERE…

2012 IASP International Trainee Fellowship funded by the Scan|Design Foundation BY INGER & JENS BRUUN

• Award: This fellowship offers a stipend of up to US$50,000 for one year of training.
• Purpose: Established in 2006, this fellowship supports training in pain research.
• Eligibility: To be considered for this fellowship, mentors and trainees must have been members of IASP for at least one year before applying.

APPLY HERE…

Deadline: January 20, 2012

Application are now being taken for the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Early Career Research Grants.

• As many as TEN (10) grants available.
• Up to US$20,000 each.
• To support researchers in the early career stage of pain investigations.

Apply now to be considered for valuable funding that could help you with your research.

Who’s Eligible?

• Awards are available to IASP members
• conducting independent research within six (6) years of their final terminal degree.
• For complete award information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions, visit the IASP website…

If you have any questions, please contact IASP at: IASPdesk@iasp-pain.org

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is now accepting poster abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 14th World Congress on Pain to be held at the Milan Convention Centre, August 27-31, 2012.

Individuals can access the Call for Abstracts and submission guidelines on the Congress website: www.iasp-pain.org/Milan

To be considered, each abstract must be:

• sponsored by an IASP member,
• presented in English – the official language of the Congress, and
• submitted via our online submission system.

Deadline for submission: February 6, 2012

Financial Aid Available!

Financial aid is available to applicants from developing or currency-restricted countries and trainees from developed countries. IASP strongly encourage applicants to submit an abstract to the Congress.

Visit the website for full information, financial aid guidelines and to submit your online application:

www.iasp-pain.org/Milan

An Initiative for Improving Pain Education

Apply now for grant applications for the IASP Developing Countries Project: Initiative for Improving Pain Education.

These educational support grants address the need for essential and improved education about pain and its treatment in developing countries, for members of all health-care disciplines, taking into account specific local needs. Multiple grants are available, each for up to US$10,000.

Who is Eligible?

• Members of IASP for at least one year.
• The principal organizer must be based in a developing country – see the list of eligible countries

Application Deadline: February 15, 2012

Find complete award information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions on the IASP website:

www.iasp-pain.org/Grants/DCProject

As many as seven grants of up to US$20,000 each will support researchers in the early career stage of pain investigations.

Who is Eligible?

• IASP members.
• Within 6 years of having received their final degree.
• Carrying out independent research.
• In addition, applicants should not be recipients of a major official grant funding (such as NIH, EEC or APS)

Application Deadline: January 20, 2012

Find complete award information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions on the IASP website:

www.iasp-pain.org/Grants/EarlyCareer

OK, the problem is visible now. What are we going to do about it?

We’ll be posting the latest films from the project on the blog as they are released. You can also follow DEATH on Facebook(!)

LIFE Before Death: Live Well, Die Better.

One in every ten people alive today will die in severe pain because the cheap medicine they need is derived from opium, perhaps the most controversial and controlled substance on Earth.

LIFE Before Death is a documentary project about the remarkable health professionals battling the sweeping epidemic of pain that threatens to condemn one in every ten of us to an agonizing and shameful death. Their tireless struggle pits them against unfeeling governments, dysfunctional bureaucracies, voracious corporations, over-zealous law enforcement agencies and, above all, the deep-seated attitudes of you and I.

Through the eyes of patients and their families we discover the inherent humanity that empowers the best of us to care for those beyond cure. We uncover hard truths about the torture occurring everyday in hospitals around the world but also of the immense hope that comes from those health care pioneers brave enough to accompany terminal patients on their inevitable journeys to gratifying end-of-life experiences filled with dignity, love and peace. This is a story of living well and dying better, making the most of every moment in our life before death.

Read more at www.LIFEbeforedeath.com

Watch these two powerful teasers of what you can expect from the 50-video series, which include scenes and interviews with Pallium India:

Download the Guide...

The Guide to Pain Management in Low Resource Settings from the IASP Press (International Association for the Study of Pain) is now available as a free download.

The guide is edited by Andreas Kopf and Nilesh B Patel, with multi-specialty, multinational authors.

Download the guide here… (PDF)

Happy reading!

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The editors would value your feedback on the Guide, please take a moment to answer a short survey…

Should it not be?

This was one of the major points discussed during a meeting organized by the International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO) in Amsterdam on 20-21 January 2011, with support from the Open Society Foundations.

Taking part were World leaders from Human Rights Organisations:

• Dr Adriaan van Es – President, IFHHRO
• Professor Cees Flinterman – Member, UN Human Rights Committee
• Diederik Lohman – Human Rights Watch

Dr Kathleen Foley & Dr Liliana De Lima in Amsterdam

and from the Pain and Palliative Care field:

• Dr Kathleen Foley – Memorial Sloane Kettering Institute
• Mary Callaway – Open Society Foundations ["Health Care Without the Pain"]
• Dr Liliana De Lima – IAHPC
• Dr Michael Cousins – IASP

How much of access to pain relief and palliative care can be considered a basic right in the developing world? It would be no use bringing in unrealistic norms which cannot be achieved!

The group unanimously agreed that while the degree of care would be dependent on availability of resources, there would be some minimum standards that any country can and should provide. Like immediate release oral morphine.

The group worked on the draft of a declaration, that should take final shape in the next few weeks.

Please Sign the Declaration of Montréal

The International Association for Study of Pain (IASP) had organized a “Global Pain Summit” on 3 October 2010 at Montreal, Canada. The chairman of Pallium India was a member of its steering committee.

The summit had announced “The Montreal Declaration“, which has now been accepted by the IASP council. Essentially, the document declares access to pain relief as a human right, and spells out the components of that right.

You can view the declaration at the IASP website and sign the declaration either as an individual or on behalf of an organization.

Please support the cause by signing it.

It will take only a minute of your time!

Sir Michael Bond, chairman of the developing countries’ working group of IASP presented the award at the 13th World Congress on Pain in Montréal, Canada. The congress was attended by more than 6,500 delegates.

M'Michèle performs at the Congress Welcome Reception