Pain Research, Education & Policy

Global Year Against Acute Pain

January 30, 2011

by Pamela Katz Ressler, RN, BSN, HN-BC, MS-PREP graduate student and PREP-AIRED blog moderator and administrator

Anticipate, Assess, Alleviate     

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is the leading professional forum for science, practice and education in the study of pain.  Each year  the IASP focuses on an area of importance in the field of pain management.  This year’s focus is acute pain, with 2010-2011 being designated as the Global Year Against Acute Pain by the IASP.  Acute pain is the most frequent reason why patients visit an emergency department.  Unfortunately, inadequate acute pain control is common.  If uncontrolled or inadequately controlled, acute pain can result in increased health care costs due to longer hospital stays and a higher liklihood of the development of chronic pain.  By raising awareness of acute pain as a significant health care issue,  the IASP hopes to lessen the gap between acute pain knowledge and research and current clinical practice.  

Click here  to access resources and information about acute pain mangement and how to become involved in the IASP Global Year Against Acute Pain.

Entry Filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: Acute pain, Chronic Pain, IASP, Pain, Pain Education, Pain Policy, Pain Research.