This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is from the 4th and final entry in our essay series on the past Editors-in-Chief of PAIN. Here we see Frank Keefe with his upright bass. Learn more about Keefe’s fascinating life and career in Williams et al. bit.ly/4ntoMHz

IASP connects pain professionals across 100+ countries, creating opportunities for collaboration. That collective spirit is what makes the World Congress on Pain the world’s largest and most impactful gathering of pain professionals. bit.ly/4nfC5eo #PainAwarenessMonth #IASP26

Counting the days to @iasp.bsky.social’s World Congress on Pain 2026 in Bangkok? Make the wait easier by revisiting #PAIN’s collection of articles from the 2024 plenary speakers bit.ly/3K7OuT6 #PAIN#PainAwarenessMonth

My smile (notably at 1 AM CEST 😅) says it all: I had loads of fun co-organizing and moderating this ECR event hosted by @iasp.bsky.social Early Career Network #IASPECN! 🥰 Thanks to IASP, my co-moderators, and all participants - I’m sure we sparked some new global connections! 🌎 #ECR #Networking

Are you planning on a project collaborating between international basic, translational, and clinical scientists? Apply for the @iasp.bsky.social’s Collaborative Research Grant! Find more information and how to apply here bit.ly/46gTkoc #PRF

Are you planning on a project collaborating between international basic, translational, and clinical scientists? Apply for the @IASPpain’s Collaborative Research Grant! Find more information and how to apply here bit.ly/46gTkoc

Introducing Pain Exchange! IASP’s new monthly podcast highlighting global innovations in pain research, showcasing IASP’s impact in the field, and amplifying the voices of our diverse membership.  Listen to the first episode now wherever you listen to great podcasts. bit.ly/48m8sDs

Last week’s #IASP ECN Digital Networking Event brought together Early Career Researchers from Brazil to the Philippines, Turkey to Australia, the US to India. Huge thanks to all participants, moderators & the Communication Committee for making it a success. #Networking #PainResearch

As #PainAwarenessMonth concludes, IASP celebrates the Global Pain Community. Through 98 Chapters, 4 Federations, and 5,000+ members, IASP is proud to advance pain research, education & care worldwide. Be a part of IASP: bit.ly/4pC7E3N#PainAwarenessMonth#PainAwarenessMonth

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image comes from Suñol et al.’s study of resilience in juvenile fibromyalgia. Clusters represent global connectivity increases in the JFM subgroup; psych term associations visualized via wordcloud. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/46FWeF4

Have you attended an IASP Pain Camp? Learn about IASP's global network of Pain Camps and how you can support these important opportunities for tomorrow’s leaders. bit.ly/4mMMCgG #PainAwarenessMonth

Become a member of the Global Alliance of Partners for Pain Advocacy (GAPPA) for free!~GAPPA brings patients and pain advocates together with clinicians and researchers to create better outcomes in pain. Learn More and Join: bit.ly/4nufWIZ

Today’s Early Career Digital Networking event is almost full. Register for the 6:00PM EST session now to take part in this fun, interactive, online networking event during our week of highlighting the next generation of pain professionals for #painawarenessmonth.

This week for Pain Awareness Month, IASP will focus on the next generation of pain professionals. Reflect on what it means to prepare today’s trainees and early career members to be tomorrow’s leaders: bit.ly/41LdsxE #painawarenessmonth

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Medina et al. depict the setup of their high frequency stimulation experiment. They found that find that immersive nature virtual reality reduces the development and spread of mechanical hyperalgesia. Learn more at bit.ly/3HnqEBC

This #PainAwarenessMonth, we’re celebrating 50 years of #PAIN. Here's a rare glimpse of some recent print issues in EiC @karenddavis.bsky.social's office. Can any of our subscribers beat this collection?

Throughout 2025, #PAIN has been publishing a series of essays recognizing past Editors-in-Chief in celebration of our 50th year of publication. Learn about the founding editors as the journal continues this special 50th anniversary series. bit.ly/4mrI2Vd#PAIN#PainAwarenessMonth

🚀 Less than one week to go! 🤩 We, the @iasp.bsky.social Early Career Network (ECN) Communication Committee, are hosting a Digital Networking Event on Sept 16, 2025. 💻 👉 Session 1 is almost full – save your spot now or join Session 2! 🤗 Let‘s connect with peers worldwide! 🌍✨ #IASP #IASPECN #ECR

Register for the 29 October webinar, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Provision. This webinar explores what kind of AI tools are in development, where the field might be moving, and the ethical implications of usage of such tools. bit.ly/47nk2hj

The 50th anniversary of PAIN essay series highlights the life and work of past Editors-in-Chief—the first three are available for free right now for #PainAwarnessMonth! bit.ly/46mpCiT

Recent work presented at #NeuPSIG2025

This #PainAwanressMonth, celebrate PAIN’s 50th anniversary with us in recognition of its impact on pain research and management around the world. bit.ly/466vb3W

Presenting my poster today at #NeuPSIG2025 Come to chat with me to learn more about the predictors of neuropathic pain medication prescribing and persistence in Scotland. #painresearch #neuropathicpain

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image comes from Donna Hammond’s new essay on the life and work of Allan Basbaum. Here we see Allan flanked by close collaborators Howard Fields, Gail Martin, and David Julius. Learn more at bit.ly/4leGMmQ 

Excited to connect with the neuropathic pain community at #NeuPSIG2025! 👩‍🔬 @sophiepezet.bsky.social presents a workshop with Yves De Koninck, Feng Wang & Pascal Fossat on how functional ultrasound reveals spinal & trigeminal processing. 📅 Thu, Sep 4 | 10:45 #fUS #ultrasound #PainResearch #PhysMed

Great to have organized a workshop on “Sensory neuron cartography” Thanks #NeuPSIG2025 ! Looking forward to the next few days!

Take a closer look at the 2025 Global Year about Pain Management, Research, and Education in Low- and Middle-Income Settings as we observe #painawarenessmonth this September. bit.ly/46dmplC

Register for the 16 September Digital Networking Event hosted by the Early Career Network. Join us for a fun online networking event where you will grow your international network in a relaxed, supportive environment. Session One: bit.ly/4lI6sZv Session Two: bit.ly/4geEB21

Do you love sensory neurons, neuropathy, and fun omics? Because we have (pilot) human DRG spatial proteomics to share! Come check out our poster in Berlin this week #NeuPSIG2025 #PainResearch @chrhsu.bsky.social @stephanie-shiers.bsky.social @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social @maccoss.bsky.social

#painawarenessmonth topics: - 1-6 Sept: Pain Management, Research, and Education in Low- and Middle-Income Settings - 7-13 Sept: 50th Anniversary of the Journal PAIN - 14-20 Sept: Training the Next Generation of Pain Professionals - 21-30 Sept: The Global Pain Community bit.ly/41pzBkW

September is Pain Awareness Month, a global campaign to help spread awareness of issues related to pain and pain management. Join IASP in bringing awareness to Pain: bit.ly/41pzBkW #painawarenessmonth, #painisreal

What better way to get excited for #NeuPSIG2025 than a @utdpaincenter.bsky.social test run of our Machine Learning Workshop? #PainResearch

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image depicts topographies of the 5 microstate classes that best explained the data from Jaltare et al.’s study. Learn more at bit.ly/45M6w4z

Register for the 16 September Digital Networking Event hosted by the Early Career Network. Join us for a fun online networking event where you will grow your international network in a relaxed, supportive environment. Session One: http://bit.ly/4lI6sZv Session Two: http://bit.ly/4geEB21

Throughout 2025, the journal PAIN has been publishing a series of essays recognizing past editors-in-chief in celebration of 50 years of publication. Learn about the founding editors as the journal continues this special 50th anniversary series. bit.ly/4mrI2Vd #PAIN50

Webinar – 8 September Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Exploratory Human Research Register: bit.ly/478tBk2 ML/AI approaches are currently redrawing statistics, as they demonstrate an ability to separate complex data finding unpredicted patterns. #PainEducation

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Shi et al. depict the multilevel mechanisms of tFUS neuromodulation: altering connectivity between pain regions, boosting blood flow, reducing neuroinflammation, modulating ion channels, reshaping synaptic plasticity bit.ly/45mXKtf

Dr. Annina Schmid will present their plenary lecture, Entrapment Neuropathies: Integrating Discoveries From Bench and Bedside at #NeuPSIG2025 on 6 September in Berlin. Watch Annina introduce her lecture, and register today. bit.ly/4ltqbvM

IASP Pain Camps are multidisciplinary residential educational events aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of the next generation of healthcare professionals. Discover IASP's global network of Pain Camps and learn how you can support these valuable opportunities. bit.ly/45Br0gf  

The submission period for 2026 #WorldCongressOnPain Topical Workshops is open through 15 Oct 2025. Share your work with the international pain community and shape how we think about pain management for years to come. bit.ly/4fxTqMs#WorldCongressOnPain#IASP2026 #PainEducation

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image from Seefried et al. shows examples of double staining with primary ab and FMS serum. Note high degree of FMS serum binding to NF200, IB4, CGRP, and PV positive neurons, lack of overlap with TRPV1 positive small neurons bit.ly/4kF6Siv

The 2025 North American Pain School gathered 29 early-career scientists with global experts for a week of mentorship, collaboration & cultural exchange in Montebello, Quebec. IASP proudly supports NAPS and our full network of Pain Schools & Camps. Learn More: bit.ly/3Ujg1CL #NAPS2025

The submission period to submit Topical Workshops for the 2026 World Congress on Pain begins 15 Aug. Join the IASP Early Career Network for a free webinar this Wednesday, 13 Aug to help prepare your Topical Workshop submission. bit.ly/41ruiRK

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image depicts the cryo-EM structure determination of the human TRPA1/LY3526318 complex. Broad et al. found that LY3526318 blocked TRPA1 in vitro and in vivo and was safe and well tolerated in phase 1 clinical studies bit.ly/4kNYFZF

IASP’s 2025 Global Year fact sheets highlight practical, evidence-based strategies to improve pain care in low-resource settings. They focus on education, research, and service delivery in LMICs. Access the full set: bit.ly/45fKuH0 #GlobalYear2025

Planning to submit a Topical Workshop for IASP 2026? Join our free webinar on 13 Aug for tips from the Scientific Program Committee. Learn what makes a proposal stand out and how to strengthen yours. Register: bit.ly/4l8gjr5 #IASP #IASP2026 #PainResearch #PainEducation

This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is a directed acyclic graph depicting the variables influencing chronic pelvic pain after C-section. Learn more in Sousa Shimamura et al.’s study bit.ly/3Ulk15y

Congrats to Erin MacIntyre, winner of the IASP Pain, Mind, and Movement SIG Best Publication Award. Honorable mentions to Nils Runge & Mark Vorensky. Read about their work and watch them present on PERC: bit.ly/415ypCL #IASP

Time is running out to submit 2026 World Congress on Pain Hands-On Workshops. Submit by Friday 1 August to help attendees gain practical skills in pain research and care. bit.ly/4n0crdY #IASP2026 #PainEducation #PainResearch #WorldCongressOnPain

How do clinicians manage acute pain where resources are scarce? Join the next IASP Global Year Webinar: Doing More with Less: Acute Pain Strategies in Resource-Constrained Settings bit.ly/4f6FfxF #GlobalYear2025 #IASP