The International Association for the Study of Pain is a multidisciplinary member-based professional community dedicated to improving pain relief worldwide.

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Joined August 2009
The #WC2026 attendee guide covers transportation, registration hours, networking, poster sessions and venue services at BITEC. Read it before you travel: bit.ly/3VO3M5h
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Arriving at BITEC is easy! Hop on the BTS Sukhumvit Line to Bang Na (E13), head out Exit 1, and stroll along the skywalk. Find more travel info here: bit.ly/3VO3M5h #WC2026
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Hackshaw et al.’s longitudinal analysis shows that fibromyalgia symptom phenotypes are largely stable over time, with infrequent transitions occurring mainly between adjacent severity groups. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4dKS3um
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Hackshaw et al.’s longitudinal analysis shows that fibromyalgia symptom phenotypes are largely stable over time, with infrequent transitions occurring mainly between adjacent severity groups. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4dKS3um
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Airports, train stations and final packing are all part of the journey to #WC2026. Share a photo or update, tag IASP and use #WC2026 so the global pain community can follow along.
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Share your journey to Bangkok for #WC2026. Post a travel-day photo or update, tag IASP and tell the global pain community where your trip begins or what you are most looking forward to. 26-30 October | Bangkok, Thailand
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7 days to Bangkok. Review the #WC2026 program, build your schedule and confirm your travel to BITEC. Prepare for 26-30 October: bit.ly/3Uhm7qO #PainScience
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7 days to Bangkok. Review the #WC2026 program, build your schedule and confirm your travel to BITEC. Prepare for 26-30 October: bit.ly/3Uhm7qO #PainScience
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This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is Chandra et al.’s schematic model illustrating how P06 activates GPR37L1 on satellite glial cells. This pathway, disrupted in neuropathic pain conditions, also regulates IL-1β production to confer potent analgesia bit.ly/4ik5PqO
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This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is Chandra et al.’s schematic model illustrating how P06 activates GPR37L1 on satellite glial cells. This pathway, disrupted in neuropathic pain conditions, also regulates IL-1β production to confer potent analgesia bit.ly/4ik5PqO
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Start your #WC2026 learning before Bangkok with a recorded Refresher Course. IASP members pay US$29 per course; non-members pay US$49: bit.ly/47JecFO #PainEducation
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Choose an evidence-informed Refresher Course in pain research, clinical care, policy or education before Bangkok: bit.ly/47JecFO #WC2026 #PainScience
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Gilbert et al. demonstrate that THIK2 channels, expressed in nonpeptidergic sensory neurons, exert an inhibitory control over neuronal excitability and reduce pain sensitivity in mice. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4hP0YMj
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Gilbert et al. demonstrate that THIK2 channels, expressed in nonpeptidergic sensory neurons, exert an inhibitory control over neuronal excitability and reduce pain sensitivity in mice. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4hP0YMj
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NeuPSIG 2027 will be held 2-4 Sept in Helsinki. Interdisciplinary workshop proposals connecting neuropathic pain and itch with other painful or inflammatory conditions are encouraged. Submit by 16 Nov, 16:59 GMT: bit.ly/3TwqqhQ #NeuropathicPain
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Help shape NeuPSIG 2027. Submit a workshop proposal on neuropathic pain or itch by 16 Nov 2026, 16:59 GMT. The submitting speaker must be an IASP and NeuPSIG member: bit.ly/3TwqqhQ #NeuPSIG2027
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Explore the 2026 World Congress on Pain before you arrive. Review the program and attendee guides for 26-30 October at BITEC in Bangkok: bit.ly/3Uhm7qO #WC2026
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14 days to Bangkok. Past attendees: What is one piece of advice or one must-do you would share with a first-time attendee? Explore #WC2026: bit.ly/3Uhm7qO #PainScience
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Congratulations to Jo Mari Darvin C. Adorador, BSN, MD, of the Philippines, recipient of the 2026 Philip A. Spiegel Trainee Award. Dr. Adorador plans to return to Iloilo City to expand access to pain and palliative care: bit.ly/46U5LqY #IASP2026
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Meet 2026 Philip A. Spiegel Trainee Award recipient Jo Mari Darvin C. Adorador, BSN, MD. A Senior Fellow at St. Luke's Medical Center, his work includes pain medicine, palliative care and interventional pain management: bit.ly/46U5LqY
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