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Attending #WHA79? Register for “Pain in Global Health: Strengthening Coordinated Action for Equitable Access to Effective Pain Care,” co-sponsored by Panama & Thailand, supported by WHO’s Palliative Care Working Group & the Acute Care Action Network. tinyurl.com/2vat8tdf

Emiko Senba, MD, PhD, will present her Plenary Lecture, Exercise Therapy for Chronic Pain: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, at the #2026WorldCongressonPain. Register to attend her lecture and 100s of other sessions this October in Bangkok. Early bird rates end on 15 May. bit.ly/4e0fErL

Vote in the T-Shirt Contest: bit.ly/4cIdZ9j Vote for one of five designs created by IASP members to be printed on the official 2026 World Congress on Pain T-shirt. Voting ends on 15 May.

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, @JemmaLTodd et al. propose a broad new theoretical framework that positions pain-related mental imagery as a key amplifier of the pain experience. Learn more at bit.ly/4tEJwP7

@JemmaLTodd et al. propose a broad new theoretical framework that positions pain-related mental imagery as a key amplifier of the pain experience in this week’s #PAIN Featured Image: bit.ly/4tEJwP7

Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, will present a Presidential Lecture at the #2026WorldCongressonPain exploring spontaneous neuropathic pain as a distinct and clinically significant component of neuropathic pain. Register by 15 May for the Early Bird rates. bit.ly/4e0fErL

Present a Poster at the #2026WorldCongressonPain to give your work exceptional visibility and exposure to a global professional network. Submit your late-breaking poster abstract to present to the world's leading pain experts: bit.ly/3XHoyB2 Deadline: 1 May #IASP2026

The technical issues preventing submissions to the 2026 World Congress on Pain poster abstract portal are now resolved, and the submission portal is back online. To ensure fairness for those trying to submit late breaking poster abstracts, the submission deadline will be extended to 6 May. Submit late breaking poster abstracts today: bit.ly/3QxrwYR

Miguel et al. find that intravenous galanin (1–16) alleviates mechanical allodynia in neuropathic rats, likely via GalR1 activation, without locomotor effects, supporting its potential as a systemic analgesic strategy. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/42p9Gto

As a major international event, the World Congress on Pain may attract fraudulent communications targeting attendees, speakers, and partners. While IASP actively monitors and communicates known risks, these activities occur outside our control. We encourage all recipients to exercise caution when reviewing unsolicited messages. Please verify the authenticity of communications by carefully reviewing sender details and watching for inconsistencies such as incorrect dates, unfamiliar domains, or typographical errors. We have recently been alerted to a malicious email sent from editor@journalofpain.org requesting the download of a template. This message did not originate from IASP, PAIN, PAIN Reports, or The Journal of Pain. Recipients are strongly advised not to click any links or download any attachments associated with this email.

IASP is aware that the 2026 World Congress on Pain poster abstract submission and speaker portals have been experiencing technical difficulties for the last 48 hours. Our staff is diligently working to resolve the issue, and we hope to have service restored today. To ensure fairness for those trying to submit late breaking poster abstracts, the submission deadline will be extended and announced once the issue has been resolved. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Payne et al. find that multisensory sensitivity was associated with increased widespread pain over 1 year in adolescents who also experienced increasing menstrual pain. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4bXTDIQ

Present a Poster at the #2026WorldCongressonPain to give your work exceptional visibility and exposure to a global professional network. Submit your late-breaking poster abstract to present to the world's leading pain experts: bit.ly/3XHoyB2 Deadline: 1 May #IASP2026

Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, will present a Presidential Lecture at the #2026WorldCongressonPain exploring spontaneous neuropathic pain as a distinct and clinically significant component of neuropathic pain. Register by 15 May for the Early Bird rates. bit.ly/4e0fErL

Register and attend tomorrow's Tips and Tricks for Writing Committee Nominations - Session 2 complimentary webinar: bit.ly/4eEGupE Hear from researchers who have experience writing successful applications, as well as those who will be assessing the upcoming IASP ECN board nominations.

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, @lampertlabrwth et al. present results from their study of spontaneous activity in induced pluripotent stem cells (iSNs). Functional subtypes of iSNs significantly differ in action potential properties bit.ly/3PRDyvN

@lampertlabrwth et al. present results from their study of spontaneous activity in induced pluripotent stem cells (iSNs). Functional subtypes of iSNs significantly differ in action potential properties in this week’s #PAIN Featured Image: bit.ly/3PRDyvN

Present a Poster at the #2026WorldCongressonPain to give your work exceptional visibility and exposure to a global professional network. Submit your late-breaking poster abstract to present to the world's leading pain experts: bit.ly/3XHoyB2 Deadline: 1 May #IASP2026

In her #2026WorldCongressonPain plenary lecture, Laura Simons, PhD, presents a vision for the future of pediatric pain management that merges scientific insight with patient-centered care. Register to attend her talk and 100s of other sessions this October in Bangkok. Early bird rates end 15 May. bit.ly/4e0fErL