Pain: Sensation, Perception, Cognition, and Management
8:30-17:30, 25 Oct. 2026
This symposium, a collaborative effort between the IASP and CASP, has been proposed and organized by Xue-Jun Song, MD, PhD, Professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen. Dr. Song is President of the IASP China Chapter and member of the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) for the IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain. Prof. Shuiqing Li, MD, Chair of the Department of Pain Medicine at Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, serves as Chair of the Organizing Committee for this symposium.
The IASP-CASP symposium, Pain: Sensation, Perception, Cognition, and Management, will take place from 08:30 to 17:30 on October 25, 2026. The program will feature lectures spanning both fundamental research and the clinical diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain. The speakers are neuroscientists and doctors from over 20 of the most prestigious medical schools and hospitals in mainland China. The doctors specialize in pain medicine, anesthesia and traditional Chinese medicine. The official language of the symposium is English.
Professors Andrew Rice (IASP President), Kirsty Bannister (SPC Chair), Mary Cardosa (President-Elect), Catherine Bushnell and Rolf-Detlef Treede (past Presidents), will speak at the symposium opening ceremony.
The symposium welcomes all IASP congress attendees to participate, and coffee breaks will be provided. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our experiences at the symposium.
Lectures and Speakers
Wnt Signaling in Neuropathic Pain, Cancer Pain, and Opioid Withdrawal/Tolerance
Xue-Jun Song, MD, PhD
SUSTech Center for Pain Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
A Novel Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Guide for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
Shui-Qing Li, MD
Department of Pain Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing
Exploring Prefrontal Microcircuits for Pain Relief
Zheng Gan, MD, PhD
Department of Pain and Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
Organization of Spinal Neural Ensembles for Pain Transmission
Tian-Wen Huang, PhD
The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen
Flexible Neural Interfaces for Personalized Closed-Loop Pain Modulation
Cheng Li, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai
GABAergic Inhibition Switches Neural Coding from Deterministic to Stochastic to Enable Flexible Nociceptive Behaviour
Zhao-Yu Li, PhD
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
A Chemokine-Trigeminal Neuroimmune Axis in Migraine
Feng-Xian Li, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou
Percutaneous Cervical Endoscopic Surgery for Cervical Spondylosis
Xiang Liao, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital, Shenzhen
New Approaches to Perioperative Pain Management
Jian-Hui Liu, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai
Application of Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation (tTIS) in Neuropathic Pain
Yan Luo, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
Influencing Factors Analysis and Predictive Model Construction of Cancer Pain-Related Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study
Song Li, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, WestChina Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
Phage Therapy and Gut Virome Modulation Slleviate Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain via LPS-Mediated Neuroinflammation
Tao Sun, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan
Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture Combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine for Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial
Gui-Hua Tain, MD, PhD
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Treatment of Baastrup Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review
Xue-Bi Tian, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
A Novel Role of Dexmedetomidine in the Modulation of Morphine Reward Memory via Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Transporter-1
Han-Bing Wang, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Foshan Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Foshan
Brain Network Features of Postoperative Acute Pain: An Observational Study
Chang-Wei Wei, MD, PhD
Anesthesiology and Surgery Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
Comparative Efficacy of Short-Term Spinal Cord Stimulation and Pulsed Radiofrequency in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Stratified Database Study
Hong Xiao, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, WestChina Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
The Neural Epigenetic Mechanism of Cancer Pain
Jing-Dun Xie, MD, PhD
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou
Bidirectional Regulation of Morphine Analgesia and Tolerance by ERK Phosphorylation
Tao Xu, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Refractory Postherpetic Neuralgia
Dong Yang, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
Pain-Related Loss of Alpha Oscillations During Surgery
Qian-Zi Yang, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
VPN-CeA Circuit Underlies Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Pain and Depressive Behaviour
Jun Zhang, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai
Application of Ultrasound-Guided Muscle Trigger Points in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Yong-Jun Zheng, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Management, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai
The Magic of Acupuncture
Yu Gao, MD
Peking University International Hospital, Beijing
The Peripheral-Spinal-Cerebral 'Layer-Integrate Sensitization Theory' and Neuromodulation
Dong Huang, MD, PhD
The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha
Current Status, Challenges, and Systemic Improvement Strategies for Chronic Pain Management in Primary Care Hospitals in China
Yongfeng Liu, MD, PhD
Department of Pain Medicine, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou
Electroacupuncture modulates surgical pain via the sensory-sympathetic-immune axis.
Qiufu Ma, PhD
Westlake University
Mechanisms underlying Tenascin-R deficiency–induced pain insensitivity in autism spectrum disorder and its translational applications
Qingjian Han, PhD
Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai
Hypothalamic clock governs circadian pain
Yan Jin, PhD
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei
Central mechanisms of mixed reality technology for the management of chronic pain.
Ke Ma, MD, PhD
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
Phage therapy and gut virome modulation alleviate diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain via lps-mediated neuroinflammation.
Tao Sun, MD, PhD
Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan
Enteric nervous system modulates visceral pain-related signaling via sensory neuron plasticity in type 2 inflammation.
Peng Tan, PhD
Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine, Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou
Nociceptive modulation on anti-tumor immunity and pancreatic cancer pain
Kaiyuan Wang, MD, PhD
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin
Hippocampal–cortical coordination in pain-related affective dysregulation
Xiao Xiao, PhD
Fudan University, Shanghai
Hongfei Zhang, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou
Neural Circuits and Visceral Pain
Guangyin Xu, MD, PhD
Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou