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Begin your World Congress learning experience before arriving in Bangkok with the World Congress Refresher Courses.
Serving as a virtual educational prelude to the Congress, these extended sessions are led by internationally recognized experts and provide evidence-informed reviews of key topics in pain science, clinical practice, and policy.
Refresher Courses are recorded educational sessions designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive, evidence-informed update on an important topic in pain research, clinical care, policy, or education and prepare them for World Congress.
Refresher Course Features
Expert Faculty
Leading researchers and clinicians share current knowledge, emerging developments, and practical insights from their areas of expertise.
Practical Application
Sessions focus on translating scientific knowledge into real-world clinical and research practice through actionable strategies, case-based discussion, and future-oriented thinking.
Evidence-Based Learning
Courses emphasize critical evaluation of research evidence, helping participants understand strengths, limitations, bias, and uncertainty in the literature.
Global Perspectives
Faculty explore diverse challenges and opportunities in pain care across different settings, populations, and healthcare systems.
Refresher Courses are available to IASP members and non-members at the following rates:
Refresher Courses
Animal Models of Pain-Related Outcomes
Examine how animal models are used to investigate pain mechanisms, measure pain-related outcomes, and support the development of new analgesic therapies. The course also addresses key ethical and translational challenges in preclinical pain research.
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Bridging Headache and Orofacial Pain: Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Research Synergies
Discover the connections between headache disorders and orofacial pain conditions, including shared mechanisms, clinical overlap, diagnostic challenges, and emerging treatment approaches.
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Neuromodulation for People Living with Pain: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Review non-invasive and implantable neuromodulation therapies, including patient selection, clinical applications, evidence for effectiveness, and emerging technologies shaping the future of pain treatment.
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Communication in Pain Care and Research
Learn practical approaches to communicating about pain with patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to improve understanding, engagement, collaboration, and knowledge translation.
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Peripheral and Central Acute and Chronic Pain and Pain Control Mechanisms: Technology, Circuits, Pharmacology, and the Neuroimmune Contribution
Explore how nociceptive information is transmitted and modulated from the periphery to the brain, and how these pathways contribute to acute and chronic pain. This course reviews advances in pain circuitry, neuroimmune interactions, descending pain control systems, and emerging therapeutic approaches, including pharmacological treatments, neuromodulation, and gene therapies. Drawing on cutting-edge preclinical research, faculty will highlight new technologies and discoveries that are reshaping our understanding of pain mechanisms and pain management.
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Pharmacology of Pain Management (Preclinical and Clinical Studies)
Gain an integrated overview of analgesic drug classes, including opioids, NSAIDs, cannabinoids, and sodium channel blockers, while examining both established treatments and emerging therapeutic targets.
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Physical Rehabilitation and Exercise Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain
Explore the science behind exercise-induced pain relief and review rehabilitation strategies that improve function, reduce symptoms, and support long-term management of musculoskeletal pain.
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But I'm Not a Psychologist! Exploring Psychologically Informed Care Options for Chronic Pain
Discover practical psychological strategies that can be incorporated into everyday pain care to support behaviour change, improve communication, and enhance patient outcomes.
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Technologies for Investigating Pain
Examine the technologies used to measure somatosensory function and study pain mechanisms, including quantitative sensory testing and neurophysiological methods used in both research and clinical settings.
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Precision and Partnership: A Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Update for the Assessment and Management of Neuropathic Pain in Pediatric Populations
Address the unique challenges of neuropathic pain in children and adolescents through multidisciplinary approaches to assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term care.
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Refresher Courses are hosted on the IASP Pain Education Resource Center (PERC) and require separate registration from the main World Congress on Pain. Please use the link below to register directly through PERC.