Plenary Lectures
IASP's World Congress will feature an exciting array of plenary lectures covering a diverse range of pain disciplines, from the world's top pain scientists and leaders.
By addressing new research, revealing changes in the industry, and looking to the future, plenary lectures help build a dynamic scientific program for the World Congress.

Plenary Lectures Schedule
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | John J. Bonica Award Lecture: “Central Sensitization: Clinical Utility of a Physiological Concept for ICD-11 and Nociplastic Pain”Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Rolf-Detlef Treede Room: Plenary Room Level 800 The physiological concept of „central sensitization“ refers to a leftward shift of the stimulus-response functions of nociceptive neurons in the… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Peripheral Neuroimmune Interactions Drive Itch and InflammationCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Diana M. Bautista Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic itch disorder and affects ~10% of people worldwide. AD is an inflammatory… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Sex, Gender and Pain: Past, Present and FutureCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Professor Edmund Keogh Room: Plenary Room Level 800 There are differences between men and women in the perception and experience of pain. Women generally experience more pain across… |
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Cytokines and PainCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Professor Michaela Kress Room: Plenary Room Level 800 The session addresses bidirectionally crosstalk of immune cells with neurons along the pain pathway and how and these interactions are… |
8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | John D. Loeser Award Lecture: The Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Is Now 40 Years Old: Time for a Reappraisal?Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Professor Michael K Nicholas Room: Plenary Room Level 800 The biopsychosocial model of pain has been generally credited with providing a unifying perspective for clinicians and researchers in extending… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Mechanisms and Manifestations in Musculoskeletal Pain – From Experimental to Clinical Pain SettingsCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Thomas Graven-Nielsen Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Musculoskeletal pain is extremely frequent, a major socio-economic burden, and contemporary treatment is inadequate. Acute musculoskeletal pain presents with localised… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | The Genesis of the Unequal Burden of Pain: A Selective Review Examining Social Inequities and Unheard VoicesCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Dr. Carmen Renee Green Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Title: The Genesis of the Unequal Burden of Pain: A Selective Review Examining Social Inequities and Unheard Voices Author:… |
Thursday, September 22, 2022
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8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Neuroimaging of Pain and Affect: Pathways, Biomarkers, and InterventionsCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Tor D. Wager Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Pain and related forms of affect are central to human life. Their experience defines our wellbeing, and the brain processes… |
8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Ronald Melzack Award Lecture: Mosaic of “Pain Genes” and Biological Pathways Contributing to Human PainCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Dr. Luda Diatchenko Room: Plenary Room Level 800 The molecular pathophysiology of chronic pain is largely unknown. The genetic and molecular studies of human pain can nevertheless provide… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Lessons for Clinicians and Researchers Across the Lifespan: What Acute Pain Research With Young Children Can Teach Us AllCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Rebecca Pillai Riddell Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Despite centuries of research focused on elucidating answers regarding pain, research continues to progress without a definitive essential definition. Using… |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Neuronal Interactions With Microbes in Pain and Host DefenseCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Isaac Chiu Room: Plenary Room Level 800 The sensory nervous system is constantly exposed to microbes at barrier tissues such as the skin and gut. We and… |
Friday, September 23, 2022
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8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Nonopioid Analgesics Discovery and the Valley of Death – EMA401 from Concept to Clinical TrialCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Maree T. Smith Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Success in translating promising preclinical efficacy data for molecules from novel non-opioid analgesics discovery programs to positive clinical trial outcomes… |
8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | William D. Willis, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Memorial Lecture Award: Using Molecular Profiling to Understand Heterogeneity of NociceptorsCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Patrik Ernfors Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Distinct types of sensory neurons have unique contributions to somatosensation and pain. A comprehensive classification of sensory neurons is crucial… |
3:15pm EDT–4:30pm EDT | Elucidating Pain Mechanism with Venom-Derived Peptides and Natural Toxins: What Doesn’t Kill You Might Treat Your PainCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Dr. Irina Vetter Room: Plenary Room Level 800 Pain following envenomation is a well-known phenomenon: touching a nettle, stepping on a bee or becoming wrapped in jellyfish tentacles… |