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.

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Plenary Lectures Schedule

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Time
8:15am EDT9:30am 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
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 EDT3:15pm EDT

Peripheral Neuroimmune Interactions Drive Itch and Inflammation

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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 EDT3:15pm EDT

Sex, Gender and Pain: Past, Present and Future

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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…

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Time
8:15am EDT9:30am EDT

Cytokines and Pain

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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 EDT9:30am 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
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 EDT3:15pm EDT

Mechanisms and Manifestations in Musculoskeletal Pain – From Experimental to Clinical Pain Settings

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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 EDT3:15pm EDT

The Genesis of the Unequal Burden of Pain: A Selective Review Examining Social Inequities and Unheard Voices

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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

Time
8:15am EDT9:30am EDT

Neuroimaging of Pain and Affect: Pathways, Biomarkers, and Interventions

Categories: 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 EDT9:30am EDT

Ronald Melzack Award Lecture: Mosaic of “Pain Genes” and Biological Pathways Contributing to Human Pain

Categories: 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 EDT3:15pm EDT

Lessons for Clinicians and Researchers Across the Lifespan: What Acute Pain Research With Young Children Can Teach Us All

Categories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program
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 EDT3:15pm EDT

Neuronal Interactions With Microbes in Pain and Host Defense

Categories: 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

Time
8:15am EDT9:30am EDT

Nonopioid Analgesics Discovery and the Valley of Death – EMA401 from Concept to Clinical Trial

Categories: 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 EDT9:30am EDT

William D. Willis, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Memorial Lecture Award: Using Molecular Profiling to Understand Heterogeneity of Nociceptors

Categories: 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 EDT4:30pm EDT

Elucidating Pain Mechanism with Venom-Derived Peptides and Natural Toxins: What Doesn’t Kill You Might Treat Your Pain

Categories: 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…