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 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 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 |
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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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 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 | How Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect to Yield Unequal Burdens and Social Inequalities in Pain CareCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Dr. Carmen Renee Green |
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 Musculoskeletal pain is extremely frequent, a major socio-economic burden, and contemporary treatment is inadequate. Acute musculoskeletal pain presents with localised… |
Thursday, September 22, 2022
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8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Mosaic of “Pain Genes” and Biological Pathways Contributing to Human PainCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Dr. Luda Andre Diatchenko The molecular pathophysiology of chronic pain is largely unknown. The genetic and molecular studies of human pain can nevertheless provide… |
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 Pain and related forms of affect are central to human life. Their experience defines our wellbeing, and the brain processes… |
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 |
2:00pm EDT–3:15pm EDT | Neuronal Interactions with Microbes in Pain and Host DefenseCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Isaac Chiu 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 Success in translating promising preclinical efficacy data for molecules from analgesics discovery programs to positive clinical trial outcomes is limited,… |
8:15am EDT–9:30am EDT | Using Molecular Profiling to Understand Heterogeneity of NociceptorsCategories: Plenary Lecture, Virtual Program Presented By: Prof. Patrik Ernfors |
5:00pm EDT–6:30pm 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 Pain following envenomation is a well-known phenomenon: touching a nettle, stepping on a bee or becoming wrapped in jellyfish tentacles… |