The IASP Multidisciplinary Pain Center Toolkit Project

The talk will describe the IASP Multidisciplinary Pain Center (MPC) Toolkit Project including the impetus for the project and the aims of the project. The content of the IASP MPC Manual and the process of its development will be described, with emphasis on the training component, including the need for all members of the interdisciplinary team to understand the biopsychosocial model of pain, and be able to teach basic self management skills to patients with chronic pain.