Formation | March 6, 1977 |
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Type | Multidisciplinary community of scientists, clinicians and other professionals |
Headquarters | 4700 W Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60025. USA. |
Membership
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>2,500 |
Official language
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English |
President
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Roger Fillingim, PhD |
Key people
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Executive Director: Catherine H. Underwood, MBA CAE |
Website | http://www.ampainsoc.org/ |
The American Pain Society (APS) is a professional membership organization and a national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Disciplines represented include medicine, dentistry, psychology, nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, basic science, government, law, business and industry. Regular, affiliate, student/trainee, and corporate memberships are available.
The society's official journal is known as the "The Journal of Pain", which is published by Elsevier.