Clik here to view.
3 new website features for APS members
We are pleased to announce the release of 3 new APS website features for our members. 1. Public Directory This exciting new feature is available to all members and allows basic location and contact...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2015 Annual Scientific Meeting Report
By Paul Gray With the hope of helping people in pain, the Australian Pain Society endeavours to provide a comprehensive and noteworthy Annual Scientific Meeting. This is achieved through the work of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Distinguished Member Award 2016 – Call for Nominations
The Board of Directors is seeking nominations from all APS members for candidates to be considered for the Distinguished Member Award/s to be presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting to be held...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President’s Report – September 2015
By Dr Geoffrey Speldewinde Your Board had a very busy and productive biennial weekend meeting from August 14-16 in Sydney. This opportunity enables discussions to provide detail and depth for the many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2016 Distinguished Members
At our Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth in March 2016 we inducted two new Distinguished Members: Professor Stephen Gibson Professor Philip Siddall Below are the biographies of these esteemed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President’s Report – September 2016
Spring has sprung from Parliament House, or maybe it’s a sprung spring. Suggestions about how to use these tensions to further the community recognition and awareness of pain and its efficient...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If Cannabis Should Meet Fibromyalgia
By John Quintner Down through the ages Indian hemp (cannabis) spread from land to land. In China it was during the Wei dynasty that the famous physician Hoa Tho was able to prepare from it the sedative...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clinician Discourse with Persistent Pain Sufferers: Philosophical Reflections
Horst Ruthrof, FICI, FAHA, is Emeritus Professor in English and Philosophy at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Annotations by Australian Pain Society members John Quintner & Melanie...
View ArticleBook Review: Meanings of Pain, Simon van Rysewyk, Editor
Meanings of Pain, Simon van Rysewyk, Editor ISBN 978-3-319-49022-9, http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319490212#aboutBook Book Review by Christin Bird, APS Newsletter Assistant Editor This text is...
View ArticleASM 2018 Sydney – Social Program
The 2018 APS 38th and NZPS Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting has an exciting social program available to you, offering opportunities to meet and connect with your peers and build your professional...
View ArticleASM 2018 Sydney – APS Discipline Sub Group Meetings
The Australian Pain Society (APS) Discipline Sub Group Meetings will be held again this year. This is your opportunity to share information and promote discussion within your pain discipline at the...
View ArticleASM 2018 Sydney – APS NZPS 2018 Conference App
The APS NZPS 2018 conference app is here! This is your one-stop-shop for the action packed four-day program. Registered delegates will have received the download information and code. Download the app...
View ArticleASM 2018 Sydney – Explore Sydney
We are thrilled to welcome you to Sydney, Australia for APS NZPS 2018! Sydney is Australia’s biggest, oldest, most cosmopolitan and exciting city. It has a style of its very own. Endowed with natural...
View ArticleLaunch of Pain in Residential Care Facilities: Management Strategies, 2nd...
It’s 13 years since the Australian Pain Society published the first (2005) edition of Pain in Residential Care Facilities – Management Strategies, a landmark document which shaped pain management in...
View ArticleHow did fibromyalgia ever become a brain disease? Disentangling conjecture...
By John Quintner and Milton Cohen Introduction In his seminal book “Propaganda (1928)” Edward Bernays [1891-1995] observed: “The conscious intelligent manipulation of the organized opinions and habits...
View Article2018 Distinguished Member
At our Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney in April 2018 we inducted our latest Distinguished Member, Professor Michael Nicholas. Below is the biography of this esteemed Australian Pain Society member....
View ArticleWhen Fibromyalgia meets Craniosacral Therapy
By Dr John Quintner Fibromyalgia The current criteria for making the diagnosis of fibromyalgia are based upon the scoring obtained from two subjective measures, the Widespread Pain Index and the...
View ArticlePost conference review of the combined Annual Scientific Meeting of the...
By Tim Austin, Local Organising Committee Convenor and APS Treasurer Well, what a tremendous Sydney Annual Scientific Meeting! The overwhelming vibe of the conference was positive. During the...
View ArticleASM 2019 Gold Coast – International Keynote Speaker: Prof Nanna Finnerup
We are honoured to introduce the International Keynote Speakers for the 2019 Australian Pain Society 39th Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in...
View ArticleASM 2019 Gold Coast – International Keynote Speakers
We are honoured to introduce the International Keynote Speakers for the 2019 Australian Pain Society 39th Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in...
View Article