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IASP Pain Research Forum Podcasts

IASP Pain Research Forum

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Frequency: 1 episode/41d. Total Eps: 68

The IASP Pain Research Forum speaks with the world's leading investigators about hot topics in the pain field.

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PRF Spotlight (Episode 1)- Voices Shaping Pain with Dr. Michael Gold

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • Duration 51:00

The first interview in the PRF Spotlight Series: Voices Shaping Pain Science features Dr. Michael Gold, PhD delving deep in to discussion of the history and future of sodium channels.

From the identification of sodium channels as drivers of nociceptor excitability to the emergence of NaVs as therapeutic targets, this conversation bridges the history of pain research with the future of mechanism-based analgesia.

Part 1 of our interviews on Sodium Channels and the Making of a Field.

Michael Gold, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

Francisco Isaac Gomes-Aragão, DDS, MSC, PhD

University of São Paulo, BR

Beatriz Lima Adjafre, PhD

University of São Paulo, Br

Music by Seal Party.

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Engaging Patient Partners as "Storytellers": A Conversation with Alice Wagenaar-Tison

Season 1 · Episode 69

Friday, May 2, 2025 • Duration 31:11

During the 2024 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program. In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF correspondent Rima El-Sayed spoke with scientist and patient partner Alice Wagenaar-Tison, PhD candidate at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. During their wide-ranging conversation, Wagenaar detailed her experience with chronic pain, gave advice to any chronic pain patients interested in becoming a patient partner, and how you do not need to be a scientist to help design studies with patients in mind.

Podcast participants include:

Alice Wagenaar-Tison, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Canada
Rima El-Sayed, University of Toronto, Canada

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The Impact of Patient Voices in Pain Research: A Conversation with Keith Meldrum

Season 1 · Episode 58

Friday, July 26, 2024 • Duration 25:27

Editor's note: During the 2023 North American Pain School (NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS 2023 Correspondents program. As we prepare to hear from our 2024 NAPS Correspondents, we're taking a look back at some highlights of NAPS 2023 and some of the people who made them possible.

In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF correspondent Taylor Yeater spoke with Keith Meldrum – a dedicated pain advocate and one of two patient partners invited to attend NAPS 2023. In their wide-ranging conversation, Keith discussed living with persistent pain for over 30 years, his extensive advocacy efforts for people living with pain, and the special impact of his experience at NAPS. Be sure to check out Keith's blog for more of his thoughts on advocacy and his experience of living with persistent pain.

Podcast participants include:

Keith Meldrum, British Columbia, Canada
Taylor Yeater, PhD, University of Minnesota, USA

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IASP's 50th Anniversary: A Podcast with Fernando Cervero

Season 1 · Episode 57

Friday, July 19, 2024 • Duration 35:22

Editor's note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain. To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who have made major contributions to pain research and management, including those with major roles at IASP.

In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, frequent PRF contributor Lincoln Tracy spoke with Dr. Fernando Cervero, who has been an IASP member for nearly 50 years and currently serves as co-chair of the 50th Anniversary Taskforce. As part of their wide-ranging conversation, Professor Cervero spoke about his path to becoming a neuroscientist researching pain, his longstanding involvement with the IASP, friendships with other founding members like Louisa E. Jones, the challenges he faced during his time as IASP President, and the importance of supporting the next generation of early career researchers and clinicians.

Podcast participants include:

Fernando Cervero, MD, PhD, DSc, McGill University, Canada, and University of Bristol, UK
Lincoln Tracy, PhD, Melbourne, Australia (host)

IASP's 50th Anniversary: A Podcast with Louisa E. Jones

Season 1 · Episode 56

Friday, May 24, 2024 • Duration 31:57

In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, Lincoln Tracy spoke with Louisa E. Jones – who occupied a pivotal role in the foundation of IASP. During their chat (initially recorded in 2021), Louisa spoke about the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to pain research and management, some of the "underrecognized" contributors to IASP's evolution, and the impact of IASP's pain terminology and curricula on the development of more effective science communication. To learn more about Louisa and the beginnings of IASP, be sure to check out her book – First Steps: The Early Years of IASP (1973-1984).

Podcast participants include:

Louisa E. Jones, Washington, USA
Lincoln Tracy, PhD, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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IASP's 50th Anniversary: A Podcast with John D. Loeser

Season 1 · Episode 55

Friday, May 3, 2024 • Duration 36:31

Editor's note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain. To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who have made major contributions to pain research and management, including those with major roles at IASP.

In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, frequent PRF contributor Fred Schwaller spoke with Dr. John D. Loeser – a founder of IASP during its formal incorporation in 1974. During their wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Loeser spoke about his introduction to the field of pain research and management after meeting Dr. John J. Bonica and Dr. Wilbert "Bill" Fordyce, his role in the genesis of IASP during the International Symposium on Pain in Issaquah (Washington, USA), the state of pain education in current medical school curricula, and policy barriers that impact advances in the field. To learn more about Dr. Loeser and his indelible mark on the field of pain research and management, be sure to check out his recently published biography – John Loeser: The Man Who Reimagined Pain.

Podcast participants include:

John D. Loeser, MD, University of Washington, USA
Fred Schwaller, PhD, Berlin, Germany (host)

The Keystone Mechanism Theory of Pain

Season 1 · Episode 54

Friday, November 17, 2023 • Duration 24:01

On 23 August 2023, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity published the article, "Beyond Biopsychosocial: The Keystone Mechanism Theory of Pain." In this article, researchers from the United Kingdom and Germany propose the keystone model of pain, which offers a practical balance between the expansive biopsychosocial model of pain and other reductive approaches by providing advantages for the transition from treating at the population level to that of individual people. In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, two of the article's authors speak with PRF contributor, Lincoln Tracy, PhD, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. They discuss how the group formulated this theory of pain and how it builds upon the successes of the biopsychosocial model to provide a theoretical foundation for basic and translational pain science to move forward with a strong emphasis on factors that shape an individual's pain phenotype in a practical manner.

Podcast participants include:

Timothy Lawn, PhD, King's College London, UK
Jan Vollert, PhD, University of Exeter, UK
Lincoln Tracy, PhD, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (host)

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Power Over Pain

Season 1 · Episode 53

Saturday, September 30, 2023 • Duration 36:55

This episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast highlights an emerging resource for adults and youths with the lived experience of pain called the Power Over Pain Portal. The Power Over Pain Portal works toward improving access to chronic pain care by providing access to free resources in a "one-stop shop," including articles, videos, podcasts, courses, workshops, peer support, and even 24/7 one-on-one counseling – offered through Wellness Together Canada. While initiated and designed by a consortium of researchers, clinicians, patient partners, hospitals, and institutions in Canada, the Power Over Pain Portal is freely available worldwide. In this episode, PRF spoke with developers of the Power Over Pain Portal to learn more about its initiation, resources, and plans for the future.

Podcast participants include:

Lynn Cooper, Director of Research & Education – Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Jennifer Stinson, RN-EC, PhD, CPNP, FAAN, SickKids, Toronto, Canada
Yaad Shergill, DC, MSc, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and One Elephant Integrative Health Team Inc., Ontario, Canada
Gregory Carbonetti, PhD, IASP Associate Director of Publications (host)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 16) – A2CPS: Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures

Season 1 · Episode 52

Friday, September 1, 2023 • Duration 31:59

This 16th episode of The Pain Beat highlights the work of a vibrant consortium of pain researchers working on a project known as Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS). A2CPS is focused on the identification of biomarkers to predict which patients will transition from acute to chronic pain, and which patients living with chronic pain can improve their quality of life with management (see related PRF news story). The Pain Beat invited several Primary Investigators from A2CPS to talk about the work of the consortium, and how listeners of The Pain Beat can get involved themselves!

Podcast participants include:

Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD, FAPTA, A2CPS Principal Investigator; University of Iowa, USA
John Burns, PhD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; Rush University Medical Center, Illinois, USA
Chad Brummett, MD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; University of Michigan, USA
Michael Olivier, PhD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA.
Stephani Sutherland, PhD, A2CPS Communications Director; Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA (moderator)

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A New Approach to an Old Target: A Podcast with Rajesh Khanna

Season 1 · Episode 51

Friday, December 9, 2022 • Duration 32:32

Editor's note: The North American Pain School (NAPS) took place 19-24 June 2022, in Montebello, Québec City, Canada. NAPS – an educational initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks (ACTTION), and presented by the Quebec Pain Research Network (QPRN) – brings together leading experts in pain research and management to provide trainees with scientific education, professional development, and networking experiences. This year's theme was, "Controversies in Pain Research." Five of the trainees were also selected to serve as PRF-NAPS Correspondents, who provided firsthand reporting from the event, including interviews with NAPS' Visiting Faculty members and Patient Partners, summaries of scientific sessions, and coverage on social media.

In the podcast below, PRF-NAPS Correspondent Joseph Lesnak, a PhD candidate at the University of Iowa, US, spoke with NAPS Visiting Faculty member Rajesh Khanna. Rajesh is a Professor of Molecular Pathobiology and the Director of New York University's Pain Research Center in the US. His research focuses on the functions of voltage-gated ion channels and the discovery of novel biologics and small molecules targeting pain and neurodegenerative diseases (see related PRF news article). Joseph and Rajesh discussed targeting Nav1.7 for pain relief, the challenge of moving a pharmacologic through the regulatory process, and a serendipitous finding that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts

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