Approaches to Pain Treatment in People with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability
Pain and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group (PIDDSIG)
Virtual Webinar:
Approaches to Pain Treatment in People with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
11:00am Eastern U.S. Time
Overview: IASP’s new Pain and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group (PIDDSIG) and the Pain Research Forum are excited to bring you a webinar discussing different approaches to pain treatment in people with an intellectual or developmental disability. The webinar’s moderator, Ruth Defrin, PhD, will facilitate a discussion between Tim Oberlander, MD, and Brian McGuire, PhD, who will share their experiences as clinicians and researchers working directly to alleviate pain in people with an intellectual disability. Drawing on their clinical work in medicine and psychology, they will discuss a range of topics relating to the assessment and management of pain in children and adults with an intellectual disability. Registrants will also be able to partake in a Q&A.
Contributors
Tim Oberlander, MD
BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
Brian McGuire, PhD
National University of Ireland, Galway
Ruth Defrin, PhD (Moderator)
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
What is PIDDSIG? The IASP Pain and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group, or PIDDSIG, provides education and resources specific to pain assessment and management in this vulnerable and complex patient population. PIDDSIG utilizes interdisciplinary knowledge exchange to advance awareness of the problem of pain for individual with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) within IASP and in consult with other national and international associations. PIDDSIG examines the underlying mechanisms of chronic and acute pain specific to individuals with IDD, who may have altered or compromised physiological systems, and advocates for multidisciplinary and multi-site research collaborations. Additionally, PIDDSIG supports the identification and implementation of strategies, programs, and learning opportunities that support the goal of improving pain management for individuals with IDD internationally.
*Registration is FREE for IASP members and only $25 for non-IASP members.
