PIDD Special Interest Group: Approaches to Pain Treatment in People with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability

Pain Research Forum, in collaboration with IASP’s new Pain in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group, is 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 have an opportunity to partake in a Q&A. The webinar will feature:

• Tim Oberlander, MD, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Brian McGuire, PhD, National University of Ireland, Galway
• Ruth Defrin, PhD, Tel-Aviv University, Israel (Moderator)