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  • Towards Precision Medicine in Neuropathic Pain 1: Using Randomised Trial Evidence to Uncover Individual Treatment Effects
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 03/19/2026 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

    Presented by the Global Year 2026 Task Force Members.

    This webinar will take place on Thursday, 19 March at 05:00 p.m. ET

    This Global Year 2026 webinar is free to all. 

    Despite the promise of precision medicine, major conceptual and methodological challenges have limited our ability to reliably identify differential treatment response in neuropathic pain. This webinar will examine the conceptual foundations of precision medicine and the implications for what can, and cannot, be inferred about treatment response from randomised evidence. It will provide a high-level overview of approaches that seek to move beyond average effects, including methods for characterising heterogeneity of treatment effects in parallel-group trials and multiple-phase N-of-1 crossover designs. The webinar aims to highlight how a more explicit and principled understanding of treatment response can clarify both the possibilities and limits of precision medicine in neuropathic pain. 

    Moderator:

    Harrison Hansford

    Speakers:

    Rob Herbert - Australia

    Giovanni Ferreira BPhysio (Hons), MSc, PhD 

    Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH 

    Panelists:

    Dr. Michael Ferraro, Neuroscience Research Australia.

    A/Prof. Daniela M Menichella, Northwestern University.

    Prof. Stefano Tamburin, University of Verona.

    Giovanni Ferreira

    BPhysio (Hons), MSc, PhD

    Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney,

    Giovanni is a Senior Research Fellow and National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Australia. Giovanni’s research focuses on investigating the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, as well as new models of care, to improve outcomes for people with chronic pain. 

    Prof Rob Herbert

    PhD AStat FAHMS

    UNSW Sydney

    Rob is a physiotherapist who conducts research into the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions, as well as muscle physiology and biomechanics. He has a long-standing interest in the design and analysis of clinical trials. He retired from full-time research in 2023 but retains honorary positions as Emeritus Professorial Fellow at NeuRA and Conjoint Professor at UNSW Sydney. He is an accredited statistician and now runs a statistical consulting business focusing on the design and analysis of randomized trials. 

    Dr Jennifer Gewandter

    PhD, MPH

    University of Rochester

    Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester, a former Associate Director of the ACTTION public-private partnership, and the PI of the University of Rochester Clinical Hub of the NIH-sponsored Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical Network (EPPIC-Net). Her research and scholarly activities are focused on optimizing the design, conduct, and transparent dissemination of clinical trials for pain and peripheral neuropathy treatments, as well as researching interventions for painful peripheral neuropathic pain. She has been the overall PI of 2 NIH-sponsored, multi-site clinical trials and is a site PI for multiple industry-sponsored clinical trials of chronic pain. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has served as an Associate Editor for the Clinical Journal of Pain and Co-Section Editor for Pain Medicine. She has mentored over 40 medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical faculty members in clinical research and scientific writing. 

    Harrison Hansford (Moderator)

    BSc (Hons)

    Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)

    Harrison is a doctoral candidate at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). His PhD focuses on applying and advancing causal inference methods to strengthen the use of observational data in guiding evidence‑based management of musculoskeletal conditions. He is also committed to improving research reporting and enhancing research quality across the field. 

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  • Advancing Research on the Social Dimensions of Pain: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 05/20/2026 at 7:00 AM (EDT)

    Presented by Social Aspects of Pain

    This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 7:00 a.m. EDT

    Free to IASP Members; $25.00 for non-members

    This 90-minute webinar, hosted by the Social Aspects of Pain SIG, will showcase cutting-edge research examining how social factors shape the experience, assessment, and management of pain. The session will feature brief (10-minute) presentations from early-, mid-, and senior-career scholars highlighting new empirical, theoretical, and review-based work (unpublished, under review, published within the past 6 months) related to social determinants and consequences, interpersonal processes, stigma, communication, and sociocultural influences on pain. Each presentation will be followed by a structured, open discussion led by an expert panel of lived experience experts, clinicians, and researchers. Presentations will be evaluated by the expert panel using predefined criteria (including scientific rigor, clarity of communication, implications for research, and relevance to clinical practice). Top-rated presenters will be recognized, and the highest-rated early-career scholar will receive a monetary award. This event is designed to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue and promote the translation of social-related pain science into meaningful clinical, educational, and policy-relevant insights.

    We also invite members of the SIG to participate in this session as presenters. Individuals interested in presenting their work aligned with the webinar theme should submit a 200-word abstract (including title, background/aims, methods or approach, key insights, and conclusions) to the SIG Co-Chairs Adam Hirsh (athirsh@iu.edu) and Joanna McParland (j.mcparland@gcu.ac.uk) by 31 March 2026. The SIG Executive Committee will review submissions for relevance to the session topic, and selected presenters will be notified by mid-April.

    Adam Hirsh, PhD (Moderator)

    Professor

    Indiana University (Indianapolis)

    Adam Hirsh, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Indiana University (Indianapolis) and a licensed clinical psychologist. He leads a multidisciplinary research program focused on preventing and managing chronic pain through patient-centered coaching, clinician training, investigations of pain-related injustice, music-based interventions, and virtual patient/clinician and AI applications. Using clinical, laboratory, and epidemiologic approaches, his work identifies psychosocial mechanisms and translates them into pragmatic, scalable interventions. He also mentors numerous PhD students and early-career scholars through NIH-funded training grants and holds leadership roles in national and international organizations.