In this invited op-ed, Joletta Belton and Blair Smith, co-chairs of GAPPA, discuss a new initiative aiming to advance pain research and care by incorporating the perspectives of people who have lived with or have been affected by pain.
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The IASP Global Alliance of Pain Patient Advocates (GAPPA): Incorporating the Lived Experience of Pain into the Study of Pain
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Real People Sharing Their Pain Stories
Three leading advocates tell their pain stories, as part of IASP's Global Alliance of Pain Patient Advocates.
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A Toolkit for Pain Self-Management
At the 2018 IASP World Congress on Pain, Pete Moore, author of ‘The Pain Toolkit,” shared why self-managing chronic pain is the key to living—and living well—with chronic pain.
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How Well Is Pain Being Managed Throughout the World?
At the 2018 IASP World Congress on Pain, representatives from international patient organizations shared new survey data and insights about the global management of pain.
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Amplifying the Patient Voice for Better Pain Care
Patient advocates Keith Meldrum and Joletta Belton presented workshops at the 2018 IASP World Congress on Pain to help providers better understand the experience of living with chronic pain.