American Pain Society

The American Pain Society (APS) was a professional membership organization and a national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

American Pain Society
FormationMarch 6, 1977 (1977-03-06)
DissolvedJune 2019 (2019-06)
TypeMultidisciplinary community of scientists, clinicians and other professionals
Headquarters8735 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60631
Membership
>2,500
Official language
English
President
Roger Fillingim, PhD
Key people
Chief Executive Officer: Carly Reisner
Websitehttp://www.americanpainsociety.org/

Controversy

APS was reported to be one of several nonprofit groups that advocated use of opioid painkillers contributing to the Opioid epidemic in the United States.[1][2]

Closure

In June 2019, the APS was forced to close amid allegations that it colluded with pharmaceutical companies producing opioids.[3] The APS claimed that the reason for the bankruptcy was the numerous legal expenses which resulted from lawsuits claiming the organization was acting as a front group for opioid drugmakers.[4] The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that several former APS members are organizing a new society called the U.S. Association for the Study of Pain.[5]

Publications

The society's official journal was titled The Journal of Pain, and published by Elsevier.[6]

References
  1. "American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics".
  2. "Enduring pain: How a 1996 opioid policy change had long-lasting effects". TheGuardian.com. 30 March 2018.
  3. Gourd, Elizabeth (2019). "American Pain Society forced to close due to opioid scandal". The Lancet Oncology. 20 (7): e350. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30380-8. PMID 31160248. S2CID 174808691.
  4. Clark, Cheryl (24 May 2019). "American Pain Society Seeks OK to Call It Quits". MedPage Today. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. https://www.chronicle.com/article/after-their-society-was-sued-out-of-existence-these-scientists-are-building-a-new-one
  6. "Aims". jpain.org. Elsevier. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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