The American Pain Society (APS) is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians ,and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering. APS was founded in 1978 with 510 charter members. From the outset, the group was conceived as a multidisciplinary organization. APS has enjoyed solid growth since its early days and today has approximately 3,200 members. The Board of Directors includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, basic scientists, pharmacists, policy analysts, and others.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL OF PAIN
The Journal of Pain publishes original articles related to all aspects of pain, including clinical and basic research, patient care, education, and health policy. Articles selected for publication in the Journal are most commonly reports of original clinical research or reports of original basic research. In addtion, invited critical reviews, including meta analyses of drugs for pain management, invited commentaries on reviews, and exceptional case studies are published in the Journal. The mission of the Journal is to improve the care of patients in pain by providing a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and other health professionals to publish original research.
The site now contains additional features and a new look-and-feel. Full-text articles are available to APS members and personal subscribers starting from 2000 to the present; tables of contents and abstracts are available from 2000 to the present. Access to tables of contents and abstracts is complimentary. Click here for additional information.
