Plenary Lecture 1: IASP President remarks “Global year 2023”

IASP president, Catherine Bushnell, USA

Inaugural Prof. Cynthia Goh Lecture Plenary Lecture 2: Pain relief with symptom control near the end of life

Noreen Chan, Singapore

Plenary Lecture 3: Myofascial pain and fibromyalgia: how to differentiate and treat?

   Pradit Prateepavanich, Thailand

Symposium 1: Neuropathic pain: a management update

• Cannabinoids in neuropathic pain (Andrew Rice, The United Kingdom)
• New insights in diabetic neuropathy (Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn, Thailand)
• Revisiting neuropathic pain treatment in primary care and low resource setting: what are the choices?
  (Jimmy Barus, Indonesia)

Chair: Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn, Thailand

Co-chair: Maria Luisa D. Palabrica, Philippines

Symposium 2: IT disruption in pain management

• Apps for pain management - present & future (Suthat Ronglong, Thailand)
• Digital technology in pain management (Yang Su-Yin, Singapore)
• Usage of telemedicine since COVID-19 era (Reynaldo Rey-Matias, Philippines)

Chair: Sasikaan Nimmaanrat, Thailand

Co-chair: Passakorn Sawaddiruk, Thailand and Phyu Phyu Lay, Myanmar

Symposium 3: Pain intervention

• Practical applications of ultrasound guidance for spinal procedures
  (Roderick J Finlayson, Canada)
• Rational usage of interventions in pain management: choosing wisely
  (Prit Anand Singh, Singapore)
• Cost effectiveness of pain intervention (Pramote Euasobhon, Thailand)

Chair: Philip Peng, Canada

Co-chair: Pornpan Chalermkitpanit, Thailand

Symposium 4: Revisiting pharmacology of pain medicinein special populations

• Pediatrics (Kathrina Isabel M. Epino, Philippines)
• Elderly (Than Win Nyunt, Myanmar)
• Patients with hepatic and renal impairment (Thanarat Suansanae, Thailand)

Chair: Angela Yeo, Singapore

Co-chair: Thanarat Suansanae, Thailand

Symposium 5: Revising cancer pain management from doctor,patient and carer’s perspectives

• Doctor perspective (Khin Thin Mu, Myanmar)
• Patient perspective (Fazlina Ahmad, Malaysia)
• Caregiver perspective (Chantana Morkcharoenpong, Thailand)

Chair: Laksamee Chanvej, Thailand

Co-chair: Elsa G. Villagomeza, Philippines

Symposium 6: Sharing experience of running pain clinicand teaching in ASEAPS countries

• Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, Thailand
• Muralitharan Perumal, Malaysia
• Ong Say Yang, Singapore
• Francis O. Javier, Philippines
• Khin Myo Hla, Myanmar
• Ristiawan Muji Laksono, Indonesia

Chair: Andrew Rice, The United Kingdom

Co-chair: Mary Cardosa, Malaysia