Did you know the USASP hosts education and professional development events throughout the year? Well if you didn't, you’re in luck, because in today's episode, Don will be giving a recap on some these events that were held this year. These events span diverse subjects such as the intersection between pain and trauma, or between pain and substance use disorder, the engagement of underrepresented communities in research, and weaving pain research into the clinic.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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13. Recap on USASP's 2024 Education and Professional Development Events

Don't miss our special episode focusing on Endometriosis-Associated Pain! 

Listen for an interview with Dr. Michael S. Rogers, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rogers' laboratory uses animal models to develop and test new therapies for endometriosis. We will also hear from Cameryn Eickstead, a graduate student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, who will share her personal experience of living with endometriosis.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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17. Special Episode: Endometriosis-Associated Pain

Welcome back to our special series where we share personal stories from individuals living with pain. In this episode, we sit down with Alice Wagenaar to hear her journey. We hope you will enjoy listening to Alice's story!

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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18. People Living with Pain (Special Episode 2) - Alice Wagenaar

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Behavioral and Social Sciences / Population Health and Health Services seat, Dr. Samantha Meints.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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19. Dr. Samantha Meints: 2025 E-Board Spotlight

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Clinical Care / Patient Advocacy seat, Dr. Emily Wakefield.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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20. Dr. Emily Wakefield: 2025 E-Board Spotlight

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Basic Science seat, Dr. Rajesh Khanna.

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21. Dr. Rajesh Khanna: 2025 E-Board Spotlight

Listen to members of the USASP Communications Committee recap on the 2025 USASP Annual Meeting which took place from April 29 to May 2, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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22. Recap on the 2025 USASP Annual Meeting

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Jelena Janjic, an associate professor of pharmaceutics and founder-codirector of Chronic Pain Research Consortium at Duquesne University. Dr. Janjic specializes in the development and testing of nanomedicines to treat pain. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the field of nanotherapeutics, exploring how it has evolved and what labs like Dr. Janjic’s are doing to bring nanomedicines from bench to clinic.

Find out more about Dr. Janjic and her research here: https://www.duq.edu/faculty-and-staff/jelena-m-janjic.php

 
“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

 

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23. Dr. Jelena Janjic - Nanomedicines and Pain

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Adriaan Louw and Dr. Colleen Louw, who co-founded the International Spine and Pain Institute, which is now the Pain Science division of Evidence In Motion. In this episode, we take a deep dive into pain and neuroscience education (PNE) and its implications for clinicians and people with lived experience of chronic pain. We also discuss about the documentary "Pain, Misunderstood" which unpacks the science, stories, and societal myths around chronic pain.

The documentary is freely available on select streaming platforms (YouTube and Vimeo) and at special community screenings nationwide.
Learn more about it on painmisunderstood.com

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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24. Dr. Adriaan Louw & Dr. Colleen Louw - Pain Misunderstood

We are back with a new team! Listen as they introduce themselves!

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

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25. Welcome the new USASP podcast team

Did you know the USASP hosts education and professional development events throughout the year? Well if you didn't, you’re in luck, because in today's episode, Don and Tanya will be giving a recap on some these events that were held in 2025. These events span diverse subjects such as novel non-opioid approaches, preparing for an efficient trial, scientific writing and advocating for pain research.

“Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community.

Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: www.usasp.org/podcasts
Like and follow us on social media for more USASP news: @us_asp

26. Recap on USASP's 2024 Education and Professional Development Events

"OUCH! Talking Pain with USASP" serves to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community in conjunction with the mission of the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP). 

Our mission is to provide content targeting the diverse audiences that make up our community - and to foster the community itself through creative, entertaining, and educational episode series.

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13. Recap on USASP's 2024 Education and Professional Development Events

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