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/

History

Around the time of Purdue Pharma releasing OxyContin into the market in 1996, the society introduced "pain as 5th vital sign" campaign.[1] 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.[2][3]

In June 2019, the APS was forced to close amid allegations that it colluded with pharmaceutical companies producing opioids.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Publications

The society's official journal was titled The Journal of Pain, and published by Elsevier.[7] The society had issued a total of nine guidelines throughout its period of existence.[8]

References
  1. Hirsch R (2017). "The Opioid Epidemic: It's Time to Place Blame Where It Belongs". Missouri Medicine. 114 (2): 82–90. PMC 6140023. PMID 30228543.
  2. "American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics".
  3. "Enduring pain: How a 1996 opioid policy change had long-lasting effects". TheGuardian.com. 30 March 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. Clark, Cheryl (24 May 2019). "American Pain Society Seeks OK to Call It Quits". MedPage Today. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. https://www.chronicle.com/article/after-their-society-was-sued-out-of-existence-these-scientists-are-building-a-new-one
  7. "Aims". jpain.org. Elsevier. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  8. "Complete list of APS guidelines". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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