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Drs. Sluka and Frey Law Serve on the Scientific Planning Committee

Monday, September 28, 2015

 

Drs. Kathleen Sluka and Laura Frey Law served on the Scientific Planning Committee for the Section on Research Retreat entitled "Piecing Together the Pain Puzzle: The Biopsychosocial Model" held July 26-July 30 at Bryant University in Rhode Island.  Other members included Katherine Rudolph from the University of New England and Steve George from the University of Florida.  During the retreat Drs. Sluka and George gave the keynote address entitled "The Current State of Pain Research and Management".  Following this a series of talks on the science and management of pain were given by pain experts from around the world and from multiple disciplines.  Dr. Sluka gave an overview of pain mechanisms (Understanding pain biology: Nociceptors, neurons and nuclei), a talk on her recent research on exercise induced pain and analgesia (Does exercise increase or decrease pain: Underlying mechanisms), and Dr. Frey Law discussed her recent research on central sensitization (Examining predictors of referred pain).  Through a grant from NIH the retreat supported student and postdoctoral trainees to attend the meeting, and to videotape the sessions which will be posted on the Section for Research's website.