Pain Management Committee

The Pain Management Committee provides support, training, and education for anaesthesia practitioners (both medical and non-medical) who specialise or have a special interest in pain management (acute, chronic, and cancer), with a particular focus on resource-constrained settings. 

Key Committee Aims:

• Develop educational and training materials in Pain Management. 

• Support and develop WFSA publications and educational activity covering Pain Management. 

• Ensure WFSA guidelines and standards relevant to Pain Management are appropriate. 

• Seek funding and other support for WFSA’s activities related to Pain Management and work to expand those activities. 

2024-2026 Pain Management Committee Activities

• Expanding the Essential Pain Management (EPM) course 

• WFSA Briefing Document: Acute Pain Management: Available in English / Français / Español

• ATOTW 
  • Pain in Sickle Cell Disease and Acute Varicella Zoster Pain 

Resources

• WFSA position statement on opioids
• Acute Pain Management: A Global Health Priority

Members of the Pain Management Committee:

Chair
Gauhar Afshan	Pakistan
Africa and the Middle East
Abdelkarim Aloweidi	Jordan
Elizabeth Ogboli Nwasor	Nigeria
Helene Bassama	Senegal
Asia
Naveen Malhotra	India
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
Emeli Tina Urvaru	Pacific Islands
Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands
Ana Schwartzmann Bruno	Uruguay
Onica Tiffany Higgins-Gill	Guyana
Sidonia Suazo Reyes	Honduras
Europe
Leila Niemi-Murola	Finland
Leonard Azamfirei	Romania
North America
Nabil M Elkassabany	USA