Pain Epidemiology
Co-Chair: Yurun Cai, University of Pittsburgh
Co-Chair: Titilola Falasinnu, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Reducing pain burden through understanding the distribution and determinants of pain, promoting epidemiologic principles and methods in answering questions related to pain assessment, prevention and clinical care, collaboration with any individuals interested in population and clinical pain outcomes.
News and Past Events
The USASP Pain Epidemiology SIG held a webinar on January 28, 2026 from 10-11am PT (1-2pm ET). The webinar featured a talk on, "How much does the U.S. adult public pay for pain management?" by Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H. Chief, Epidemiology Program, Division of Intramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Watch the recording here.
Dr. Patel will share with us his career story as a pain epidemiologist doing clinical pain research. There will be ample time to ask questions. We look forward to your participation!
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