
Chairs
Daniel Whibley (University of Michigan)
Chasity Brimeyer (Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin)
Sleep and Pain SIG Mission Statement
The Sleep and Pain SIG aims to:
- Seek awareness and understanding of how sleep/circadian disturbance and sleep/circadian disorders affect all aspects of pain processing and regulation, as well as development, maintenance, and exacerbation of chronic pain.
- Share methodological advances in study design, assessment, and analysis for sleep/circadian rhythm and pain research.
- Provide a forum for interdisciplinary researchers and clinicians with a common interest in sleep/circadian rhythm and pain to connect with each other, exchange ideas, and discuss advances in our understanding of the role of sleep on pain, and vice versa.
- Disseminate information regarding sleep/circadian rhythm and pain research to the rest of the USASP members and others.
- Create opportunities for trainees and early career investigators to improve their scientific communications and to network with leaders in the field of sleep/circadian rhythm and pain research.
The Sleep and Pain SIG plans to achieve these aims by:
- Providing a discussion forum for researchers and clinicians to connect with each other.
- Promoting meetings, workshops, symposia, and events that are relevant to SIG members.
- Supporting and developing educational initiatives (including meetings) to disseminate the issues around sleep disturbance and pain to a broader audience.
- Hosting various mentor-mentee activities (e.g., networking meetings, reviewing job application, journal club, etc.)
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