APS Travel Award

描述（由申请人提供）：美国疼痛学会是一个多学科团体，汇集了不同群体的科学家、临床医生和其他专业人员，以增加对疼痛的了解，并改变公共政策，以减少与疼痛相关的痛苦（APS使命声明，2005年10月）。科学和护理的融合在APS愿景声明中得到了进一步的描述- APS设想了一个所有人都可以预防和缓解疼痛的世界。美国科学学会年会有多重目标。我们希望促进基础科学研究人员和临床研究人员之间的讨论和互动，在高质量，轻松和相对较小的会议中促进开放讨论，以推进疼痛科学。同样重要的是，与患者护理相关学科的APS成员在疼痛的治疗和管理方面进行交流和分享。使这次会议对与会者有价值的是，在不同专业的成员之间，正式的专题讨论会和非正式的海报会议中产生的思想和概念的交叉施肥。会议创造了一个环境，科学家和临床医生可以从他们不同的角度分享相关信息，使我们能够以创新和富有成效的方式解决重要的研究问题，经常导致临床护理的进步。本申请的目的是为学员参加2007年美国疼痛学会年度科学会议提供旅费奖励。2007年会议将于2007年5月2日至5日在华盛顿特区的华盛顿会议中心举行。这些资金将使受训者能够参加会议，并与来自医学、护理、心理学和物理治疗等多个学科的临床医生和研究人员进行互动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy to reduce pain-related suffering (APS Mission Statement, October 2005). The integration of science and care is further depicted in the APS Vision Statement - APS envisions a world where pain prevention and relief are available to all people. There are multiple goals of the Annual Scientific Meeting of APS. We wish to promote discussion and interactions between basic science researchers and clinical researchers to advance the science of pain in a high quality, relaxed and relatively small meeting that promotes open discussion. Equally important is for APS members of disciplines related to patient care to meet and share advances in the treatment and management of pain. What makes this meeting valuable to attendees is the cross fertilization of ideas and concepts which arise formally in symposia and informally in poster sessions between members of disparate specialties. The meeting creates a milieu where scientists and clinicians can share relevant information from their different perspectives to enable us to tackle important research questions in an innovative and productive manner frequently leading to advances in clinical care. The objective of this application is to secure funds to be used for travel awards for trainees to attend the 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society. The 2007 meeting will be held at the Washington Convention Center, May 2-5, 2007, in Washington, D.C. These funds will allow trainees to attend and interact with both clinicians and researchers from multiple disciplines including medicine, nursing, psychology, and physical therapy.