Editor’s note: IASP will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. Even though the anniversary is still a few years away, it already has us thinking about the history of IASP and the evolution of pain research over the past five decades. So, we are providing a series of podcasts that will cover both of those topics, featuring senior leaders in the field who have made major contributions to pain research and care, including those with major roles at IASP.
Our latest such podcast features Barry Sessle, BDS, BSc, MDS, PhD, DSc. Dr. Sessle, a Past President of IASP, is a pioneer in orofacial pain research, having studied orofacial pain and neuromuscular function for almost 50 years (see full bio below). In this podcast, Dr. Sessle speaks with PRF Correspondent Francisco Isaac Fernandes Gomes, DDS, a PhD student at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss his background and early career, how the understanding of orofacial pain has evolved over the years, and what it was like to be the President of IASP.
