Measurement of Children's Pain October 4-6, 1996 The first biennial International Forum on Pediatric Pain was a resounding success. Everyone had a wonderful time, and the lectures and discussions were illuminating. We were also fortunate in having perfect weather, as well as good food and entertainment (of course it never rains in Nova Scotia). Many thanks to McNeil Consumer Products (Canada) for their financial support. 1996 keynote speakers were: Sunny Anand, Atlanta, USA: Biological responses (supraspinal) David Champion, Sydney, Australia: Self report measures Ken Craig, Vancouver, Canada: Facial action coding Maria Fitzgerald, London, England: Biological responses (spinal cord,peripheral) Nancy Hester, Denver, USA: Putting pain measurement into practice Celeste Johnston, Montreal, Canada: Psychometric issues Patrick McGrath, Halifax, Canada: Behavioural measures Bonnie Stevens, Toronto, Canada: Composite measures The following book, based on the above material, is now available from the IASP Press. Measurement of Pain in Infants and Children Progress in Pain Research and Management, Vol. 10 Editors: G. Allen Finley and Patrick J. McGrath 1997, 224 pp, hardbound, ISBN 0-931092-20-5 Exciting research initiatives on pain measurement have developed in recent years. In this book, some of the most productive investigators from Europe, North America, and Australia share their understanding of the different approaches to the field. Basic and clinical science as well as different disciplines of clinical practice in psychology, nursing, and medicine are represented. Physiological, anatomical (imaging), behavioral, and self-help techniques of pain measurement are discussed. Chapter topics include: roles of measurement in pain management and research; psychometric issues in the measurement of pain in children; neurophysiological and neurobiological correlates of supraspinal pain processing: measurement techniques; flexion reflex properties in the human infant: a measure of spinal sensory processing in the newborn; physiological measures of pain; behavioral measures of pain; facial display of pain; measurement of pain by self-report; composite measures of pain; and putting pain measurement into clinical practice. Table of contents and ordering information Other Forums 2002 - The Context of Pediatric Pain: Biology, Family, Society, Culture 2000 - Acute and Procedure Pain 1998 - Chronic and Recurrent Pain

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