Brazilian Society for the Study of Pain
Brazilian Society for the Study of Pain (SBED) is a Brazilian medical society and the Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
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Overview
The Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor (SBED) is a Brazilian medical society dedicated to the study and treatment of pain. It was founded on 29 August 1983 in São Paulo by a group of physicians, following the 1st Brazilian Symposium on Pain Treatment held in 1982. In 1984, SBED was recognized as the Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The society organizes courses, symposia, and the Brazilian Congress on Pain (CBDor), and publishes news and materials related to pain care.
History
The Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor (SBED) was founded by a group of physicians who participated in the 1st Brazilian Symposium on Pain Treatment, held in São Paulo on 22 October 1982. The official founding took place at 8:00 PM on 29 August 1983, at a meeting held at the Centro Integrado da Dor, Rua Baltazar da Veiga, 490, in São Paulo, coordinated by neurosurgeons Jorge Roberto Pagura and Moacir Schnapp. On 31 August 1984, during the World Congress on Pain held in Seattle, USA, SBED was recognized as the Brazilian Chapter (IASP Brazilian Chapter) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The first board of SBED consisted of: President: Moacir Schnapp; Vice-President: Jorge Roberto Pagura; First Secretary: Antonio Luiz P. Catai; Second Secretary: Mário Luiz Giublin; First Treasurer: Maria de Lourdes C. Costa; Scientific Director: Sérgio H. Ferreira. The first symposium organized by SBED was called the International Symposium on the Study of Pain and was held in São Paulo from 25 to 27 November 1985. Several Brazilian Congresses on Pain (CBDor) continue to be held. Over the years, SBED has brought together professionals from various specialties interested in the study and treatment of pain.
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A collective that believes in science as a path, empathy as a language, and pain as a cause for all.
Product categories. Courses and symposia on pain · Brazilian Congress on Pain (CBDor) · News and educational materials on pain
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