About ISPC

Pain Medicine is relatively a new concept not only in India but also worldwide. The journey started with the introduction of concept of Pain Clinics and the Pain Research and Therapy by Dr. J.J. Bonica , the father of Pain Medicine. Initially the focus was on development of clinical services and Research in the Field of Pain and education. In Indian perspective, evolution started with the formation of the ‘Indian Society for Study of Pain’ in order to bring Pain Physicians at one platform with a multidisciplinary and multi professional vision similar to ‘International Association of Study of Pain (IASP)’.
After a period of 30 years in the year 2015 and after the start of structural training in the form of one-year Post-Doctoral Certificate Courses (PDCC) In Pain management at the Banaras Hindu University in 2008, a need for a society of formally trained super-specialist Pain Physicians was felt. In view of this, the Indian Society of Pain Clinicians was created in the year 2015 and Pain Medicine Specialists with ‘formal, in-house training’, which was PDCC (Post-Doctoral Certificate Course) in Pain Management at that time, were made members of this niche body. This was just a start and currently PDCC, PDAF, FNB and DM degrees in Pain Medicine are being awarded by various medical Institutions /Universities and NBEMS and are members of ISPC.

Conference:
• Inaugural Conference ISPC:2015: IMS, BHU, Varanasi: Dr. Nimisha Verma
• 2nd Conference ISPC:2016: GMC, Chandigarh: Dr Deepak Thapa
• 3nd Conference ISPC: 2017: MGM Medical College, Mumbai: Dr Siddarth Verma
• 4th Conference ISPC: 2018: Dr RMLIMS, Lucknow: Dr Anurag Agarwal
• 5th Conference ISPC:2019: AIIMS, New Delhi: Dr Virender K Mohan
• 2020,2021,2022: No Conference because of COVID Pandemic
• 6th Conference ISPC: 3-5Nov.2023: KGMU Lucknow: Dr Sarita Singh
• 7th Conference ISPC: 13-15Sept.2024: AIIMS Rishikesh: Prof. Ajit Kumar

Current Status of Pain Medicine in PMSSY /TPA:
In recent years the Pain Medicine has got recognition by the patients and the care givers and also the Government of India. The Pain procedures are included in the PMSSY scheme to be performed by the Pain Medicine Specialist setting a mile stone in the development of Pain Medicine. Side by side the TPA has also included Pain Procedures in the list of treatment covered by the TPA (Table) so that their client to avail latest treatment in the field of Pain Medicine.

Professional Indemnity Cover:
Increase in practice of Pain Medicine especially exposed to the risk of litigation. The various insurance companies are covering the litigation arising from the practice of Interventional Pain Management and agreed to mention Pain Medicine specialist performing Interventional Pain Management.