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WSPC History

1984 Delft, The Netherlands. First World Congress on Pain

1986 Lille, France. Second World Congress on Pain

1988 Florence, Italy. Third World Congress on Pain

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1990 Kyoto, Japan. Fourth World Congress on Pain

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1992 Jerusalem. Fifth World Congress on Pain

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1994 Atlanta, USA. Sixth World Congress on Pain

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1996 Istanbul, Turkey. Seventh World Congress on Pain

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1998 Tenerife, Spain. Eighth World Congress on Pain

2000 Prague, Czechia. Nineth World Congress on Pain

2002 Sardinia, Italy. Tenth World Congress on Pain

2004 Tokyo, Japan. Eleventh World Congress on Pain

2006 Turin, Italy. Twelfth World Congress on Pain

2008 Seoul, Korea. Thirteenth World Congress on Pain

2010 Beijing, China. Fourteenth World Congress on Pain

2012 Granada, Spain. Fifteenth  World Congress on Pain

In 2014 Miami was selected but not realized, instead WSPC initiated AAFPS (the Asia Australian Federation of Pain Societies and the combined meeting was held in Taipei, Taiwan. After this meeting the pandemic delayed further meetings.

2023 Dubai, UAE. Sixtieth World Congress on Pain

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