People with Pain are like Ghosts None see them and None see their - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

There is an Epidemic Morbus named “ Chronic Pain ” But People with Pain are like Ghosts None see them and None see their Disability

¡WHO ¡declaration,1948 ¡ “Health ¡is ¡not ¡merely ¡the ¡absence ¡of ¡disease ¡but ¡a ¡state ¡ physical, ¡mental ¡and ¡social ¡well-­‑ What We have to Do We Must Telling to People and Governements that People with “Chronic Pain” Exist - Life in Pain can be terrible

Who is Isal ? ISAL is a no profit Foundation Funded in 1993 To support the changing of perspectives we promote: • Educational Programs • Information Projects • Research Activity Since 1993 - a bi-annual training course (theorical and practice activity ) is available for physician 680 physicians have studied on ISAL program 78 % now work at a pain center Laboratory and Clinicals Research

First Step Social Media and Communication What ISAL have done to sensibilize italian community Till 2009 ISAL started an awareness campaign The PROJECT “ 100 hundred cities against pain “

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2017 157 cities 8

The Selfie Project “ I am against pain” 9

ISAL was invited into the “ Giro d’Italia “ the International Bike competition

Promoting ¡ ¡“lifestyles ¡and ¡treatments ¡” ¡ ¡ ¡ to ¡prevent ¡«chronic ¡pain» ¡ 11

We need to Teach the citizens and physician that the pain does not go away by itself or by using a random therapy, but must have the appropriate drugs such as opioids or specific procedures 12

Mission Pain Research ISAL is working with the Ministry of We have a network of 7 young Health to realise in Italy researchers that are working the first Institute for Research on Pain on : Biomarkers for Pain Pain as a Disease

Our Mission : Give a Cure to the People with Painfull All together We Can Change Their Life