Description
The collection consists of Dr. Mark Swerdlow's autobiographical statement and curriculum vitae; an incomplete selection of
reprints of publications; programs, reports, transcripts and articles of pain symposia; and information about professional
societies devoted to pain research and treatment. Highlights include: constitution, membership lists, correspondence and several
meeting programs for the Intractable Pain Society of Great Britain and Ireland (IPS) and the British and Irish chapter of
the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) (1972-1986); documents about the World Health Organization's (WHO)
Pain Relief Programme (1981-1986); and research about the history of pain clinics (1984-1993).