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ROBERTO PEREZ BIENNIAL TRIBUTE & LECTURESHIP
We are proud to host the bienniel Tribute and Lectureship Program in honor of our good friend and most excellent colleague Professor Roberto Perez, an extraordinary researcher on complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Co-sponsored by the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association of America and the CRPS Special Interest group of the IASP, this event takes place every other year during the IASP World Congress on Pain.
The next event will be held on August 7, 2024, at 7pm, in Amsterdam during the IASP Congress for Pain.
RSVP is required and this is an invite-only event. To be considered to attend, please email crpsconsortium@gmail.com.
Request for Applications for the Perez Lectureship:
This opportunity is intended for early to mid-career researchers with a research emphasis in CRPS. In a 30-minute lecture, the researcher will present his/her CRPS work and relevant work in their lab, and will receive a $500 honorarium.
To apply for this lectureship, please send an email to crpsconsortium@gmail.com with:
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A recommendation letter from your mentor/lab chief.
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Your Curriculum Vitae.
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A brief abstract of the proposed lecture.
Applications for this lectureship are being accepted through April 15, 2024.
ABOUT ROBERTO PEREZ
Professor Roberto Perez was a leader in CRPS research. A physiotherapist by profession, he was Professor of Pain and Pain Therapy Research at VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam. At the time of his death in 2017, he was the Chair of the IASP Special Interest Group for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Secretary for the International Research Consortium for CRPS. His clinical and research interests were focused on Palliative Care and CRPS, and he contributed a remarkable amount to both fields. Roberto was an exceptional clinical academic in so many ways. Dr. Perez was a lead contributor within The Netherlands, TReND (Trauma Related Neuronal Dysfunction) Consortium, one of the most productive collaborations to date in the world of CRPS research. Read a tribute to Dr. Perez by one of the IRC's Board Members, Candy McCabe.