Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP)
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP) is a Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain. It was formed in 1993 by a group of enthusiastic doctors who felt that patients in patients in pain were not being treated adequately, whether it was acute, chronic or cancer pain and that there was a real need for education on better pain management in Malaysia.
The main objectives of MASP are:
• To promote education and training in the field of pain.
• To promote and facilitate the dissemination of new information in the field of pain.
• To achieve liaison with similar bodies and other specialists in other regions.
• To advise national agencies on standards relating to the use of drugs, appliances and other procedures relating to pain relief.
• To encourage and promote friendship among members of the society.