American Pain Society

Name

American Pain Society

Legal name

American Pain Society

Website

https://americanpainsociety.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society / Healthcare Membership Organization

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Pain research society
• Clinical pain guidelines
• Peer-reviewed medical journal
• Pain management education
• Professional medical association

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Professional membership fees from researchers, clinicians, and other pain professionals across various membership categories
2. Meeting and Event Registrations: Revenue from annual scientific meetings and events including registration fees for the APS Scientific Meeting and regional conferences
3. Journal Publications: The Journal of Pain publication activities and related educational content
4. Grants and Donations: Funding received through Pain Research Fund donations and grants from partners including Mayday Fund, Pfizer, and NIH for pain research initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The American Pain Society is a nonprofit professional membership organization that aggregates scientists, clinicians, nurses, and other pain professionals to advance pain research, education, and clinical practice. Its core offerings include the Membership Program, the peer-reviewed Journal of Pain, an Annual Scientific Meeting, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Online Education Programs (webinars, continuing education), and research grant/award initiatives for emerging pain researchers.

Product overview

The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary professional society rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of membership services, scientific publications (The Journal of Pain), annual scientific meetings, clinical practice guidelines, online education programs, and research grant and award initiatives. These are membership-based professional society services focused on advancing pain research, education, and advocacy rather than commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program Membership-based professional society program with multiple categories for scientists, clinicians, students, and other pain professionals providing member benefits, access to the membership directory, networking opportunities, and member-only resources.
• The Journal of Pain Peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Pain Society covering basic and clinical pain research, distributed by subscription and member access, with an impact factor of 4.859.
• Annual Scientific Meeting Annual scientific conference convened by the American Pain Society that brings together pain researchers and clinicians for presentations, posters, continuing education, and networking; each meeting has a thematic focus.
• Clinical Practice Guidelines Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for pain management covering topics including sickle-cell disease pain, methadone safety, and post-surgical pain management, made available to clinicians, healthcare providers, and the public.
• Online Education Programs Online education programs including webinars, continuing education courses, plenary lectures, SIG meeting content, and recorded training sessions covering pain-related topics, delivered through the APS online education platform.
• Future Leaders in Pain Research Grant Program Grant program supporting early-career researchers in pain research, including the Future Leaders grants and the Sharon S. Keller Chronic Pain Research Grant, providing funding for emerging investigators.
• APS E-News Electronic newsletter distributed by the American Pain Society that provides members and subscribers with updates on society events, activities, pain research news, and educational content.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Journal of Pain impact factor: 4.859
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Southern Pain SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional society affiliated with APS providing local networking, education, and professional development opportunities for pain professionals in the southern United States.
• Midwest Pain SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional society affiliated with APS serving pain professionals in the Midwest region, providing educational workshops and professional resources.
• Eastern Pain AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional society affiliated with APS representing pain professionals in the Eastern United States with mission-driven focus on pain education and research.
• Western Pain SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional society affiliated with APS serving pain professionals in the Western United States.
• Greater Philadelphia Pain SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional society affiliated with APS serving the Greater Philadelphia area pain professional community.
• Pain Care CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of organizations working together on pain policy advocacy and awareness initiatives at the national level.
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization focused on pain research and treatment with which APS maintains an affiliated relationship.
• NIH HEAL InitiativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institutes of Health initiative to accelerate scientific solutions to the opioid crisis that APS has endorsed and supports through advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Neurology (AAN): AAN is a large US neurology society with pain-related education, journals (Neurology), and guidelines; it captures neurologists who treat pain and competes with APS for industry sponsorship and CME-attending clinicians in the neurology-pain intersection.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): ASA is the largest US anesthesiology society with overlapping pain medicine subspecialty members, practice guidelines, and industry partnerships; it competes with APS for pain clinician engagement as part of a broader anesthesia portfolio and offers greater scale and funding.
• Society for Neuroscience (SfN): SfN is a large basic and translational neuroscience society hosting the annual Neuroscience meeting and publishing journals; it overlaps with APS's basic science SIG members and competing forums for pain neuroscience research presentation and grant funding.

Direct peers

• American Headache Society: The American Headache Society is a US specialty society for headache and migraine clinicians and researchers, publishing Headache journal and running the Scottsdale Headache Symposium; it overlaps with APS's Headache SIG and competes for clinician and industry funding in adjacent pain indications.
• International Headache Society: IHS is the global headache-focused society publishing Cephalalgia and running the International Headache Congress; it parallels APS structurally as a multinational pain specialty society and competes for international headache researcher membership and sponsorship.
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): IASP is the global multidisciplinary pain science society with a flagship journal (PAIN), world congress, and special interest groups; APS and IASP explicitly maintain an affiliated relationship and compete for the same pain researcher and clinician audience.
• American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM): AAPM is the US-based medical specialty society for pain physicians, publishes the Journal of Pain Medicine, runs an annual meeting, and issues clinical guidelines; it directly competes with APS for US clinician members, journal authors, and industry sponsorship.

Regional players

• Canadian Pain Society: The Canadian Pain Society is a national pain research and clinical organization publishing in similar journals and running an annual scientific meeting; it parallels APS structurally but operates regionally in Canada without direct US membership competition.
• British Pain Society: The British Pain Society is the UK multidisciplinary pain society with clinical guidelines, meetings, and Pain News publication; it is structurally comparable to APS as a national pain society but operates exclusively in the UK/Ireland.

Emerging players

• North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS): NANS is a US-focused society for neuromodulation and interventional pain therapies, publishing Neuromodulation journal and hosting an annual meeting; it competes with APS for interventional pain clinicians and device-industry sponsorship but with a narrower procedural focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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