Australian Pain Society

What Australian Pain Society does

The Australian Pain Society is a non-profit professional association founded in 1979 and headquartered in North Sydney, Australia. Its stated purpose is to advance pain management through education, research, and advocacy, serving clinicians, researchers, educators, and allied health professionals working in the pain management field across Australia. The organization operates as a member-based society, with a stated headcount band of 501-1000 (interpreted as members or active participants rather than employees). Its primary public-facing assets are its websites at apsoc.org.au and australianpainsociety.org, which serve as channels for member communication, event dissemination, and educational content. No specific products, revenue streams, pricing models, or technology stack details were available in the source data.

As a professional society rather than a commercial entity, the Australian Pain Society does not operate a traditional for-profit business model. Its activities — including convening conferences, publishing educational resources, supporting pain research, and engaging in policy advocacy — are typically funded through membership dues, event registration fees, sponsorships, and potentially grants. No data on revenue, funding rounds, partnerships, leadership team, or specific program offerings was available in the source data reviewed. The organization's product/service information could not be obtained beyond the firm's self-description as an education, research, and advocacy body.

Name

Australian Pain Society

Website

https://apsoc.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Australian Pain Society is a non-profit professional association founded in 1979, based in North Sydney, Australia, that advances pain management through education, research, and advocacy for clinicians and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Pain management
• Professional medical association
• Pain research
• Healthcare education
• Medical society

Headquarters

HQ city

North Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

The Australian Pain Society is a professional association that advances pain management through education, research, and advocacy. It serves clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals by providing membership services, scientific meetings, and educational resources focused on the science and treatment of pain.

Product overview

The Australian Pain Society operates a website at australianpainsociety.org. The source data obtained is a Robot Challenge Screen (CAPTCHA/security verification page) and does not contain information about the organization's products, services, or offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Membership
• Scientific Meetings and Conferences
• Education and Advocacy Programs

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Australian Physiotherapy Association: Australia's peak body for physiotherapists, many of whom practice in pain management. APA operates education, advocacy, and member services on a broader scope that subsumes part of the Australian Pain Society's clinical audience.
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP): RACGP is the largest Australian medical specialty college, with GPs forming the majority of front-line chronic pain management. Its generalist scope makes it a broader incumbent whose pain-specific guidelines compete with the Society's authority.
• American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine): ASRA Pain Medicine is a US-based specialty society focused on regional anesthesia and pain medicine, with overlapping clinical specialties, education programs, and guideline-development roles.

Direct peers

• Painaustralia: Painaustralia is the Australian national advocacy body for consumers and professionals affected by chronic pain, with a closely related mission in pain policy, awareness, and consumer advocacy.
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): IASP is the global peak body for pain science and practice, with analogous mission, structure, and member base (clinicians, researchers, educators in pain). It is the most direct functional peer and the global counterpart to the Australian Pain Society.
• Faculty of Pain Medicine (ANZCA): The Faculty of Pain Medicine is the Australian and New Zealand specialist medical body for pain medicine training, accreditation, and standards, operating in the same pain management specialty with overlapping clinician membership.
• British Pain Society: The British Pain Society is a national UK multidisciplinary professional society for healthcare professionals involved in pain management, with the same education, research, and advocacy mission as the Australian Pain Society.

Regional players

• New Zealand Pain Society: The New Zealand Pain Society is the trans-Tasman equivalent professional society serving pain clinicians and researchers in New Zealand, with a directly comparable member-driven, multidisciplinary model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AusPainSoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/australian.pain.society
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/australian-pain-society

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