SBED - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor

What SBED - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor does

SBED - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor (Brazilian Society for the Study of Pain) is a non-profit professional medical association headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1983 as the official Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The organization serves as the primary national body for pain medicine education, research dissemination, and clinical practice support, targeting healthcare professionals across multiple specialties including anesthesiologists, neurologists, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, nurses, and psychologists who treat pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, oncological pain, and chronic pain.

SBED's core offerings span structured educational programs (Cursos e Simpósios), peer-reviewed scientific publication (the Brazilian Journal of Pain / BrJP), the Academia da Dor learning platform, the SBED Responde expert Q&A service, the Talão Amarelo controlled opioid prescription program, and the biennial CBDor Brazilian Pain Congress. Education delivery has expanded to a digital self-serve channel via the makadu.live platform, covering emerging topics such as medical cannabis, spirituality and pain, oncological pain, and geriatric pain. The association also maintains a network of pain centers, student leagues (Ligas da Dor), and specialty committees, and runs the public-facing Brasil sem Dor (Pain-Free Brazil) awareness campaign.

The business model is primarily member-funded through three revenue streams: recurring annual membership fees from healthcare professionals, transactional event registration fees (with the biennial CBDor Congress as the largest event-driven revenue contributor), and publication-related revenue from the Brazilian Journal of Pain. The organization operates with a lean staff of 22 employees and is governed by an elected board (Diretoria) with no external investor or private equity ownership. Geographic scope is concentrated in Brazil, with international positioning through IASP affiliation.

Name

SBED - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor

Legal name

Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor

Website

https://sbed.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SBED is the Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain, serving as a non-profit professional medical association providing pain medicine education, peer-reviewed research (BrJP), congresses, and regulatory guidance to Brazilian healthcare professionals across multiple specialties.

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Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: SBED generates revenue through annual membership fees from healthcare professionals who join the society. Members receive access to scientific resources, publications, events, and professional development opportunities.
2. Event Registration: Revenue from organizing and hosting scientific congresses, courses, and symposia on pain management topics. The 18° CBDor Congress is a major revenue-generating event.
3. Publication Revenue: The Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP) serves as a scientific publication platform, with article submission services and potentially subscription access to research content.

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Core offering

SBED is a Brazilian professional medical association and the official Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) that delivers pain medicine education, research dissemination, and clinical resources. It offers paid membership to healthcare professionals, educational courses and symposiums on pain management topics, the peer-reviewed Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP), the Academia da Dor training platform, the SBED Responde Q&A service, an opioid prescription program (Talão Amarelo), and the biennial CBDor Brazilian Pain Congress.

Product overview

SBED - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor is a professional medical association that serves as the Brazilian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The organization operates a platform of products and services centered on pain education, research dissemination, and clinical resource provision. Its core offerings include educational courses and symposiums (Cursos e Simpósios SBED) covering topics such as cannabis in pain medicine, pain in the elderly, oncological pain, and nursing care; the peer-reviewed Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP); the Academia da Dor for structured professional training; the SBED Responde expert Q&A platform; an opioid prescription program (Talão Amarelo); and the annual 18° CBDor Congresso Brasileiro de Dor scientific congress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CBDor - Congresso Brasileiro de Dor: The Brazilian Congress of Pain organized by SBED
• Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP)
• Academia da Dor
• SBED Responde
• Brasil sem Dor

Products and services

• Cursos e Simpósios SBED (SBED Courses and Symposiums) Educational programs including courses and symposiums covering pain management topics such as cannabis, spirituality and pain, pain and movement, pain in the elderly, oncological pain, and nursing and pain, targeted at healthcare professionals.
• Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP) Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SBED covering pain research, clinical studies, and reviews in Portuguese, serving researchers and clinicians in pain medicine.
• Academia da Dor Educational academy offering structured learning content and training for healthcare professionals in pain management.
• SBED Responde A Q&A platform where SBED experts respond to pain-related questions from the public and healthcare professionals.
• Opióides - Talonário Amarelo (Opioid Yellow Booklet Program) Controlled opioid prescription program providing regulatory guidance and official prescription pads (yellow booklet) for opioid use in pain management, targeted at clinicians prescribing opioids.
• 18° CBDor Congresso Brasileiro de Dor The 18th Brazilian Pain Congress, a major biennial scientific event scheduled for May 26-29, 2027, featuring scientific sessions across multiple tracks covering pain treatment, neuroscience, oncology, interventional techniques, and more.
• SBED Membership (Associe-se) Annual professional membership program providing access to scientific resources, publications, congresses, and professional development opportunities for healthcare professionals.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IASP - International Association for the Study of PaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBED is the official Brazilian Chapter of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain), functioning as the national representative body. This affiliation provides international credibility, access to global research networks, and alignment with international pain medicine standards and guidelines.

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Direct peers

• PAIN Journal (IASP): Flagship peer-reviewed scientific journal of IASP, covering pain research globally. Direct comparator to SBED's Brazilian Journal of Pain (BrJP) for academic publishing and research dissemination in pain medicine.
• American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM): U.S. national medical society for pain medicine physicians. Directly comparable in function: physician membership society, annual scientific meeting, journal publication, and CME programming in pain medicine.
• Sociedad Española del Dolor (SED): Spanish national pain society with a similar professional society model, annual congress, journal, and educational programming for clinicians. Direct functional peer at similar scale.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia (SBA): Brazilian anesthesiology society that overlaps with SBED's audience (anesthesiologists are core SBED members). Comparable national society model with congresses, courses, and CME in Brazil.
• Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB): Brazilian national medical association that also serves as an umbrella for specialty societies in Brazil. Comparable domestic scope and member-funded nonprofit model, but covers all medical specialties.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia (SBR): Brazilian rheumatology society; rheumatologists are part of SBED's clinician base. Comparable nonprofit professional society structure, congresses, and educational programming in Brazil.

Regional players

• European Pain Federation (EFIC): Multinational European pain society analogous to SBED's regional role, but for Europe. Comparable model: federates national chapters, runs a congress, and publishes pain research and education resources.
• Australian Pain Society: National pain medicine society in Australia. Comparable membership, annual scientific meeting (ASM), and clinical education portfolio, but serving Australia rather than Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): Global parent organization of which SBED is the Brazilian national chapter. Directly comparable mission around pain research, education, and advocacy, but operating globally and at a much larger scale than SBED.

Others

• makadu.live: Online learning/event platform partner that hosts SBED's premium courses (cannabis, elderly pain, oncological pain, nursing). Adjacent technology enabler for SBED's digital education distribution rather than a direct competitor.

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