*APS Student: Australian Undergraduate, Graduate, PhD trainee (APS Student Membership)
**IASP Trainee (IASP Membership)

*Person with lived experience or family members/carers
(not applicable to persons working/studying in the field of pain or organisation/company supported)

Group Booking Discount (5 or more)

Contact us at apsispp27@theconferencecompany.com to arrange a group discount for bookings of 5 or more from the same institution or clinic.

LMIC Donation

Would you like to make an optional donation to help support the conference registration of a colleague from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC)? Your contribution will directly assist equitable participation and access.

Amounts available for donation:

• $25
• $50
• $100

You will be able to make an optional donation via the registration form.

Social Functions

Entitlements

Full Registration entitles the delegate to:

Entitlements
	Full Conference Registration	Student Full Conference Registration	One Day Conference Registration (on nominated day)
Access to conference sessions
Lunch and coffee breaks
Welcome reception ticket
Gala Dinner ticket
SIG Dinner ticket
Access to exhibition
Conference material

Member Rates

To qualify for the Member Rate, you will need to provide your membership number as part of the online Registration Form. If you are not a Member but would like to join and take advantage of the discounted rates, you can contact either APS or ISPP directly via their websites below.

APS Membership or IASP Membership

Student Rates

To qualify for the Student Rate, you will need to be an APS/IASP member. Sign up using the links below:

APS Membership or IASP Membership

Lived Experience

The Lived experience rate applies to those people with lived experience or who are family members/carers.  It is not applicable to persons working/studying in the field of pain or organisation/company supported.

Payment

Payment is accepted via credit card or electronic funds transfer. If you require an invoice to pay via bank transfer please email apsispp27@theconferencecompany.com.  

All payments must be received prior to the Conference and are quoted in Australian dollars.

Cancellation

• If you cancel your registration on or prior to 29 January 2027 you will receive a refund less a cancellation fee of AUD25.
• Cancellations made between 30 January 2027 and 30 March 2027 will receive a refund less a cancellation fee of AUD150. Cancellations made after this date are non-refundable.
• If for reasons beyond the control of the organisers, the Conference is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded after the deduction of expenses already incurred.
  View the full terms, conditions and cancellation policies.

Queries

If you have a Registration query please contact the Conference Managers at apsispp27@theconferencecompany.com, 1800 193 205 (within Australia), or +64 9 360 1240.

Pre-Conference Workshops

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2027

The APS’s Pre-Conference Workshop Day provides delegates with a flexible approach when it comes to choosing what they attend. All workshops are offered as half days, giving delegates the opportunity to personalise their own learning.

Customise your conference experience by attending the Acute Pain Workshop in the morning, before heading over to the Psychology in Pain Management afternoon session.

APS Members who attend the conference are rewarded with more competitive workshop registration fees, so start planning your week in Gold Coast today by becoming an APS Member. You will be joining us at the only conference in Australia offering multidisciplinary insights into the complex nature of pain management from a variety of medical, nursing and allied health perspectives.

Full Day Workshop

Paediatric Pain Pre-Conference Education Day

Transforming Paediatric Pain: From Clinical Care to Creative Innovation

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2027
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm

This interactive pre-conference workshop brings together international and Australian experts to explore contemporary, practical and innovative approaches to paediatric pain. Across four sessions, participants will consider biopsychosocial approaches to acute pain and distress, supporting children with persistent pain to participate in school and everyday life, creative arts-based approaches to understanding and communicating lived experience, and the emerging role of immersive technologies in paediatric pain care and research.

Please note: This is a preliminary program and is subject to change as speakers, session content and timings are finalised.

08:30–08:45 | Welcome and Introduction

08:45–10:15 | Session 1: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Acute Pain in Children
Contemporary approaches to preventing and managing acute pain and distress, integrating psychological, developmental and clinical strategies across the peri-procedural journey.

11:00–12:30 | Session 2: Pain in Schools — Supporting Participation and Return to Function
Exploring how healthcare teams, families and schools can work together to support children and young people with persistent pain to remain engaged with, or return to, education.

13:30–15:00 | Session 3: Arts-Based Research in Paediatric Pain
An interactive introduction to drawing, Photovoice and research poetry as creative approaches to exploring lived experience and translating paediatric pain research.

15:30–17:30 | Session 4: From Idea to Impact — Immersive Technology in Paediatric Pain
Exploring how clinicians, researchers and technology developers can collaborate to translate ideas for XR, VR and other immersive technologies into practical solutions for paediatric pain.

Morning Workshops

Acute Pain (AM)

Basic Pain Research

Purpose Beyond Pain

Psychology in Pain Management

Afternoon Workshops 

Acute Pain (PM)

Pelvic Pain - NEW!

Pharmacology in Pain Management

Physiotherapy in Pain Management

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