The Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP) is a Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). It was formed in 1993 by a group of enthusiastic doctors who felt that 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:
As the management of pain cuts across many disciplines, membership of MASP is open to any health care professional who is interested in pain management - doctors, nurses, clinical psychologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.