{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Addressing Cultural Disparities and Inequities in Pain Research: A Conversation with Calia Torres","description":" During the&amp;nbsp;2024 North American Pain School&amp;nbsp;(NAPS), five pain researchers participated in the&amp;nbsp;PRF-NAPS 2024 Correspondents Program. In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, PRF Correspondent Madelene Ho spoke with  Calia Torres&amp;nbsp;\u2013 a passionate pain researcher and&amp;nbsp;former NAPSter. In their thought-provoking conversation, Torres discussed her academic background, her transition from the role of trainee to mentor, and her current research about economic and cultural disparities in pain care \u2013 particularly psychosocial interventions for understudied and underserved populations, including sickle-cell patient populations.  Podcast participants include:&amp;nbsp;  Calia Torres, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA  Madelene Ho,&amp;nbsp;University of Alberta, Canada  ","author_name":"IASP Pain Research Forum Podcasts","author_url":"http:\/\/prfpodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32615552\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/176366672"}