Editorial for the special issue of the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain

The Ministry of Health of China officially issued a document, adding the first level diagnosis and treatment discipline Algology in the list of diagnosis and treatment subjects of medical institutions on July 16, 2007. As the most important pain academic organization in China, the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain has made outstanding contributions in promoting the development of pain discipline and in establishing pain standards and disease diagnosis and treatment guidelines. In this special issue, under the leadership of Yan-Qing Liu, Chairman of the 7(th) Committee of the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain, nine consensus and one guideline were included.

Automated summary

The Ministry of Health of China officially included Algology as a first-level diagnosis and treatment discipline in medical institutions. The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain has played a crucial role in promoting the development of pain discipline and establishing standards and guidelines.