title: President's message.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Melvin C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gitlin
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States