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The mission of the American Society of Pain Educators is to improve the standards of clinical pain practice and to enhance the health and quality of life of pain sufferers by providing educational activities that lead to better pain control. The ASPE is the only organization focused on training pain educators and is dedicated to providing healthcare professionals with a path to become Certified Pain Educators (CPEs). Unlike traditional medical education, ASPE programs focus equally on best practices for pain management and on the most effective ways to implement and transfer that knowledge from clinicians to their peers, patients, families, and caregivers.