LAPS was established in 2022 to promote pain medicine education, encourage high-quality scientific research and publication, and provide highly skilled ultrasound and fluoroscopy-guided hands-on training courses to advance the evidence-based clinical practice of interventional pain throughout Latin America. In addition, LAPS is committed to putting all resources to bring brilliant minds and academic leaders together on a common platform and unitedly work to raise the bar to offer the best pain care to our cancer and non-cancer patients.