Europe's leading scientific federation for pain management and research
The home of pain management and research in Europe - for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals.
Our work
From scientific congresses to professional education and European policy - here is how EFIC advances pain management and medicine.
EFIC Congress 2027
Pain in Europe XV takes place in Glasgow, 21-23 April 2027. Europe's premier scientific congress on pain management and research.
Submit a workshopEFIC Academy
Online education in pain science and treatment for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals across Europe.
Become a memberEFIC Pain Exams
European professional diplomas in pain medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and psychology - setting the standard for pain expertise.
Take the EDPM, EDPP or EDPNEuropean Pain Forum
Bringing together policymakers, patient advocates, and pain specialists to drive change in European pain policy.
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First 2026 Call for Clinical Guidance Proposals: Results and Next Steps
EFIC opened a call inviting its community to propose new clinical guidance topics in pain management earlier in 2026, aiming to select high-quality proposals that EFIC will support through development and, once complete, champion as official clinical recommendations....
CRPS Awareness Month: November 2026
About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month Since 2014, the month of November is recognised as Colour the World Orange™ for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) awareness. CRPS is a painful and debilitating post-traumatic primary pain...
Report on the EFIC EDPM, EDPP and EDPN Exams Part 2 2026
In June 2026, European Pain Federation EFIC conducted Part 2 of the Exams for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM), the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) in Ghent, Belgium, followed by the European Diploma in Pain Nursing (EDPN) in Brussels,...