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Our webinars feature Q&As, presentations and much more information on important and current matters of pain research and science as well as main activities and projects of the European Pain Federation EFIC. Please note: Some may for EFIC Academy members only and require access to the EFIC Academy Education Platform.
The webinar will explore how chronic pain affects individuals, workplaces and European economies. SIP will present key findings from its latest position paper on the economic burden of pain, highlighting the scale of productivity loss, healthcare costs and societal impact across Europe. Complementing this, researchers from the European Journal of Pain will discuss new evidence on chronic pain and labour market participation, examining how pain influences employment and workforce engagement over time.
Women are more likely to experience chronic pain, yet pain research, diagnosis, and treatment have historically underserved them. This webinar connects the science with the policy response: the PAINDIFF Network’s newly published methodological recommendations (Nature Neuroscience) for studying sex and gender as variables in pain research, and the SIP Position Paper on Gender Equity in Pain, developed jointly by EFIC and Pain Alliance Europe, which sets out recommendations for EU and national policymakers. With speakers from research, EFIC/SIP advocacy, and PAE representing the patient voice, the session looks at why the evidence base has been biased, what better research design looks like, and what it means for diagnosis, treatment access, and equity in care. Open to healthcare professionals, patient representatives, and the general public.
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Our webinars feature Q&As, presentations and much more information on important and current matters of pain research and science as well as main activities and projects of the European Pain Federation EFIC. Please note: Some may for EFIC Academy members only and require access to the EFIC Academy Education Platform.
This webinar marks European Day on Pain Awareness 2026, whose theme is the economic considerations of pain. It examines a dimension of that burden that is often overlooked: the role of chronic pain in cancer survivorship and in returning to work after cancer. Participants will gain insight into how pain affects people living with and beyond cancer as they re-enter the workforce, what supports a sustainable return to work, and how this connects to the latest findings on the economic considerations of pain set out in the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) position paper. Contributions from COTEC and ECO will situate these findings within occupational practice and cancer care across Europe.
This webinar marks European Day on Pain Awareness 2026, whose theme is the economic considerations of pain. Participants will gain insight into how early intervention, movement-based rehabilitation and evidence-based pain management can improve health and work outcomes, while also examining the latest findings on the economic considerations of pain presented in the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) position paper. Contributions from EFIC, EULAR and ER-WCPT will bring together perspectives from pain medicine, rheumatology and physiotherapy to demonstrate how coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches can support people living with pain.
Recent discoveries of pro-algetic microbiome and IgG autoantibodies in patients with severe Fibromyalgia syndrome have raised hope for novel treatment approaches. Amir Minerbi and Andreas Goebel will summarise the evidence arising from their research suggesting that FMS is a microbiome and immune mediated condition; they will then present the outcomes from recent clinical trials that have successful translated these findings into therapeutic benefit. However, more work is needed: the presenters will discuss implications of these laboratory and clinical data for future research, and the development of accessible, efficacious clinical treatment options for patients with severe FMS.
Chronic pain is common among refugees and asylum seekers, yet pain services rarely adapt to their needs, and pain research rarely captures the social factors that shape their experiences. Join us on 7 October 2026, 12.00-13.00 CEST, for a session presenting a qualitative study of a trauma-informed, community-based pain programme co-developed with refugees, alongside a commentary introducing ISSHOOs, an international initiative developing a standardised approach to reporting social determinants of health in pain research. Of interest to clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals working in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and equity-focused pain care.
The search for objective markers of pain is advancing quickly, raising hopes for better diagnosis and treatment but also difficult questions about what such measures can reliably tell us. Drawing on two recently published articles in Nature Neuroscience, this webinar presents two perspectives on the promise and the limits of pain biomarkers. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of where the science currently stands, the ethical and clinical questions it raises, and how objective measures and the experience of people living with pain can be brought together in research and practice.