#EFIC2023 General Information

Registration to Pain in Europe XIII must be submitted online through the Congress website. Further details, such as deadlines, costs, terms and conditions, can be found here. We offer special accommodation rates for registered participants and will assist you in finding a suitable hotel for your stay and handling your reservation. Please note that the accommodation prices are not included in the registration fees. The hotels available can be found here.

For any questions regarding hotel booking, please approach our EFIC – Accommodation Team: efic-hotel@kit-group.org

CAUTION: Be aware of fraudulent individuals and companies that claim to offer registration for Pain in Europe XIII and hotel accommodation in Budapest through fraudulent websites and/or by contacting you directly via email. These fraudulent agencies will look similar to the official EFIC 2023 Pain in Europe XIII but are not. The only official agency handling registration and accommodation is K.I.T. Group GmbH located in Berlin, Germany. The only email addresses you should communicate with will end in @efic.org or @kit-group.org.

The Pain in Europe XIII Congress Mobile App allows delegates access to all congress data from any mobile device. The mobile app includes the scientific programme, sponsor and exhibitor details and additional information regarding the Congress. It is available for Apple iOS, Android and Windows Phone and supports smartphones and tablet computers. Download the Pain in Europe XIII Congress App, register and create your personalized schedule while at the congress.  Available soon!

All congress activities (including the opening ceremony, all scientific sessions, workshops, industry supported sessions, coffee breaks, exhibition area, etc.) are exclusively reserved for registered delegates. Nonregistered guests (including children, family members, colleagues, etc.) are not allowed in any event area. Badges provided at registration are required for entrance into all functions and will be strictly enforced.

Admittance for persons aged under 18

In respect to European laws and regulations, as well as due to current health and safety, registration and/or admittance to the EFIC® Congress Pain in Europe XIII hall be limited solely to delegates who are 18 years of age or older. Registration by anyone under 18 is unauthorised and violation of these terms and conditions will automatically result in the forfeit of their registration. Identification is to be provided to congress staff upon request. Delegates below 18 years of age will not be granted access to any part of the congress at any time. This is also valid for children accompanied by their parents and any other unregistered person. If access to the congress is needed and no registration is available, the person should contact the registration desk for support.

Badges 

All delegates and exhibitors are required to wear their badges throughout the congress to be admitted to the lecture halls, exhibition area and scheduled activities. Name badges can be picked up at the registration area located on the ground floor. If a registered delegate has lost or misplaced their name badge, there will be a fee to re-print the badge, regardless of the reason. The delegate will be asked to show photo identification to have the badge re-printed. The fee of €30.00 must be paid at the time of re-printing, either with a credit card or cash. Your badge may be scanned for certificate of attendance purposes, as well as by exhibitors for database purposes. If you allow your EFIC® 2023 Congress badge to be scanned by an exhibitor/sponsor, you hereby agree that your personal data (name, contact data, address data, organisation), collected by the congress organiser, may be forwarded or the exhibitor/sponsor by whom you have your badge scanned, and EFIC® or the respective company may contact you directly for its purposes. For your other rights, please read the congress privacy policy you agreed upon in the registration process or under www.efic-congress.org.

Your certificate will be delivered electronically after completing the educational evaluation procedure online via the link you will receive following the Pain in Europe XIII Congress. There will be no paper or physical certificate provided on-site. To receive the maximum number of credits for the hours spent at the Congress, you must have scanned your badge twice daily at the designated scanning points. If a delegate still needs to have their badge scanned, they will receive a certificate of attendance with no credits indicated.

Charging stations for smartphones and mobile devices are available in the Exhibition Area in the EFIC Booth.

The cloakroom / luggage storage, where you may store your things on a day-to-day basis free of charge, is located near the main entrance / registration area. The European Pain Federation EFIC®, the congress organisers, and the venue do not assume responsibility for items left at the cloakroom. Anything left here overnight will be taken to Lost & Found. The cloakroom will be open at the congress centre as follows:

Cloakroom Opening Hours:

Tuesday, 19 September: 15:00 – 19:00

Wednesday, 20 September: 07:30 – 22:00

Thursday, 21 September: 07:30 – 18:00

Friday, 22 September: 07:30 – 20:00

Medtech Accreditation

We are delighted to announce that #EFIC2023 is compliant with the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice. Find out more here.

CME Accreditation

The 13th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC, Budapest, Hungary, 20/09/2023-22/09/2023 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 21 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Find out more here.

Disclosure and resolution of personal conflicts of interest

In accordance with CME/CPD accreditation criteria and standards for commercial support to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor, those in control of the educational content must disclose potential or actual conflicts of interest. Disclosure information will be evaluated, and conflicts of interest will be resolved. Disclosure will be made available to delegates prior to the activity. Delegates will be asked on the evaluation to assess the objectivity and independence of the event. Please find more information on conflict of interest here:

Scientific Committee 2023
Scientific Programme 2023
Abstract 2023

Industry Support Disclosure

This event is supported, in part, by funding from Industry. All support is managed in strict accordance with CME/CPD accreditation criteria and standards for commercial support. Appropriate acknowledgement of all supporting organisations is made in the mini-programme, on the event website, and with signage during the event. A list of all industry supporters is available in the Industry Support and Exhibition Section on the website.

More than 2,500 delegates from all over the world will participate in the Congress. In previous years, just under 50% of attendees were in clinical practice, while over 25% were in basic or clinical research.

Please find the exhibition area located on the entrance level of the congress center. Here are the opening times:

Wednesday, 20 September:
09:30 – 21:30
19:45 – 21:30 Opening Reception in the exhibition area

Thursday, 21 September
09:30 – 15:30

Friday, 22 September
09:30 – 15:30
19:00 – 21:00 Networking Event in the exhibition area

EXHIBITION ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND PATIENT ADVOCATES IS RESTRICTED

For medical congresses taking place in Europe, all delegates as well as all contributors are subject to European laws, rules and regulations clarified by the ‘Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2011 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use.’ The relevant European laws, rules and regulations and their Hungarian application clearly state that: Patients and patient advocates should have no access to the areas where prescription medicines are promoted and should not receive any materials containing product advertisements (irrespective of their nationality). Patients and Patient Advocates will be asked to follow a specifically indicated route within the Exhibition Area to access the food outlets, poster exhibition, the Open Theatre, and the EFIC® Village.

Please contact a member of staff to assist you or inform them about any incident requiring First Aid.

The following food & beverage is included in the price of registration:

• Welcome Reception, Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 19.45 – 21.30, in the Exhibition Hall
• Happy Hour, Friday, 22 September 2023, 19.00 – 21.00, in the Exhibition Area
• Daily coffee breaks, taking place inside the Exhibition Area

All food & beverage will be served inside the Exhibition Area on the Ground Floor. Lunches are available for purchase for all Congress delegates. Food stations will have daily warm and cold lunch options and drinks (ranging between 6-15 Euro per person). Please note: #EFIC2023 will be cashless, payment is only possible with credit card or hellopay cards.