Aug 31, 2019
The World Physical Therapy Day takes place every year on the 8th of September. The theme of this year is chronic pain. The campaign highlights the role of physical therapists in helping people with chronic pain to take control of their condition, increase their...
Jul 15, 2019
The Portuguese Association for the Study of Pain (APED) launched the English version of the book “Drawings of my Pain”. “Drawings of my Pain” is the result of the best drawings gathered through a contest launched by APED to hospitalized children, to help them release...
Jun 25, 2019
New Global and European Year Factsheet translations in various languages are now available on our website! Prepared by top experts on various aspects of vulnerable populations, they are free to download. What is the European Year Against Pain? The main aim of this...
Jun 25, 2019
On May 13th 2019, EFIC On the Move was a partner of the European Public Health Week, “Becoming, being and remaining physically active“ organized in Brussels by the European Public Health Association EUPHA. The day started with a roundtable on the topic and ended with...
Jun 17, 2019
As the European Pain Federation EFIC used to be a EU Cycle Thematic Network stakeholder, we encourage other organizations to apply to this initiative. Deadline for submissions: 27 June 2019 11h00 CET (morning), Brussels time. The European Commission is inviting public...
Jun 7, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) which includes a new classification system for chronic pain. For the first time ever, ICD includes diagnostic codes for chronic pain along with...
