#EFIC2027: Open Call for Plenary Session Suggestions
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to invite the pain community to contribute suggestions for potential plenary topics and speakers for the 15th EFIC Congress PAIN IN EUROPE XV, taking place on 21–23 April 2027 in Glasgow, Scotland. Under the congress theme...
Our fourth quarterly EFIC Newsletter 2025 is available!
The latest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the #EFIC2027 Congress, the EFIC Academy, our Research and Advocacy activities, news from our Chapters and much more. Read it...
Join the first EFIC Rising Stars Skills Lab in 2026
The EFIC Rising Stars Programme is a new initiative to connect and support early career researchers in the European pain field. As part of this programme, we are launching a webinar series called “EFIC Rising Stars Skills Lab: Soft Skills for Hard Science”. What...
SIP Newsletter 04 2025 – Now Available!
The latest edition of the SIP Newsletter is now available! Don’t miss this quarter’s editorial, featuring key updates on: The new SIP Joint Statement urging implementation of ICD-11 across the EU Inclusion of chronic pain in the European Parliament’s Report on the...
News from the European Pain Federation EFIC Chapters – December 2025
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to share recent news and updates from our national chapters below. UK The British Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will take place in Harrogate from 21–23 April 2026, bringing together healthcare...
The SIP National Platform Call Report is now available!
The report from the final SIP National Platform Call of 2025 is now available! The meeting brought together National Platforms and the SIP team to: • Hear updates on SIP’s 2025 advocacy actions, including progress on the EHDS, ICD-11, women’s health, disability rights...
Overview of SIP Sweden’s Main Activities in 2025
Since its launch in spring 2025, SIP Sweden has rapidly undertaken initiatives to raise awareness about pain and influence pain-related policies. Some of the platform’s main activities in 2025 included: Organising national gatherings that brought together...
2025 SIP Portugal Newsletter: Latest Developments from Portugal
Over the past year, SIP Portugal has significantly strengthened its role as a national advocacy platform, elevating chronic pain to a higher level of public visibility and political priority. The 2025 SIP Portugal Newsletter provides an overview of the key advocacy,...
2025 SIP Annual Report – Now Available
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Annual Report for 2025 is now available. The report gives an overview of the activities and impact of the SIP platform in the last year. Among its key achievements: Prevention and NDCs. SIP has made significant progress in advancing...
Abstracts from the European Pain Federation EFIC Chapter Meetings 2025
In an effort to encourage exchanges between the different pain groups, improve coordination in the search for common themes of interest, and increase the international visibility of each chapter’s scientific activities, the European Pain Federation EFIC is...
Pain in the European Parliament’s Report on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) welcomes the inclusion of chronic pain in the European Parliaments’ Report on the EU strategy of persons with disabilities post-2024. The amendments, submitted by the Committee on Public Health (SANT) and suggested by SIP,...
Job opening – Communications and Advocacy Trainee, European Pain Federation EFIC
The European Pain Federation is a non-profit medical society, focusing on the subject of pain medicine. The Federation is composed of 40 chapters across Europe, with an Executive Office based in Brussels, Belgium. The Federation aims to improve pain medicine through...
Apply for the EFIC Pain School on Multidisciplinary Pain Management
We are thrilled to announce that the EFIC Pain School on Multidisciplinary Pain Managementwill take place from 30 March to 2 April 2026 in Osijek, Croatia! The school promotes lifelong learning, critical appraisal of evidence, and professional development within a...
