


Plans Against Pain In Portugal
On November 28th, during the SIP National Meeting, Maria Teresa Flor-de-Lima (SIP Portugal), delivered a comprehensive report on the plans addressing pain in Portugal. In the late 1990s, the Health General Directorate (DGS) in Portugal recognised the imperative to...
SIP Stakeholder Forum Meeting Report Available
The annual SIP Stakeholder Forum meeting, took place on 8th November 2023! The SIP Stakeholder Forum is dedicated to achieving several critical objectives: Inclusivity: It seeks to engage all pertinent healthcare professional, patient, and civil society organizations...
Sign up for the EFIC EDPM and EDPP Exams on 15 November 2024
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to announce that it will hold a sitting of two of its exams on Friday 15 November 2024. Part 1 of the Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM) and the Examination for the European Diploma in Pain...
Farewell Message from Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč: Former EFIC Councillor and Board Member
Please find below a farewell from Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč, former EFIC Councillor and Board Member. We are incredibly thankful for all her valuable input and hard work in contributing to the work and activities of the European Pain Federation EFIC. My involvement in...
Save the Date: #EFICVirtualPainSummit 28-29 May 2024
After the tremendous success of our EFIC Virtual Pain Education Summit in 2020 and 2021, we are delighted to announce the date for the online pain education event in 2024. If you are a healthcare professional looking to expand your knowledge in the field of pain...
EFIC just launched its 2023 Annual Report
The EFIC Annual Report presents financial information for the year preceding the report publication and give insight into recent organisational updates and various projects of the Federation concerning Advocacy, Education, Research, Scientific Congress and relation to...
CRPS Assist: A Great Resource for Physiotherapists
CRPS Assist is a free online tool designed by British physiotherapists in collaboration with a respected medical expert for all European physiotherapists who may know a little about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) but need practical guidance and perhaps don’t...
Global Health Report 2023 Available
The 2023 Global Health Report “Health at a Glance” is available now! Health at a Glance, compares key indicators for population health and health systems performance across OECD member countries, accession candidates and key partner countries. This 2023 edition...
CRPS Awareness Month: November 2023
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 disorder. Clinical...
EFIC’s role in the INTERACT-EUROPE Initiative
EFIC has played a vital role in the INTERACT-EUROPE initiative, a collaborative project led by the European Cancer Organization (ECO) and supported by EU funding from the EU4Health program 2021-2027 as part of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. This project united 33...Nov 2023: An update on the EFIC Task Force on Multimodal Pain Treatment
Multimodal treatment is often recommended for many pain conditions. Despite this, the concept of multimodal treatment remains subject to different interpretations, with no consented definition, and a lack of agreement on the discrete modalities that comprise such...
50th Anniversary of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Join us in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Over the past five decades, IASP has been at the forefront of pain research and management, with thousands of diverse and multidisciplinary members worldwide....
SIP Pain and Mental Health Video Report Now Available
On 10 October 2023, experts were invited to share their insights at a European Parliament event entitled, “Pain and Mental Health: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Event” hosted by MEP Marianne Vind and MEP Tomislav Sokol and attended by representatives from different...