We are excited to announce that the EFIC Pain School on Acute, Perioperative and Trauma-Related Pain will take place from 9-11 March 2025 in Riga, Latvia! This course aims to develop skills for assessing and managing acute pain related to surgery and trauma in adults....
World Patient Safety Day, observed annually on 17 September by the World Health Organisation (WHO), aims to raise global awareness about patient safety and call for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to reduce patient harm. This...
Every year on 8 September, #WorldPTDay is a moment of reflection and awareness of the challenges physiotherapists face daily. Moreover, it is an occasion to highlight the necessary steps to allow physiotherapists worldwide to deliver the best patient care. This...
Musculoskeletal researchers within the European DIGI4MSK consortium are examining how people seek and interact with online information related to musculoskeletal pain. They are performing one online survey and would appreciate your participation. Link to the study...
We invite you to contribute to #EFIC2025 by submitting a workshop that emphasizes patient involvement in pain research. Patient insights are vital to pain management, enriching the research process and ensuring that outcomes are relevant and applicable to those who...
In 2025, EFIC will again offer exciting Plenary Sessions, where you can learn more about pain related to the theme ‘Comorbidity of chronic pain and mental health disorders: Breaking the cycle’. The Plenary Sessions will cover a wide range of pain science...
On 18 July 2024, President Ursula Von der Leyen published the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission’s term 2024-2029 which can be found here. Please find EFIC’s response from 22 July 2024 below: Dear President Von der Leyen, I hope this letter...
Want to bring some additional activities to the EFIC congress? Want to host your event where 2,500 pain specialists are already present? EFIC congress is inviting related associations and organizations in the field of pain research and medicine to host their event as...
We are pleased to announce that late-breaking workshop submission for the EFIC Congress 2025 – Pain in Europe XIV is now open! We look forward to receiving your suggestion for a session that considers relevance, general interest, quality of speakers, and balance...
We are delighted to announce that registration for our upcoming Pain in Europe XIV Congress is now OPEN! We are hard at work planning for a big, on-site, live celebration of science and education in Lyon, France on 24-26 April 2025. Our #EFIC2025 scientific programme...
We are pleased to announce that the deadline for #EFIC2025 abstract submission has been extended, giving you more time to submit your work and have the chance to showcase your research and receive valuable feedback. Please note: It is possible to submit an abstract to...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform is delighted to announce the launch of its newest resource entitled ‘A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Policy Framework for the Delivery of Pain Care’. This valuable publication aims to address the challenges that individuals...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform is delighted to announce the launch of the translations of ‘The Burden of Pain: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Book of Evidence’. The “Book of Evidence” was developed for individuals without a scientific...
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to endorse the European Pain School on “Rehabilitation of pain and pain-related disability: focus on central pain: CPSP & SCI”, which will take place in Piacenza from 22 to 26 September 2024. Chronic Post...
The European Pain Federation EFIC is seeking proposals for new ‘EFIC Pain Schools’, for which EFIC will provide a fixed grant. Proposals will be evaluated by the EFIC Education Committee and successful proposers will be provided with the grant to support the...
