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...
The October SIP Newsletter is Now Available
The October SIP Newsletter is now available! This month’s editorial includes: Updates on the European Mental Health Strategy Updates on the European Health Data Space Updates on SIP and SIP National Platform activities Updates on EFIC and PAE And so much more! Read...
Event Report Available – Pain and Mental Health: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Event
Recognising and addressing pain in mental health settings and policies is essential to optimise meeting the needs of people with both pain and mental health conditions. Under the umbrella of the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform, a gathering of ten European...
Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence – Fifth Edition 2020
Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence Fifth Edition is a book published by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM), is a comprehensive guide that collates, and reviews scientific evidence related to...
A Statement from the Executive Board on the situation in Israel and Gaza
The European Federation of Pain EFIC condemns without ambiguity the horrific acts of violence committed by Hamas on Saturday 7 October in Israel. Over one thousand people have died and many more were injured during an attack of unprecedented scale and brutality, which...Pain and Mental Health: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Event
On 10 October 2023, at 11h030-13h30 CET, the Societal Impact of Pain hosted an event entitled: ‘Pain and Mental Health: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Event’, hosted by MEP Vind and MEP Sokol. Recognising and addressing pain in mental health settings and policies is...
Pain and Mental Health in Europe
At present, 150 million people are experiencing chronic pain across Europe, approximately equal to the population of France and Germany combined Recognising and addressing pain in mental health settings and policies are essential to meet the needs of people with both...
The Low Back Pain Curriculum Content Standards (LBP-CCS)
The Low Back Pain Curriculum Content Standards (LBP-CCS) have been designed for academic programs that provide entry-level education for healthcare professionals, to guide the development or review of curriculum content related to the management of low back pain in...