World Cancer Day stands as an annual initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control, established on February 4, 2000. Its purpose is to foster unity within the global cancer community, aiming to alleviate the worldwide cancer burden and champion equitable...
We are pleased to announce that 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 of gender and...
Are you an early career scientist looking to launch your career in pain research? Then be sure to submit your innovative research project in the area of chronic pain to be considered for a research grant from this prestigious scheme! The deadline for applications is 2...
As part of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the smartCARE project is developing a Smart Card that empowers cancer survivors in Europe. The Smart Card, which will predominantly take the form of a mobile application, will be available all over Europe to allow...
Shape the Future of Healthcare: Share Your Insights on Factors that Influence Treatment Efficacy, and Your Clinical Training Needs! The University of Bologna, European Pain Federation EFIC and collaborating European universities are conducting a survey to explore...
Find out more from our Core Committee Chairs on their strategic focus and objectives for 2024 and beyond. Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, and Patrice Forget each bring a wealth of experience and expertise to their respective roles. Their insights...
As we step into 2024, the European Pain Federation EFIC is as committed as ever to advancing the field of pain education, pain research and pain management. In 2024, EFIC will be focusing on providing pain education innovative programs designed to bridge the gap...
EFIC has joined hands with the European Cancer Organization (ECO) in the policy research project to better evaluate cancer workforce working conditions in Europe. This project aims to generate more recent data on working conditions and robust coverage of key...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Annual Report for 2023 is now available! If you would like to know more about SIP’s achievements, activities and objectives for 2023, be sure to read the full Report here.
AFLAR, the French Association for the Fight Against Rheumatism, one of the SIP France partners, have published their latest issue of their journal, AFLAR & Vous “Bouge ton Rhumatisme”. Read the latest issue of the journal here. Further, their...
The December SIP Newsletter is now available! This month’s editorial includes: Updates on the EHDS and SANT Mental Health Report SIP Amendments Updates on the SIP Stakeholder Forum Meeting Updates on the SIP National Platform Meeting Updates on the Global Health...
The latest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the #EFIC2025 Congress, the EFIC Academy, our Research and Advocacy activities, news from our Chapters and much more. Read it...
The meeting report from the SIP National Platform call of November 2023 is now available. The last SIP National Platform meeting of the year took place on 28th November 2023. During the meeting, participants had the opportunity to: Discuss SIP Plans, Policy...
On 7th November 2023, the ENVI Committee voted in favour of the SANT Sub-Committee Report on Mental Health. One of the main priorities for the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform in 2023 has been pain and mental health. In June 2023, the European Commission...
On 28th November 2023, the joint ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) and LIBE (Liberties) European Parliament Committees, approved the Report on a Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). One of the main priorities for the...
