The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to share recent news and updates from our national chapters below. Spain 20th National Congress of the Spanish Pain Society SED Place: Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones León (Spain) Date: 29, 30 y 31 de mayo de 2024...
The theme chosen for #EFIC2025, “Comorbidity of chronic pain and mental health disorders: Breaking the cycle,” holds significant importance considering the recent announcement of the EU Mental Health Strategy in 2023. This interdisciplinary theme will be...
During the last SIP National Platform Call, Lars Bye Møller, Sanne Lydø and Iben Rohde, from FAKS, presented an update on the recently launched Danish National Pain Plan. Learn more about the state of play of the Danish National Pain Plan, by reading an article...
On November 28th, during the SIP National Platform Meeting, Monika Löfgren and Gunilla Göran, members of the Swedish Task Force for Chronic Pain, delivered a comprehensive presentation on the recently launched Swedish National Healthcare Pathway for Chronic Pain in...
During the last SIP National Platform meeting, Prof. Dr. André Wolff (SIP Netherlands), shared the latest updates on the Dutch Multidisciplinary Pain Care Plan. In 2017, the Netherlands developed the Care Standard for Chronic Pain, followed by the initiation of the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
