In May 2019, the Croatian Pain Society– Croatian Medical Association (the National Chapter of the European Pain Federation), Osijek University Hospital Centre and Faculty of Medicine in Osijek, organized another cadaver workshop about minimally invasive techniques for...
The European Pain Federation EFIC Pain Schools are courses aimed at young European medical doctors and allied health professionals who are interested in further developing their knowledge and expertise in the field of pain management. The courses run for 4-5 days and...
The European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM) and the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) examinations take place once a year at the University of Leuven, Belgium. The next sittings of the Examination will take place at the Gasthuisberg campus of the...
The fellowship mostly took place in London at the Pain Management Center (PMC) of the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) of the University College of London Hospitals (UCLH) which is part of the National Health System (NHS). The fellowship lasted 6...
We are holding Part 1 of the Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine in Valencia, Spain, on the site of the 2019 EFIC Congress. Part 1 is the multiple-choice question paper. Candidates have 90 minutes to answer 250 true or false questions. The...
As the European Pain Federation EFIC used to be a EU Cycle Thematic Network stakeholder, we encourage other organizations to apply to this initiative. Deadline for submissions: 27 June 2019 11h00 CET (morning), Brussels time. The European Commission is inviting public...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) which includes a new classification system for chronic pain. For the first time ever, ICD includes diagnostic codes for chronic pain along with...
Online education is everywhere, but what do people actually use and what do they actually want? We put together a short survey to help us improve the online education on pain that we produce. We want to ensure it is in line with the expectations and needs of our...
Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company launched a call for proposals for the 2nd Global Awards for Advancing Chronic Pain Research (ADVANCE). ADVANCE is a competitive awards program and will provide the opportunity for Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company to support...
The European Pain Forum met yesterday in Brussels to discuss cooperation between organisations representing medical professionals and patients in the field of pain. The organisations aim to cooperate on education, research and advocacy projects related to pain on a...
The European Pain Federation EFIC have developed two new curricula: Core Curriculum on Pain Nursing Core Curriculum on Clinical Pain Psychology These two new curricula follow the publication of EFIC curricula for Pain Medicine and Pain Physiotherapy. In the long-term,...
Eija Kalso, MD, PhD, is currently professor of Pain Medicine at the University of Helsinki and visiting professor at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. She served as the president of IASP in 2010-2012. Her broad field of interests span from basic research on the...
Five creative ideas aimed at advancing research in pain have been selected to receive funding from the prestigious EFIC-Grünenthal Grant (E-G-G) 2018.“Press release – Five young scientists win EFIC-Grünenthal Grant 2018” (Edit)”Press release – Five young...
The Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) initiative has launched its Book of Evidence for the 2019-2024 EU mandate. This Book of Evidence (BoE) sets a strategic vision on policy action to deliver better care for people with neurological and chronic pain disorders in the EU. It...
The European Pain Federation EFIC would like to thank Marian Harkin MEP for her tireless work in raising awareness of pain at a European level. After supporting the Societal Impact of Pain for many years, she is now stepping down from the European Parliament. We can...
