Global Year Against Pain

Global Year: Neuropathic Pain

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) with the collaboration of the European Pain Federation EFIC® provides briefing packs and factsheets on the designated theme so that a general message can be unified globally and across Europe. The theme for 2026 is Neuropathic Pain.

Previous Campaigns

Previous Years’ Themes: 2013-2025

2025 – Pain Management, Education and Research in Low- and Middle-Income Settings
2024 – Sex and Gender Disparities in Pain
2023 – Integrative Pain Care
2022 – Translating Pain Into Practice
2021 – Back Pain
2020 – Prevention of Pain
2019 – Pain in the Most Vulnerable
2018 – Excellence in Pain Education
2017 – Pain after surgery
2016 – Pain in the joints
2015 – 2014 – Neuropathic Pain
2014 – 2013 – Orofacial Pain

IASP Global Year Page

For more information visit the IASP dedicated page