
Become an EFIC Academy Member today!
For over 25 years, the European Pain Federation has brought together the European pain science community to advance education, research, and clinical management of pain. The chapters of the European Pain Federation (The IASP-recognised chapters in Europe) represent around 20,000 physicians, researchers, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals from 37 countries across Europe.
The European Pain Federation now invites individual healthcare professionals and researchers to join the European Pain Federation Academy, where individuals can benefit from a wide variety of professional development benefits, primarily around the subject of pain education. The educational programme of the Federation sets a high standard across Europe, and this is the best way to follow that programme and to enjoy the highest quality educational materials.
Academy Board Members
The EFIC Academy is guided by the highest level of European pain education expertise. The following educators serve on the EFIC Academy Board and contribute to the projects and tools that Academy members benefit from.
First Name | Surname | Institution | EFIC Educational Track | CV |
Dominic | Aldington | The Pain Team | Physicians | View CV |
Kirsty | Bannister | King’s College London | Physicians | View CV |
Daniele | Battelli | Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale Hospital in Cailungo | Physicians | View CV |
Mike | Bennett | University of Leeds | Physicians | View CV |
Arun | Bhaskar | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London | Physicians | View CV |
Emma | Briggs | King’s College London | Nurses | View CV |
Silviu | Brill | Tel-Aviv Medical Center | Physicians | View CV |
Daniel | Ciampi de Andrade | Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo | Physicians | View CV |
An | De Groef | Antwerp University, Belgium | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Geert | Dom | Antwerp University, Belgium | Physicians | View CV |
Stefan | Elbers | University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Patrice | Forget | University of Aberdeen | Physicians | View CV |
Brona | Fullen | University College Dublin | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Martin | Galligan | The Royal Marsden School | Nurses | View CV |
Luis | García Larrea | CRNL | Physicians | View CV |
Hani | Hattar | VSpeästerviks Hospital, Sweden | Physicians | View CV |
Jonathan | Hill | Keele University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Frank | Huygen | Erasmus MC | Physicians | View CV |
Morten | Høgh | Aalborg University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Ulrike | Kaiser | Universitäts SchmerzCentrum – USC | Psychologists | View CV |
Harbinder | Kaur Sandhu | University of Warwick | Psychologists | View CV |
Magdalena | Kocot-Kępska | Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków | Physicians | View CV |
Andreas | Kopf | Charité Campus | Physicians | View CV |
Nevenka | Krcevski Skvarc | University Maribor, Slovenia | Physicians | View CV |
Emelien | Lauwerier | Ghent University | Psychologists | View CV |
Chris | Main | Keele University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Anneleen | Malfliet | VUB Brussel | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Petra | Mandysova | University Pardubice | Nurses | View CV |
Victor | Mayoral Rojals | Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge | Physicians | View CV |
Winfried | Meissner | University of Jena | Physicians | View CV |
Asbjørn | Mohr Drewes | Aalborg University Hospital | Physicians | View CV |
Bart | Morlion | KU Leuven | Physicians | View CV |
Samer Nabil | Narouze | Western Reserve Hospital | Physicians | View CV |
Nadja | Nestler | Paracelsus Private Medical University | Nurses | View CV |
Serge | Perrot | HU Paris Centre Site Cochin APHP | Physicians | View CV |
Esther | Pogatzki-Zahn | University Hospital Muenster | Physicians | View CV |
Patricia | Schofield | Sheffield Hallam University | Nurses | View CV |
Robert | Smeets | Maastricht University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Anne | Söderlund | Mälardalen University Sweden | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Andrea | Truini | Sapienza University | Physicians | View CV |
Elia | Valentini | Essex University | Psychologists | View CV |
Rianne | van Boekel | Radboud University Medical Center | Nurses | View CV |
Jan | Van Zundert | ZOL Genk | Physicians | View CV |
Tim | Vanuytsel | UZ Leuven | Physicians | View CV |
Jeanine | Verbunt | Maastricht University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Johan | Vlaeyen | KU Leuven | Psychologists | View CV |
Kevin | Vowles | Queens University Belfast | Psychologists | View CV |
Harriet | Wittink | Utrecht University | Physiotherapists | View CV |
Be part of the largest European pain education community
Reduced fees for EFIC exams
Reduced fees for EFIC Congress – “Pain in Europe”
Attendance at the EFIC Virtual Pain Education Summit 2020
Open access to the highest quality online pain education material
Coming soon: Mentoring sessions

Join now to receive access to our Virtual Pain Education Summit:
- Over 40 hours of pain education sessions presented by a diverse faculty made up of 100 experts in their field
- Comprehensive discipline-specific educational tracks for physicians, physiotherapists, clinical psychologists and nurses
- Interprofessional learning sessions
- Topical lectures on important topics in pain education
- Informational sessions focused on the EFIC diploma examinations