Pain in Europe XV
Building Bridges in Pain: Thriving Through Communication
#EFIC2027 deadlines at a glance
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Take part in #EFIC2027
How you can be a part of the largest international scientific congress on pain in 2027: EFIC Congress 2027 - Pain in Europe XV in Glasgow.
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#EFIC2027 programme at a glance
Provisional structure and subject to change. Times shown in local time, Glasgow (BST).
| Time | Wednesday21 April 2027 | Thursday22 April 2027 | Friday23 April 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | Industry workshopsECR activities | Industry workshopsECR activities | Industry workshopsECR activities |
| 09:00-10:15 | Plenary session | Workshops / Debates | Workshops / Debates |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Workshops / Debates | Plenary session | Plenary session |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch breakExhibition and poster viewingIndustry sessions | Lunch breakExhibition and poster viewingIndustry sessions | Lunch breakExhibition and poster viewingIndustry sessions |
| 13:15-14:30 | Focus sessionsGuided poster walks | Focus sessionsGuided poster walks | Focus sessionsGuided poster walks |
| 14:45-16:00 | WorkshopsMasterclasses | WorkshopsMasterclasses | WorkshopsMasterclasses |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:45 | WorkshopsMasterclasses | WorkshopsMasterclasses | WorkshopsMasterclasses |
| 18:00-19:00 | Plenary session | Plenary session | Plenary session |
| 19:00-20:00 | Opening ceremony and welcome reception | Closing ceremony, awards and closing reception |
Who should attend #EFIC2027?
CLINICIANS
Discuss recent clinical findings with renowned experts in their field and refresh your basic pain practice knowledge
RESEARCHERS
EFIC is the largest cutting-edge European pain research congress
ALLIED PROFESSIONALS
EFIC promotes interprofessionalism and all healthcare professionals will benefit and find content to their need
EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS
Present your research, find inspiration and build your network
What #EFIC2025 delegates said
Source: EFIC 2025 participant survey, 923 respondents.
What delegates valued most
The best aspect was the multidisciplinary approach and the range of subjects. This year's theme was so open, and so close to what is relevant across the globe in terms of research and what the patient community actually cares about.
It was a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with researchers from around the world, in such a warm and collegial environment.
I found it an enlightening experience, especially the emphasis on early career researchers and the networking.
Plenary programme
A first look at the #EFIC2027 plenary line-up
Keynotes, panels, the Felicia Cox Plenary Lecture, and the early-career Rising Stars session, spanning basic science, clinical medicine, nursing, and psychology. Here is an early look at who you will hear in Glasgow.
Plenary Keynote
Rohini Kuner
Germany
Dissecting the mechanisms behind cortical neuromodulation
Felicia Cox Lecture
Dawn Dowding
United Kingdom
Digital decision support for pain: reducing noise without losing clinical judgement
Plenary Keynote
Ben Seymour
United Kingdom
The predicting brain in pain
Plenary Panel
Geert Crombez
Belgium
Fear, attention, and validation in modern pain psychology
Plenary Keynote
Lene Vase
Denmark
How expectations shape symptoms, treatment outcomes, and clinical trials
Plenary Keynote
Greg Weir
Scotland
Messages from the periphery: how the body speaks pain to the brain
More speakers and sessions to be announced.
Pain in Europe XV
Be part of #EFIC2027 in Glasgow
Join the largest European scientific congress on pain, 21 to 23 April 2027 at the Scottish Event Campus. Registration opens soon, so sign up now to be the first to hear when it does.
Abstract submission and financial aid applications close 30 September 2026.
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