Committee Structure
Core Committees
Education, Research and Advocacy — the Federation's key projects
Congress Committees
Preparing the biennial 'Pain in Europe' congress
Operational Committees
Elections, audit, ethics and financial governance
Core Committees
The Core Committees are responsible for implementing the key projects of the Federation in the fields of Education, Research and Advocacy. Committees are split into Working Groups, each responsible for a particular project or responsibility.
Education
Professional Leadership Groups
Assessments
Education Materials
Research
Working Groups
Advocacy and Liaison
Objectives
Projects
Congress Committees
The Congress Committees are responsible for preparing the Federation's biennial scientific congress, 'Pain in Europe'. Along with the Scientific Programme Committee, there is also a Local Organising Committee and an Operational Committee.
Operational
Congress planning, oversight of congress finances, development of framework for the Scientific Program Committee
Scientific Programme
Development of congress scientific programme framework and coordination of session organisers
Local Organising
Social activities and logistics advice
Operational Committees
The Operational Committees are responsible for overseeing the administrative and governance function of the Federation, such functions include the Federation Executive Board elections, audit, communication, transparency and ethics responsibilities.
Election Nominations
Officiating during the elections to EFIC's executive board
Audit
Advising the Council on the status of EFIC's accounts in the process of their annual approval
Ethics and Transparency
Defining an ethics policy for EFIC and its activities
Sustainability and Fundraising
Defining a fundraising policy and an approach to financial sustainability for EFIC
Educational and Financial Support
Defining policies for the allocation of educational and financial support by EFIC