Core Committees
Education
Chair: Frank Huygen
Working Groups
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Pain Medicine Education Working Group
Defining EFIC’s educational approach for qualified physicians
Chair: Bart Morlion
Pain Physiotherapy Education Working Group
Defining EFIC’s educational approach for qualified physiotherapists
Chair: Harriet Wittink (VC)
Pain Psychology Education Working Group
Defining EFIC’s educational approach for qualified psychologists
Chair: Ed Keogh
Pain Nursing Education Working Group
Defining EFIC’s educational approach for qualified nurses
Chair: Felicia Cox
Undergraduate Curriculum
Defining a core curriculum for pain’s inclusion in basic medical training
Chair: Andreas Kopf
Common Training Framework
Development of training framework for all physicians aiming for the status of ‘pain specialisation’
Chair: Andreas Kopf
Pain Schools
Establishing the framework for EFIC’s programme of pain schools and fellowships
Chair: Bart Morlion
Patient Education
Developing basic tools for patients to better understand pain and self-management
Chair: Vacant
Online Education
Defining the framework for online educational material as part of the EFIC Academy project
Chair: Morten Hoegh
Research
Chair: Gisèle Pickering
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Research Strategy and Priority Setting
Development of a research strategy and key priorities
Chair: Giséle Pickering
Research Funding and Prizes
Establishing policies and processes for EFIC’s grants and prizes, seeking new funding opportunities
Chair: André Mouraux (VC)
Clinical Affairs
Guiding EFIC’s work in the development of clinical practice materials and evidence-based guidance
Chair: Elon Eisenberg
Translational Research
Highlight key issues and barriers in the field of translational pain research
Chair: Thomas Graven Nielsen
Advocacy and Liaison
Chair: Paul Cameron
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Social Impact of Pain
Scientific and strategic leadership in EFIC’s main advocacy campaign
Chair: Patrice Forget (VC)
European Pain Forum
Development of relations with partner scientific organisations
Chair: Thomas Tölle
EYAP 2021
Providing EFIC’s input in the Global Year Against Pain project
Chair: Paul Cameron
Cancer Pain
Providing input in to the European Commission’s ongoing work on cancer policy
Chair: Silviu Brill
Health Literacy
Development of awareness raising tools on the importance of health literacy
Chair: Laura Mackey
‘On the move’
Development of awareness raising tools on the subject of movement and physical activity
Chair: Henrik Bjarke Vægter
