This year, the 13th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 20-22 September 2023. As Europe’s most important multi-disciplinary and multi-professional organisation in the field of pain science, we represent 38 constituent national pain societies with over 20,000 scientists, doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals while our core domains of activity focus on education, research and advocacy. Psychologists play a major role in pain management since their expertise in understanding psychological and emotional aspects of pain can empower individuals to control and cope with their condition. Moreover, psychologists play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life towards better pain management and improved well-being.
These sessions focus on pain psychology at #EFIC2023:
| Wednesday | Name | Time |
| NOCIPLASTIC PAIN, THE ICD-11 CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL SENSITIZATION: BOARDERS, OVERLAP AND CLINICAL USE | 08:30 – 10:00 | |
| HOW CAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN PAIN CLINICS PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT OF WAR ON CIVILIANS WITH CHRONIC PAIN? | 08:30 – 10:00 | |
| ONE SIZE DOES-NOT-FIT-ALL: TAILORED NONINVASIVE NEUROMODULATION FOR CHRONIC PAIN: ITS BASIS, CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, AND NOVEL APPROACHES AT OUR DOORSTEP | 10:30-12:00 | |
| SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PROPERTIES OF THE PAIN MODULATORY SYSTEM IN HUMANS | 10:30-12:00 | |
| EFIC COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE; PHENOTYPING AND UNDERSTANDING POSTCOVID PAIN | 13:30-15:00 | |
| Thursday | ||
| THE EFFECT OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT ON ACUTE PAIN: BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE | 15:30-17:00 | |
| RE-CONCEPTUALIZING DEPRESSION IN THE CONTEXT OF PAIN: EVIDENCE AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS IN PRIMARY CARE | 17:15-18:45 | |
| Friday | HOW PERCEPTION SHAPES BEHAVIOUR: FROM THEORETICAL TO EXPERIMENTAL TO CLINICAL | 10:30-12:00 |
| INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MOVEMENT, PAIN AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS | 10:30-12:00 | |
| THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CONTEXT IN PAIN ACROSS LIFESPAN | 13:30-15:00 | |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS (plenary) | 17:45-18:15 | |
