Sweden
The Swedish Pain Society will arrange its annual educational day for members in Stockholm the 17th of March 2023. The theme of the day always follows IASP’s global year, and 2023 it’s Integrative Pain Care.
Hungary
National News from the Hungarian Pain Society
There is no pain specialist training in Hungary yet, but we consider it important to teach and transfer modern knowledge. Our 3-semester multidisciplinary, methodological training under the title “Chronic Pain Therapy”, accredited by the Semmelweis University of Budapest (Accred. No: SE-TK/2022.II/00124) has started (Accredited 50 creditpoints). The first semester of 40-hour training begins in September, Our speakers are excellent representatives of their respective fields and have to take on this pioneering task.
- September (online): Chronic pain general, basics
- October (online): Principles of chronic pain therapy. Clinics I.
- October (online): Psychotherapy, Clinics II: Chronic haedache
- November (precongress day): Clinics III-IV: Chronic neuropathic pain I-II.
We have submitted the training material for the second semester for accreditation to the Training Center of Semmelweis University.
2. Our Society created five working groups, sections from its members, which will deal with the critical points of Hungarian pain therapy.
Their main tasks are to identify gaps and build consensus between different disciplines and health policy representatives.
These sections are:
- Section of Chronic Pain Specialist Training (coordination of interdisciplinary consensus on curriculum and exam)
- Pediatric Pain Therapy Section (for the availability of modern chronic pain treatment in childhood)
- Psychological Section (emphasizing the role of the psychologist in chronic pain)
- Section on Equal Opportunities for Patient Medication Support (Pharmacological Section)
- Section for fair value funding for pain therapy (Financing Section)
3. We made our website more modern and informative.
https://fajdalom-tarsasag.hu
4. Representation of our Society at the congress of the Hungarian Neurology Society with 3 lectures on June 17 2022 in Budapest
Helyes, Zs et al: Development of a drug candidate molecule with a complex mechanism of action for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain. University of Pécs
Szok, D: The latest classification of chronic pain. University of Szeged
Erőss, L: Modern neurosurgical techniques in the treatment of chronic pain.
National Institute of Mental, Neurological and Neurosurgery, Budapest
Switzerland
On November 10 and 11, 2022, we had the pleasure to meet together with the Swiss Academy of Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine (SAPPM) in a co-conference on the topic of “Pain, Stress and Sleep” in Bern. More than 330 participants listened to exciting lectures by national and international experts such as Stephen W. Porges from the USA and Camilla Svensson from Stockholm.
Italy
We are pleased to announce that the new President of the Italian Association for the Study of Pain is prof. Gabriele Finco.
Professor Finco is Full Professor in Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy at the
Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, where is also Chairman of Residency in Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Therapy and Pain Therapy and Director of the Complex Operational Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Therapy, University Hospital of Cagliari.
He published around 133 research papers in indexed journals.
Professor Finco had the opportunity to develop his passion for pain medicine thanks to a great master of pain medicine, prof. Stefano Ischia, at the University of Verona, where he also obtained his specialization in pathophysiology and pain therapy. The postgraduate course in pathophysiology and pain therapy was a pioneering initiative started in 1983 by prof. Stefano Ischia, who was also the organizer of the First EFIC Congress (Verona, 18-21 May 1995).
Our best wishes to prof. Finco and to the colleagues of the new Executive Board of the Italian Association for the Study of Pain!
