PANDOS: An Observational study on Pain AND Opioids after Surgery in Europe
Aim The aim of the PANDOS Research Group is to improve pain management and perioperative opioid use after surgery. The first objective is to conduct the PANDOS study, which will document opioid use in Europe and describe its association with adverse events and...
Shingles Awareness Week 2023
1 in 3 people will develop shingles in their lifetime[i], yet an average of 66% of people believe they are at low risk of developing shingles and 27% of people aren’t aware of their risk of developing shingles in the next 10 years[ii]. Shingles typically presents as...
Volunteers needed: Translate the Clinical Practice Recommendations on Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
In 2021, under the umbrella of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), a gathering of nine European scientific societies and a leading patients’ organisation published new clinical recommendations for opioid use in treating chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). The full paper...
World Cancer Day 2023
World Cancer Day is an annual campaign by the Union for International Cancer Control. It was created on 4 February 2000 to help unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, and advocate for equal access to life-saving cancer diagnosis, treatment and...
