The most recent figures on journal citation show an increase in the impact factor of the European Journal of Pain (EJP). The 2018 impact factor was 3.2, an increase of 0.2. Impact factor is calculated on the basis of citations of the papers published and represents...
The European Pain Federation EFIC has launched a new curriculum for nurses. The Core Curriculum for the European Diploma in Pain Nursing aims to improve the standard of pain care provided by the nursing profession. The Curriculum will guide future educational...
This year, the first SIP Netherlands took place in the Hague In April 2019, high-level representatives of pain met with Dutch members of the parliament met in the Netherlands. The objective of the meeting was to start a political dialogue and to make sure that pain...
Conscious of the major relevance that its work can have on improving the quality of life amongst the most vulnerable populations, the Portuguese Association for the Pain Study (APED) promoted a National Gathering of all Pain Units, along with a Workshop on “Opioids in...
In June 2019, more than 550 people participated in the Italian Chapter Congress, in Rome. Specialists from different disciplines gathered in a multidisciplinary confrontation, to underline how pain medicine represents a specialty that must bring together a wealth of...
New Global and European Year Factsheet translations in various languages are now available on our website! Prepared by top experts on various aspects of vulnerable populations, they are free to download. What is the European Year Against Pain? The main aim of this...