


5 reasons to attend the EFIC Virtual Pain Summit 2024
Join us at the EFIC Virtual Pain Education Summit on May 28-29, 2024, and take your expertise in pain management to the next level. Find out why you should attend this 100% virtual pain education event: As chronic conditions and multimorbidity become more prevalent,...
Just published: EFIC Core Curriculum for Bachelor / Pre-Registration Physiotherapy Programmes
EFIC is pleased to announce the development of its core pain curriculum for Bachelor/pre-registration physiotherapy programs. Initiated through the Erasmus+ funded Physiotherapy Pain Science Curriculum Augmentation (UPPScAle) project, led by Brona Fullen (Ireland) and...
Why You Should Submit Your Workshop to #EFIC2025
We are excited to announce that workshop submission is now open! Continue reading to find out why you should submit your workshop to #EFIC2025. I. Share Cutting-Edge Pain Research at an International Meeting: Participating in the largest international meeting on pain...
#EFIC2025: Interview with André Mouraux
Would you like to know more about the largest international congress in 2025 focusing entirely on pain? Watch this interview with André Mouraux, the Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee to hear from her directly on the theme and the main topics of #EFIC2025....
Looking Back at the Plain Talking Campaign with Brona Fullen
Professor Brona Fullen, Immediate Past President of EFIC, looks back at her Presidential Health Literacy Campaign, entitled ‘Plain Talking’. Brona Fullen is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University...
SIP Ireland: New Leadership
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Ireland Platform is inaugurating the new year with a change in leadership. Moving forward, Anna Marie Kiernan from the Irish Pain Society and Martina Phelan from Chronic Pain Ireland will co-lead the Platform. Below, you’ll find...
New Eurostat Article: Development of Occupational Diseases
New statistics published by Eurostat illustrate the progress of seven specific musculoskeletal disorders. Notably, among these, two occupational diseases/conditions showed the most significant declines (out of the 16 diseases covered in this article) between 2013 and...
SIP Belgium: New Leadership
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Belgium platform is starting off the year with a change of leadership. The Platform will now be leaded and managed by Pijnpunt and André Mouraux (Belgian Pain Society). Please find below more information on both representatives....
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Joining Forces Event
On Wednesday 31 January, SIP had the pleasure of attending ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Joining Forces’ event organised by the European Commission to celebrate World Cancer Day. It’s been three years since the adoption of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. ...
Job opening – Communications and Advocacy Trainee, European Pain Federation EFIC
The European Pain Federation is a non-profit medical society, focusing on the subject of pain medicine. The Federation is composed of 38 chapters across Europe, with an Executive Office based in Brussels, Belgium. The Federation aims to improve pain medicine through...
World Cancer Day 2024
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...
World Cancer Day 2024
World Cancer Day stands as an annual initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control, established on February 4, 2000. Its purpose is to foster unity within the global cancer community, aiming to alleviate the worldwide cancer burden and champion equitable...
#EFIC2025 Workshop submission now open
We are pleased to announce that workshop submission for the EFIC Congress 2025 – Pain in Europe XIV is now open! We look forward to receiving your suggestion for a session that considers relevance, general interest, quality of speakers, and balance of gender and...