Europe's leading scientific federation for pain management and research
The home of pain management and research in Europe - for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals.
Our work
From scientific congresses to professional education and European policy - here is how EFIC advances pain management and medicine.
EFIC Congress 2027
Pain in Europe XV takes place in Glasgow, 21-23 April 2027. Europe's premier scientific congress on pain management and research.
Submit a workshopEFIC Academy
Online education in pain science and treatment for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals across Europe.
Become a memberEFIC Pain Exams
European professional diplomas in pain medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and psychology - setting the standard for pain expertise.
Take the EDPM, EDPP or EDPNEuropean Pain Forum
Bringing together policymakers, patient advocates, and pain specialists to drive change in European pain policy.
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A new EFIC Newsletter is available!
The newest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the Virtual Pain Education Summit, the EFI Academy, our next Congress, our Research and Advocacy activities, our Pain Exams, the news from our...
News from the European Pain Federation EFIC Chapters
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to share recent news and updates from our 38 national chapters below.For the first time after the COVID pandemic period, Croatian Pain Society - Croatian Medical Association (the Croatian chapter of EFIC® and IASP®) has...
IMI PainCare: Update September 2021
Update on progress of IMI-PainCare, a public-private partnership supported by the European Union to improve the care of patients with acute or chronic pain. EFIC is one of about 40 partners of this consortium (www.imi-paincare.eu): The main goal of subproject BioPain...