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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The European Pain Forum met in Brussels
The European Pain Forum met yesterday in Brussels to discuss cooperation between organisations representing medical professionals and patients in the field of pain. The organisations aim to cooperate on education, research and advocacy projects related to pain on a...
New EFIC curricula under development
The European Pain Federation EFIC have developed two new curricula: Core Curriculum on Pain Nursing Core Curriculum on Clinical Pain Psychology These two new curricula follow the publication of EFIC curricula for Pain Medicine and Pain Physiotherapy. In the long-term,...
Prof. Eija Kalso to chair EFIC 2021 scientific programme committee
Eija Kalso, MD, PhD, is currently professor of Pain Medicine at the University of Helsinki and visiting professor at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. She served as the president of IASP in 2010-2012. Her broad field of interests span from basic research on the...