The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform is happy to announce the launch of its Leaflet on ICD-11, emphasising its capital importance in pain diagnosis and pain research! ICD is a worldwide system used by doctors, healthcare providers, and researchers to classify...
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to announce that 118 workshops have been been submitted for the #EFIC2025 Congress taking place in Lyon from 24-26 April 2025 under the theme of “Comorbidity of chronic pain and mental health disorders: Breaking the...
The EFIC Virtual Pain Education Summit 2024, Virtual, Belgium 28/05/2024 – 29/05/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 14.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim...
We are pleased to announce that workshop submission for the EFIC Congress 2025 – Pain in Europe XIV has been extended! We look forward to receiving your suggestion for a session that considers relevance, general interest, quality of speakers, and balance of...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Malta Platform launched the ‘To Be Seen and To Be Heard “Arani u Ismagħni” Patient Empowerment project. Patient Empowerment, Self-Management and Patient-Professional Communication are the three themes being targeted in the most...
The World Day of Physical Activity is an annual observance held on 6 April, which aims to promote physical activity and its importance for a healthy lifestyle. The day was established in 2002 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about the benefits...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Spain Platform has had a change in leadership. Moving forward, Miren Revuelta and Anna Server will be leading SIP Spain. Below you will find additional details about the new representatives. Miren Revuelta, MD, PhD, EDPM, FIPP, is a...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) France Platform had a meeting with the French government at the SENAT last October on the subject of pain management in France. Watch the replay of the meeting here! Please find images from the meeting here, here and...
Stress Awareness Month is observed every year in April. The goal of this month is to raise awareness about the causes and effects of stress on individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. It is a time to highlight the importance of stress management, self-care,...
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new SIP Platform: SIP Sweden! Healthcare professionals and patient representatives from the country have come together to drive and steer the SIP Sweden Platform forward, aiming to raise awareness about chronic pain and...
The 2024 European Pain Federation EFIC Council Meeting will take place virtually at #EFIC2023 on 27 September 2024. We will be holding elections for two positions on the Executive Board. President Elect (1). The successful candidate will serve for three years (2026...
SIP Finland shared this insightful article from a meeting that took place in 2019. Published by Lääkärilehti, the leading Finnish medical journal tailored for medical professionals in Finland. This article is inspired by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen’s advocacy for a...
Get ready for a celebration of pain science and education at the next EFIC Congress – Pain in Europe XIV in Lyon, France, from April 24-26, 2025! Under André Mouraux’s visionary theme, “Comorbidity of chronic pain and mental health disorders: Breaking the cycle,” our...
The latest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the #EFIC2025 Congress, the EFIC Academy, our Research and Advocacy activities, news from our Chapters and much more. Read it...
The European Pain Federation EFIC is proud to launch the updated pain curriculum for the EDPM.The main aims of the EDPM pain curriculum are to guide preparations for the EDPM examinations and to help pain educators throughout Europe harmonise their educational...
