


Sip annual stakeholder forum 2022: 31st october, 10h00-12h00 cet!
On the 31st of October 2022, the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform will organize its annual Stakeholder Forum meeting. The Stakeholder Forum meeting aims to: Give an overview of SIP’s recent activities, achievements, and aspirations for the future, Hear from...
A new EFIC Newsletter is available!
The latest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the #EFIC2023 Congress, the EFIC Academy, our Research and Advocacy activities, news from our Chapters and much more. Read it...
Apply for the EFIC-Grünenthal Grant (E-G-G) 2023
Are you an early career scientist looking to launch your career in pain research? Then be sure to submit your innovative research project in the area of chronic pain to be considered for a research grant from this prestigious scheme! The E-G-G is awarded by the...ESRA 2022 Annual Congress
European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy is delighted to invite you to Thessaloniki, Greece for its 39th Annual Congress in 2022. Please find the link here. Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
#EFIC2023 Workshop submission now open
We are pleased to announce that workshop submission for the EFIC Congress 2023 – Pain in Europe XIII 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...BPS Annual Scientific Congress 2022
Annual Scientific Congress 11th June 2022, ‘Life with a Back” Location: Brussels, BelgiumPain in Older People – Article by Gisele Pickering, EFIC Research Committee Chair
Professor Gisele Pickering, former EFIC President Harald Breivik and various other opinion leaders in pain research have contributed to the publication Managing Pain in Older People, a special issue of Managing Pain in Practice. Gisele’s contribution is on the...
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. Belarus Upcoming events organized by the Belarusian Society for the Study of Pain: 1. The International Conference of the Belarusian Society for the...IMI PainCare: Update June 2022
Update on the 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): Within IMI-PainCare, subproject...
38th edition of the societal impact of pain (sip) newsletter
DR. BRONA FULLEN & MS. DEIRDRE RYAN – EUROPEAN PAIN FEDERATION EFIC & PAIN ALLIANCE EUROPE (PAE), BELGIUM Dear Reader, We hope you are well and are enjoying the spring blossom after a long winter. On the 3rd May 2022, the European Commission published a...Help us Improve the EFIC Congress in the Future
If you have NOT attended #EFIC2022 earlier this year, please take our short survey to let us know why. It only takes 2 mins! The survey is designed to help EFIC understand how the pain community view the EFIC congress, and what motivates your decision to...
Why We Do ‘Advocacy’ – Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan Case Study
What Is The Beating Cancer Plan? Pain is a common symptom in patients who survive cancer and in those who live with progressive advanced disease. Evidence from meta‐analyses suggests that pain remains poorly controlled for a large proportion of patients; barriers to...
Sip supports the european week against cancer
European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) takes place every year 25-31 May, and aims to raise awareness on cancer prevention, access to treatment, and support for patients and cancer survivors. This year the #EWAC22 campaign will focus on the role that each individual has...