36th 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, As 2021 draws to a close, the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) would like to thank you for your continued support. The COVID-19 pandemic still...OneNeurology European Summit
The OneNeurology European Summit, organised under the auspices of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2021, and the OneNeurology Partnership, will advance the ambition to build a European Health Union in which we address key common EU health...
Beating cancer plan committee adopts multiple points supporting sip’s positions
The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) has published the final compromised amendments on their Report on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan entitled “Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer”. SIP has engaged with multiple MEPs on this...
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 The program of the Meeting of the Belarusian Society for the Study of Pain (EFIC National Chapter) – Regional Conference, 20/11/2021...
SIP Belgium under new leadership
SIP.be has known a little relapse in the past period. With a well structured model in national chronic pain policy since 2013, it would be too bad to miss the opportunity of an interesting platform. Therefore, Omer Vanhaute, involved at different levels with various...
Sip belgium under new leadership
SIP.be has known a little relapse in the past period. With a well structured model in national chronic pain policy since 2013, it would be too bad to miss the opportunity of an interesting platform. Therefore, Omer Vanhaute, involved at different levels with various...
SIP Portugal – Event report: Portuguese National Day Against Pain
The Executive Committee of the national platform SIP PT organised an online and face-to-face event to commemorate the National Day against Pain, on October 16th, 2021, after the 2021 APED Congress in Lisbon, with 80 registrations. At this event, we presented to the...
Why basic and pre-clinical researchers should attend #EFIC2022
Register for #EFIC2022 NOW! Are you a basic or preclinical pain researcher? Then sign up for #EFIC2022 right away! The next EFIC Congress taking place in Dublin, Ireland on 27-30 April 2022 is a great opportunity for researchers as it provides them with a large...IMI PainCare: Update December 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): IMI-PainCare TRiPP (Translational...
International Day of People with Disabilities: 3 December 2021
International Day of People with Disabilities: 3 December In 1992, the United Nations introduced this International Day of celebration for people living with disabilities to be held on 3 December each year. The theme for this year is “Fighting for rights in the...
Sip met virtually with mep katrin langensiepen
On the 1st of December 2021, the SIP team met online with MEP Katrin Langensiepen (Greens/EFA, Germany). The team spoke about: Introduction of SIP; SIP’s long-term priorities; SIP’s objectives and SIP’s future plans; SIP Position Paper on Workplace Integration and...
The fourth sip national platform call of 2021 took place virtually on 25th november 2021
The fourth SIP National Platform call for 2021 took place virtually on the 25th of November. During the meeting, participants had the opportunity to: Welcome the new SIP Belgium colleague; Discuss SIP’s plan for 2022 and; Discuss policy and advocacy activities...
Job opening – Association and Projects Manager, Pain Alliance Europe
The European Pain Federation EFIC is looking for a self-starting, ambitious and conscientious individual to support its partner organisation Pain Alliance Europe. Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) is a non-profit organisation based in Belgium, functioning as an umbrella...
