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...
CRPS Awareness Month
About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness month Since 2014, the month of November is recognised as Colour The World Orange™ for CRPS awareness. The aim of the event is to spread awareness about CRPS – a disabling and poorly understood health condition. On the...
IMI Pain Care: Subproject Interviews
IMI-PainCare is a large multi-stakeholder consortium funded via the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 programme, which receives funding from the European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry. IMI-PainCare aims to develop alignment on patient reported outcomes...
The 2021 sip stakeholder forum (sf) took place on 9th november 2021
On the 9th of November 2021, the Annual SIP Stakeholder Forum (SF) took place online. The SIP team welcomed European and National colleagues to review recent SIP activities and achievements, and to discuss SIP’s 2022 aspirations and longer-term priorities. The...SIP 2021 Stakeholder Forum
On the 9th of November 2021, the Annual SIP Stakeholder Forum took place online. The SIP team welcomed European and National colleagues to review recent SIP activities and achievements, and to discuss SIP’s 2022 aspirations and longer-term priorities. The SIP team...News from our Serbian Chapter
The Serbian Association for Pain Research and Treatment (SAPRT), together with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Novi Sad organized the International Symposium on the topic of “Prevention and therapy of chronic pain“, which took place on the first and...Virtual Event: What can be done to support a healthy and productive European workforce and society?
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) held a virtual event on the 28th of October 2021, 14:00-17:00 CEST on pain and workplace integration and adaptation. Influencing employment-related policies is one of SIP’s priorities for 2021, and in June SIP published its position...
GREAT NEWS – Abstract Submission Has Been Extended!
The call for abstract submission has now been extended until Tuesday, 2 November 2021 at 23:59 CET. This will be your final chance to submit an abstract to the largest European congress on pain taking place in Dublin on 27-30 April 2022. Don’t miss this opportunity to...
SIP France Round Table meeting in Paris
On the occasion of World Pain Day (18th October 2021), SIP France participated in an event with representatives from the healthcare professions, patient associations, politicians, and institutions to address a common objective: To improve pain management and care in...
Registration for #EFIC2022 is Now OPEN!
We are delighted to announce that registration for our upcoming Pain in Europe XII Congress – Targeting Pain and its Comorbidities in the Digital Age, is now OPEN! We are hard at work planning for a big, on-site, live celebration of science and education in...
