EFIC Council Meeting 2021: 2 new Executive Board positions confirmed
The EFIC Council Meeting took place on the 25th of June 2021. The meeting was important for the nomination of the two EFIC Executive Board positions. Silviu Brill has been named as Honorary Secretary. He will serve for three years. Luis Garcia Larrea has been named as...
A new EFIC Newsletter is available!
The newest quarterly newsletter of the European Pain Federation EFIC has just been published. Check out our latest updates on the Virtual Pain Education Summit, the EFI Academy, our next Congress, our Research and Advocacy activities, our Pain Exams, the news from our...
World Brain Day 2021: Stop Multiple Sclerosis
World Brain Day was established by the World Federation of Neurology in 2014. The Day aims to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Stop Multiple Sclerosis”. The campaign encourages early...IMI PainCare: update June 2021
IMI-PainCare is an international public-private partnership project*, aiming at improving the care of patients suffering from acute or chronic pain. The project addresses three different topics: Patient reported outcome measures to improve management of acute and...
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. Austria Austria Association for Pain Management has new leadership Governance President: OÄ Dr. Waltraud StromerVice President: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wilhelm...
Sign up for the EFIC Pain Exams on 27 November 2021
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to announce that it will hold a sitting of two of its exams on Saturday 27th November 2021. The Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM) and the Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy...
Announcing Esther Pogatzki-Zahn as Chair of the SPC for #EFIC2023
EFIC is delighted to announce Esther Pogatzki-Zahn as the Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee for the EFIC Congress 2023 – Pain in Europe XIII in Budapest, Hungary. Esther Pogatzki-Zahn is an anesthesiologist, pain specialist and professor in the Department of...
Sip virtual launch event for position paper on workplace integration and adaptation, 28th october
On 28th October 2021, SIP will organise a multi-stakeholder online event hosted by MEP Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D, Malta) and MEP Radka MAXOVÁ (S&D, Czech Republic) to discuss the recommendations from SIP’s Position Paper on Workplace Integration and Adaptation in...
Celebration of the National Day Against Pain 2021, 16th October
The National Platform SIP Portugal (PT) is organising a webinar to celebrate the National Day Against Pain on the 16th of October. The event will be online or online/in person, after the 2021 APED Congress (VII APED2021). SIP PT will emphasise the fact that WHO...
EFIC welcomes Belarus as a new Chapter
We are pleased to inform you that the Executive Committee of the European Pain Federation EFIC has approved the application for the Belarusian Society for the Study of Pain (BSSP) to become a Chapter of EFIC. EFIC is happy to welcome the new chapter and we look...
Calling all Early Stage Researchers: Join the HaPpY Network!
Are you an early stage researcher looking to advance your knowledge in chronic pain and/or mood disorders? Then apply for one of 15 positions in the HaPpY network! HaPpY’s ambitious endeavor is to break the vicious cycle linking pain and mood disorders. To...
The European Journal of Pain increases its Impact Factor in 2020
The European Journal of Pain (EJP) has increased its impact factor in 2020. Recent analysis show the journal has a new impact factor of 3.931, in comparison to 2019, where the impact factor was 3.492. The impact factor is calculated on the basis of citations of the...
Sip responds to the european commission’s public consultation on the european health data space
In May this year, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The EHDS aims to make full use of digital health to provide high-quality healthcare and reduce inequalities. It will promote access to health data for...
