The sip national platform call took place virtually on 8th february 2021
On 10 October 2023, experts were invited to share their insights at a European Parliament event entitled, “Pain and Mental Health: A Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Event” hosted by MEP Marianne Vind and MEP Tomislav Sokol and attended by representatives from different...
Efic shares resources on pain
The European Pain Federation launched a series of visuals and infographics to provide information on the basics of pain. These materials are also great resources for clinicians who want to provide patients concise introductory information on pain. Read more on...
World Cancer Day 2021
World Cancer Day is an annual campaign by the Union for International Cancer Control. It was created on 4 February 2000 to help unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, and advocate for equal access to life-saving cancer diagnosis, treatment and...
Patrice forget shares his thoughts about sip
Last December, Prof. Patrice Forget accepted the role of SIP Working Group Chair. A short interview with him is available on our Facebook page! Discover more about his background and his perspective on SIP and pain policies. Watch it now.
Sip joins the eu-osha healthy workplaces – lighten the load campaign 2020-2022!
The Societal Impact of Pain is happy to announce a new partnership with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). SIP has become a partner of the ‘Healthy Workplaces – Lighten the Load’ campaign 2020-22. The campaign focuses on...
Sip response to the european commission’s roadmap for a european health data space
The European Health Data Space is a European Commission initiative to use digital health to provide high-quality care, to reduce inequalities, to promote access to health data, and to facilitate the movement of data with patients across borders. To support a full...
ARTE: How Is Chronic Pain Treated Today?
How is chronic pain treated today? EFIC Immediate Past President Bart Morlion was invited by ARTE to give his expert opinion on this topic. The full program will be shown on TV on 31 January and also available on-demand until 7 April 2021. Find out how to share...
Sip highlights the importance of two recent oecd publications
SIP acknowledges the positive impact the recent OECD publications “Empowering the Health Workforce” and “Health at a Glance”, will have on all EU Member States. Digital transformation in the health sector is key in order to enhance health services and push for more...
The next sip national platform call will take place on the 8th of february 2021
The first SIP National Platform call of 2021 will take place virtually on the 8th of February. The meeting will be a follow up of the previous call, held last 26th of November. During the meeting, National Platform colleagues will share their recent updates, discuss...
Read about the outcomes of the project that won the first edition of the bmp grant!
The first edition of the BMP Grant which had the theme of Overcoming Problems In Access To Treatments awarded three different projects. The outcome of these projects is now available and you can find the outcome to each of the three projects in the links below: Master...
Sip contributed to european cancer organisation’s publication “free from cancer: achieving quality of life for all cancer patients and survivors”
Coinciding with the 2020 European Cancer Summit, the European Cancer Organisation’s Survivorship and Quality of Life Network presented their “Free from Cancer: Achieving Quality of Life for All Cancer Patients and Survivors” paper. The paper aims to help cancer...Save the Date: #EFICVirtualPainSummit 4-6 November 2021
After the tremendous success of our first EFIC Virtual Pain Education Summit earlier this year, we are delighted to announce the date for the online pain education event in 2021. If you are a healthcare professional looking to expand your knowledge in the field of...
Introducing the EFIC Academy Board
The EFIC Academy is guided by the highest level of European pain education expertise. These educators serve on the EFIC Academy Board and contribute to the projects and tools that Academy members benefit from. See the full list here Are you interested in joining the...
