The European Pain Federation EFIC represents the pain science community at European level, promoting basic, translation, and clinical research into pain and providing a forum for pain research collaboration. To this end, EFIC is launching its Pain Scientist Network...
On the 28th of May 2021, the SIP team met online with the Office of MEP Cyrus Engerer (S&D, Malta). In addition to the office of MEP Engerer, and the SIP team, the meeting was also attended by Gertrude Buttigieg of SIP Malta. The team spoke about: SIP’s long-term...
On the 11th of May 2021, the SIP team met online with the Office of MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, Romania). The team spoke about: the SIP Cancer Pain Policy Paper, the recommendations from the 2nd March cancer event, and outlined SIP’s key 2021 policy priorities....
The European Mental Health Week organised by Mental Health Europe raises awareness about the importance of mental health in our everyday lives and takes place from 10 May until 16 May 2021. The theme for the 2021 week is MentalHealthMatters – now more than ever. It...
International Nurses Day is an annual event organised by the International Council of Nurses on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The day is marked by the production and distribution of nursing resources and evidence. The theme for the...
We are delighted to announce that the EFIC Academy Education Platform is finally here. After months of work behind the scenes, our new online platform includes tailored material to the four EFIC curricula, developed by leading European educators specifically with an...
The SIP National call took place virtually on the 6th of May 2021. During the meeting, participants had the opportunity to talk in detail about: National experiences with care pathways for pain patients The results of the Pain Alliance Europe survey on the Impact of...
Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) and its member organisations invite everyone with chronic pain or their caregivers to complete this brief survey on diagnosis and treatment. This survey is a second version of the survey they conducted in 2017. It will compare the responses...
Abstract This Practice Advisory presents a comprehensive and evidence-based set of position statements and recommendations for the use of contrast media in interventional pain procedures. The advisory was established by an international panel of experts under the...
Stress Awareness Month is an annual event organized by the Stress Management Society, since 1992. The aim of this month is for health care professionals and health promotion experts to increase public awareness about both the causes and treatments for stress. The...
As part of the European Healthy Workplaces ‘Lighten the load’ campaign, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work recently released a report entitled ‘Working with chronic MSDs – good practice advice’. The report provides practical advice on issues related to...
The second SIP National call of 2021 will take place virtually on the 6th of May. Following the previous call held on the 8th of February, this meeting will be an opportunity for National Platform colleagues to share recent updates on SIP 2021 activities, and to...
The European Pain Federation EFIC released its first quarterly newsletter of 2021. Check out our latest updates on the Virtual Pain Education Summit, the EFIC Academy, our next Congress, our Research and Advocacy activities, news from our Chapters, and much more. Read...
Chronic pain is a medical condition that involves physical and psychological impairment and is often associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or muscle dystonia. It is a common pathology that affects 1 in 6 people in Spain and requires constant...
