Meet the E-G-G symposium speaker: Roi Treister, PhD
You always remember your first. When Roi Treister, PhD won the EFIC-Grunenthal Grant (EGG) in 2016, it was the first grant that he had been awarded. “As a young researcher, your first grant funding is so important. It opens up your possibilities and is a springboard...
Latest data shows growth in impact of European Journal of Pain
The most recent figures on journal citation show an increase in the impact factor of the European Journal of Pain (EJP). The 2018 impact factor was 3.2, an increase of 0.2. Impact factor is calculated on the basis of citations of the papers published and represents...
EFIC & ESNO to launch a new core curriculum for nurse students!
The European Pain Federation EFIC has launched a new curriculum for nurses. The Core Curriculum for the European Diploma in Pain Nursing aims to improve the standard of pain care provided by the nursing profession. The Curriculum will guide future educational...
Events on pain in the Netherlands!
This year, the first SIP Netherlands took place in the Hague In April 2019, high-level representatives of pain met with Dutch members of the parliament met in the Netherlands. The objective of the meeting was to start a political dialogue and to make sure that pain...
APED is giving voice to the 2019 Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable in multiple ways!
Conscious of the major relevance that its work can have on improving the quality of life amongst the most vulnerable populations, the Portuguese Association for the Pain Study (APED) promoted a National Gathering of all Pain Units, along with a Workshop on “Opioids in...
The 42nd National Congress of the Italian Association for the Study of Pain
In June 2019, more than 550 people participated in the Italian Chapter Congress, in Rome. Specialists from different disciplines gathered in a multidisciplinary confrontation, to underline how pain medicine represents a specialty that must bring together a wealth of...
European Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable: new factsheet translations available!
New Global and European Year Factsheet translations in various languages are now available on our website! Prepared by top experts on various aspects of vulnerable populations, they are free to download. What is the European Year Against Pain? The main aim of this...
EFIC On The Move: what’s happening now?
On May 13th 2019, EFIC On the Move was a partner of the European Public Health Week, “Becoming, being and remaining physically active“ organized in Brussels by the European Public Health Association EUPHA. The day started with a roundtable on the topic and ended with...
EFIC School for Cancer Pain and Palliative Care – Report by Tijana Spasojevic
Summary School for Cancer Pain and Palliative Care was held on the 26th – 30th May 2019 at Faculty of Medicine of University Maribor, University Medical Center Maribor, Taborska 8, Maribor 2000, Slovenia. The participants included doctors from across Europe,...
EFIC School for Cancer Pain and Palliative Care, in Maribor, Slovenia – Report by Milos Milojkovic
As a thoracic surgeon and a future specialist of pain medicine, I encounter cancer pain in my everyday work. Having the honor to be invited to this prestigious school, I would like to express my special gratitude to Professor Tomašević, Professor Nevenka Krcevski...
Mariana joining the EFIC team!
Mariana joined the EFIC team in May and helps us with communications, events, association management & advocacy. Mariana is Portuguese and has lived and studied in Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands and Belgium. She has a master’s degree in Globalisation & Law...
The Brain, Mind, and Pain Grant 2019-2020 ” Stop Stigma!” has defined its eligibility criteria
The Brain, Mind, and Pain Patient-Centred Innovation Grant has been initiated by Pain Alliance Europe and supported by Grünenthal Group with the main aim of encouraging patient-centred innovation having, as a result, the improvement of the living conditions of pain...
Croatian Pain Society organized a cadaver workshop about minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of low back pain
In May 2019, the Croatian Pain Society– Croatian Medical Association (the National Chapter of the European Pain Federation), Osijek University Hospital Centre and Faculty of Medicine in Osijek, organized another cadaver workshop about minimally invasive techniques for...
