Press release – New Brain, Mind and Pain Book of Evidence released for the 2019-2024 EU mandate
The Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) initiative has launched its Book of Evidence for the 2019-2024 EU mandate. This Book of Evidence (BoE) sets a strategic vision on policy action to deliver better care for people with neurological and chronic pain disorders in the EU. It...
Thank you Marian Harkin MEP
The European Pain Federation EFIC would like to thank Marian Harkin MEP for her tireless work in raising awareness of pain at a European level. After supporting the Societal Impact of Pain for many years, she is now stepping down from the European Parliament. We can...
Brain, Mind, and Pain Patient-Centred Innovation Grant
We are happy to announce that our partner’s Pain Alliance Europe project, the Brain, Mind, and Pain Patient-Centred Innovation Grant reached its second edition. The project was initiated by Pain Alliance Europe and supported by Grünenthal Group with the main aim...
SAPRT-UITBS International Symposium on Pain in Vulnerable Populations: a report
The International Symposium on Pain in Vulnerable Populations held in Novi Sad, Serbia on March 30th 2019, was hosted by UITBS-SAPRT, and endorsed by EFIC as well as governmental and academic institutions on a national level. After a year of work, the program was both...
Breaking the childhood obesity vicious cycle: Commission launches EU Health Award for cities, NGOs and schools
EFIC supports any program that contributes to a healthier lifestyle, especially in regards to physical activity, that we encourage through our On The Move Campaign. Besides, we are active on the Health Policy Platform thanks to our stakeholders group. On 1 April...
EFIC Newsletter now released!
The European Pain Federation EFIC released its first quarterly 2019 newsletter. Check out our last updates on Pain Research, Pain Education and Advocacy as well the latest news from the Federation Chapters here!
10 Years Societal Impact of Pain – Happy Birthday!
In 2009, SIP was founded as a mutual initiative of European Pain Federation EFICand Grünenthal. In 2011, Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) joined the SIP platform to represent the patients in this initiative. This has been a huge step to address the real needs of patients....
An overview of recent and upcoming events in pain medicine from Arun Bhaskar
Dear Friends Spring is in the air in most parts of Europe and I am looking forward to an exciting year ahead. Brexit is looming large on the horizon with a lot of uncertainties as the UK Parliament is going through endless debates, but I see no such divisions in our...
14th Belgrade International Symposium on Pain, May 17 & 18
The 14th Belgrade International Symposium on Pain (14th BISOP) will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from May, 17 to 18, 2019. Over time, BISOP became the most important multidisciplinary symposium in the field of pain medicine, not just in Serbia, but also in the region....
The Portuguese Social Impact of Pain SIP’s call for action
The Portuguese Social Impact of Pain (SIP) platform, which brings together patient groups, industry and healthcare professionals, held a meeting on March 18th in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting aimed at promoting dialogue around tangible measures to alleviate the impact...
SIP Portugal meets companies to address impact of pain on employment
On March 20, the Portuguese Social Pain Platform (SIP Portugal) organized a meeting with eight companies from different sectors of activity to present measures that aim to promote the maintenance of work or professional reintegration of the person with chronic pain,...
1,100 abstracts so far for our #EFIC2019 Congress!
Abstracts are the lifeblood of any scientific meeting. Presenting your work via a poster or oral presentation can often be a first step for a researcher in their academic career. The more abstracts submitted to a congress, the stronger the grassroots of the scientific...
EFIC is looking for a new Trainee
The European Pain Federation is offering a 6-month traineeship focusing on communications. The trainee would also be expected to support on other aspects of association management, such as events organisation and administrative support. The traineeship will be based...
