PAE Survey 2018 on Chronic Pain and Work Life
There are of course multiple things that matter to chronic pain patients, but if I would have to make a choice I would say the heaviest is losing their independence in society. In other words, their economic dependency, as they depend on others to survive financially...
SIP position paper on inclusion of pain research in the 9th EU framework program: what´s next?
In 2018, the European Commission will make comprehensive proposals for the next generation of financial programmes for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework. As part of this process, the Commission has opened a public consultation on EU funds in the area of...
Good examples of work and chronic conditions
Results of an exploration of European initiatives for stay at work with a chronical condition and job opportunities for (young) people with a chronic condition. In 2016 a working group of the Dutch Social and Economic Council (SER), consisting of representatives of...Statement from the European Pain Federation on the use of opioids for pain management
While opioid prescription and use for pain management is a major concern in some parts of the world, the context of opioid use clearly differs between countries. Many countries in Europe have in place significant barriers to optimal pain management due to...What is the IMI2 Pain Group?
We have asked Petra Bloms-Funke from Grünenthal about this important Research programme on pain. What is IMI2? The Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 IMI2 is the largest public-private partnership for health research worldwide and has a €3 billion budget for the...SIP 2017, WG1: Pain as a quality indicator for health care systems
Co-chairs and Speaker of this Working Group Andreas Kopf, Audun Stubhaug, Axel Drews, Elsa Frazão Mateus, Johannes Wacker, José Romão, Marisol Garcia Penalta, Monique Steegers, Narinder Rawal, Nélia Gouveia, Nicola Bedlington, Oliver Scicluna, Paul A Cameron,...
