The European Pain Federation EFIC is aware of the speculation concerning risks associated with the use of ibuprofen for the treatment of COVID-19 (coronavirus) symptoms such as fever. EFIC recommends following the advice of the World Health Organisation on this...
The European Pain Federation EFIC has opened the application process for the 2020 EFIC Pain Schools. This year the schools will take place in Klagenfurt and Liverpool. The EFIC Pain Schools are a series of interactive teaching courses, taking place over 4-5 days,...
Dear colleagues The COVID-19 health crisis is a major challenge for the scientific community and for European healthcare systems. I am sure that many of you are finding your academic and clinical duties affected by the virus, and indeed many of you may even be brought...
One of the main objective of PA!N (SIP NL) is to increase awareness on the pain to policy makers / politicians and to adapt a national pain guideline. As from 11 February 2020, the Dutch authorities adapted the Care Standard for chronic pain, which also includes the...
Since 2001, the European Pain Federation EFIC has organised the ‘European Year Against Pain’ (EYAP) campaign. Now co-organised with the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), this year the theme is ‘Prevention of Pain’. On our EYAP...
Would you like to take part in the exam for the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy, but want to know more about what to study and where to start? The European Pain Federation provides support on how to prepare for the EDPP exam. The best place to start is the Core...
The European Pain Federation EFIC Fellowship is an individual grant for medical doctors to support training in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of pain-related conditions. The training takes place for an agreed period of time in an approved center of...
The EFIC-Grünenthal-Grant (E-G-G) is now accepting applications. Early-career scientists from across Europe can submit their innovative research projects in the area of chronic pain to be considered for a research grant from this prestigious scheme. How does it work?...
On the 9th November 2019, the Croatian Pain Society – Croatian Medical Association (the Croatian EFIC Chapter) celebrated the 30th anniversary of the work in the Pain Department of the University Hospital Osijek. The Pain Department developed and grew to become...
On the eve of the SIP 2019 Symposium, SIP BE held its Steering Committee meeting. The aim of the meeting was to take the project forward, moving from a “start-up team” to a “steering committee”. All attendees agreed to this progression. Bart Morlion (European Pain...
Pain is an important aspect of the cancer experience for many patients. Pain is a burden for many cancer survivors, while living with cancerous tumours and the strain of chemotherapy are both themselves usually painful endeavours. For these reason, the European Pain...
On the eve of the SIP Symposium 2019, the Spanish SIP Platform’s Steering Committee met to prepare for the upcoming SIP Spain 2020 meeting. The meeting was led by the Spanish Pain Society (SED), Pain Alliance Europe (PAE), Spanish Society of Quality of Care...
Prof. Dr. Martin Rakuša is a representative of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) which is one of the main endorsing organisations of the SIP platform. He talked about the multi-stakeholder approach against pain and how every partner can contribute in the...
Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč is one of the Initiators of SIP Slovenia, which has been established in 2019. She talks about the first national SIP meeting in Slovenia in 2011 where they already discussed SIP in National Council of the Republic of Slovenia. Nevenka K....
National platforms are key to raise the issue of the impact of pain with policy makers and stakeholders. Established in 2016, the SIP Malta platform has already achieved a lot. Gertrude A. Buttigieg from the Malta Health Network (MHN) talks about the...
