SIP Malta has been the first SIP national platform in Europe which has been established in 2016 on the occasion of the SIP 2017 Symposium held in June 2017during the Maltese Presidency of the EU council. Due to the lack of data on the needs of pain patients in Malta a...
EFIC and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) are co-organising a session at the EAN congress on the use of cannabinoids for chronic pain. The ‘controversies’ session will be addressed by EFIC Board member Prof. Elon Eisenberg. ‘The use of cannabinoids for chronic...
As a good start in 2020 the European commission published a dedicated issue on pain – “Why do people develop chronic pain” in the “Horizon, the EU research & Innovation magazine“. Mood disorders and the discovery of a pain signalling organ in the...
Since 2012, the European Pain Federation EFIC and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) have fought for greater awareness of pain through the European/Global Year Against Pain campaign. In 2020, the theme of the campaign is the Prevention of Pain....
We are happy to share the experience of one of our EFIC Fellows, Aleksei Potaturko, who had the opportunity to attend the EFIC fellowship at the Leuven Centre for Algology & Pain Management of the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium: “My fellowship took...
The first pain clinic of Lithuania was established at the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos twenty five years ago. The anniversary was commemorated at a special conference which took place on October 11, 2019. The keynote speech was held by Dr Alfredas...
Why this paper? Pain is a common symptom in patients who survive cancer and in those who live with progressive advanced disease. Evidence from meta‐analyses suggests that pain remains poorly controlled for a large proportion of patients; barriers to good management...
In February 2020, the EFIC-Grünenthal Grant (E-G-G) will reopen applications for its pain research grant worth a total of €200,000. E-G-G is a research grant scheme awarded by the European Pain Federation EFIC and sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Grünenthal...
More than 200 people attended the international SIP 2019 Symposium in Brussels “Bringing Pain Policy to the next Decade” and many followed the SIP Symposium of November 7th via live stream. With 50 speakers including policy makers, patient representatives and...
What is the Global and European Year Against Pain? Since 2001, European Pain Federation EFIC® has held a centrally coordinated event named ‘The European Week Against Pain’ (EWAP). The 1st European Week against Pain was launched in the European Parliament. From 2012...
Physical activity´s well known health benefits include a reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and improved mental health. What is less well known is that greater levels of physical activity and exercise are also associated with a lower risk of...
Physical activity´s well known health benefits include a reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and improved mental health. What is less well known is that greater levels of physical activity and exercise are also associated with a lower risk of...
Pain is a core component of the patient’s experience within healthcare systems. The work of several European medical, scientific and patient organisations touches upon pain. Pain is relevant to all of us, and thus we wish to find a common way of working on subjects...
Professor Laserina O’ Connor (EFIC Councillor Ireland) has published a textbook with Springer entitled; “The Nature of Scholarship, A Career Legacy Map and Advanced Practice: An Important Triad” (2019). This book endorsed by the International Council...
Management of Chronic pain discussed at State Duma. On Sept 21 the Committee for Public Health and the Environment was held in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. The following issue was raised during the round table discussion:...
