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...
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...
Lucile joined the EFIC team in January as a trainee in Communications and will be among us until early July. She helps us with communication & marketing as well as the organization management & administration. Lucile is French, and is currently completing a...
New pain schools are coming in Klagenfurt, Austria (program already available here) and Venice, Italy! We will publish the deadline for application soon. The Pain Schools are courses aimed at young (preferably under 45 years) European medical doctors and allied health...
On 6 March, the Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain held a meeting in the European Parliament bringing together patient organisations, institutions and industry to discuss the stigma and discrimination attached to long-term neurological disorders (i.e. migraine,...
The Belgian Pain Society and the international humanitarian medical NGO, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), organized a thematic symposium on “Pain in victims of conflicts, tortures and refugees” on February 21th in Brussels at the MSF premises. A multidisciplinary panel...
The Russian Association for the Study of Pain (RASP) is running an Education Program in Pain for doctors from different regions of the country. RASP leaders M. Kukushkin, O. Davidov and M. Churukanov will be covering the latest research on pain prevalence, successful...
At European Pain Federation EFIC, we value cooperation with our national chapters. This is why we would be happy to help you promote your events, news and activities! The event calendar on our website is increasingly growing! Take the opportunity to promote your...
The Thematic Networks programme 2018 is now concluded, but we are continuing our engagement on the societal impact of pain based on the policy recommendations in the Joint Statement. This means that the two webinars recorded during the 2018 thematic network cycle will...
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to announce its new partnership with Versus Arthritis supporting abstract prizes at the EFIC 2019 Congress. The European Pain Federation EFIC awards are available to people presenting either poster or oral presentations at...
The current term of the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology is ending. The Executive Board of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) herewith invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief which foresees a term of 5 years with the option of...
The 2018 SIP Thematic Network provided a unique opportunity to create new synergies and break silos. SIP is now collaborating with the Joint Action of the European Commission CHRODIS Plus which aims to implement pilot projects and generate practical lessons in the...
On the 13th February, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. A European Parliament resolution has no legal standing, but expresses the will of the Parliament on an issue. The resolution informs the European...
Why chronic pain prevention through physical activity deserve more attention? Some well-known health benefits of regular physical activity include a reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and improved mental health. What is less well-known is that...
We organised a webinar for potential EDPP Examination attendees on the 7th February 2019 at 17:00 CET, led by Harriet Wittink, EDPP Exam Committee Chair. The webinar went through the different sections of the examination, giving guidance on the format, and what is...
