Europe's leading scientific federation for pain management and research
The home of pain management and research in Europe - for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals.
Our work
From scientific congresses to professional education and European policy - here is how EFIC advances pain management and medicine.
EFIC Congress 2027
Pain in Europe XV takes place in Glasgow, 21-23 April 2027. Europe's premier scientific congress on pain management and research.
Submit a workshopEFIC Academy
Online education in pain science and treatment for clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals across Europe.
Become a memberEFIC Pain Exams
European professional diplomas in pain medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and psychology - setting the standard for pain expertise.
Take the EDPM, EDPP or EDPNEuropean Pain Forum
Bringing together policymakers, patient advocates, and pain specialists to drive change in European pain policy.
Find out moreNews
#EFIC2025: Interview with André Mouraux
Would you like to know more about the largest international congress in 2025 focusing entirely on pain? Watch this interview with André Mouraux, the Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee to hear from her directly on the theme and the main topics of #EFIC2025.
Looking Back at the Plain Talking Campaign with Brona Fullen
Professor Brona Fullen, Immediate Past President of EFIC, looks back at her Presidential Health Literacy Campaign, entitled 'Plain Talking'. Brona Fullen is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College...
Job opening – Communications and Advocacy Trainee, European Pain Federation EFIC
The European Pain Federation is a non-profit medical society, focusing on the subject of pain medicine. The Federation is composed of 38 chapters across Europe, with an Executive Office based in Brussels, Belgium. The Federation aims to improve pain medicine through...