The Societal Impact of Pain
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ABOUT SIP
The ‘Societal Impact of Pain’ (SIP) platform is a multi-stakeholder partnership led by the European Pain Federation EFIC and Pain Alliance Europe (PAE), which aims to raise awareness of pain and change pain policies.
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SIP THEMATIC NETWORK
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform aims to achieve improved
care and pain management across the EU, to reduce the societal impact of the disease which touches upon all aspects of life. If you have not yet endorsed the
SIP Joint Statement, there is still time.
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News from the Societal Impact of Pain
SIP 2019: Pain education – Joint Statement implementation
https://youtu.be/VDBX1ldHybY Pain Education – SIP Joint Statement Implementation Speaker: Emma Briggs (European...
SIP@EFIC – Interview with Dr. Andreas Kopf
https://youtu.be/s8XcnAxfPVw Pain medicine is not taught as a dedicated unit in most European medical schools...
SIP@EFIC – Interview with Dr. Emma Briggs
https://youtu.be/IweV0oj-zro Standardizing pain education and competencies for nurses while taking into account...
Do you want to know more about the ICF?
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the international standard for...
Do you want to know more about the ICD-11?
With the inclusion of chronic pain in the new ICD-11 a giant step has been taken. The inclusion of chronic pain...
Francoise Thomas reports from the lack of qualified physicians to treat chronic pain
https://youtu.be/tUPA_GnxgIc The lack of qualified physicians to treat chronic pain is a challenge on which the...
Joint Declaration of the Platform for the Social Impact of Pain in Portugal – Recommendations for Action
The joint statement has been prepared by the SIP Portugal platform in March 2019 and presents the common position of...