The Societal Impact of Pain
WHO ARE WE?
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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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 position paper on inclusion of pain research in the 9th EU framework program: what´s next?
In 2018, the European Commission will make comprehensive proposals for the next generation of financial programmes for...

Good examples of work and chronic conditions
Results of an exploration of European initiatives for stay at work with a chronical condition and job opportunities...
What is the IMI2 Pain Group?
We have asked Petra Bloms-Funke from Grünenthal about this important Research programme on pain. What is IMI2? The...
SIP 2017, WG1: Pain as a quality indicator for health care systems
https://youtu.be/uqCP2NGSqSo Co-chairs and Speaker of this Working Group Andreas Kopf, Audun Stubhaug, Axel...

SIP 2017 – Presentation & Statement
https://youtu.be/XisTixKrykU "The effective management of pain is an increasing concern in the medical arena,...
SIP 2017, WG3: Impact of pain on labour and employment
https://youtu.be/l_nwebMnOGg Co-Chairs and Speaker of this Working Group Antonella Cardone, Antony Chuter,...
Can we use pain as a quality indicator for health care?
https://youtu.be/0AXwOdhLsBA Working Group 1: Pain as a quality indicator for health care Can we use pain as a...