EUROPEAN PAIN FEDERATION ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS 2024
On the Move is a call to action for healthcare professionals to advise their patients on the importance of physical activity and its role in preventing, treating and managing chronic pain. Knowledge, motivation, empowerment (using language that patients understand), a physical environment facilitating change, and achievable planning are all crucial to achieving this. https://europeanpainfederation.eu/current-projects/efic-on-the-move/
Plain Talking deals with health literacy, the ability to access, understand, and use information to promote and maintain good health. The campaign is targeted at both clinicians and people living with pain, helping the latter understand and actively manage their health. It focuses on improving communication between people living with pain and healthcare professionals by developing a series of materials and useful resources for all. https://europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-plain-talking/
E-G-G 2023
The E-G-G is awarded by the European Pain Federation (EFIC) and sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Grünenthal GmbH. Since 2004, it has provided funding worth approximately €1.8 million for 70 innovative research projects across 14 countries. Grünenthal supports the E-G-G 2023 with a maximum of €110,000, and each grant will have a maximum value of €50,000.
The aim of the E-G-G is to provide early-career scientists and clinicians in EFIC member countries with support in starting independent clinical and human experimental research projects in the area of chronic pain, including educational initiatives aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment. In particular, the E-G-G prioritizes translational research projects that take a patient-centric approach and target unmet medical needs for people with chronic pain.
The deadline for applications is 31 January 2023
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EFIC EXAMS
The European Pain Federation EFIC is pleased to announce that it will hold a sitting of two of its exams on Saturday 19th November 2022. The Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM) and the Examination for the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) will be held virtually.
The Examinations will take place as a ‘part 1’ of a two-part process, covering the multiple-choice-question (MCQ) paper for each Examination. The virtual examinations will be held using the EFIC Academy Education Platform. Participants can take the examination anywhere in the world. All registered participants will be provided access to the Platform for the period of the examination. EFIC will provide guidance to first-time users of the Platform. Full details, including specific information on exam conduct and infringements related to the virtual format will be circulated in due course.
Please note: The deadline for registration is 1st November 2022.
Find out more about the Examinations here: https://europeanpainfederation.eu/sign-up-for-the-efic-pain-exams-on-19-november-2022/
EFIC PAIN SCHOOLS 2025
We would like to inform you that the applications for the following European Pain Federation Pain Schools are now open.
Pain School on Acute, Perioperative and Trauma-Related Pain.
9-11 March 2025
Riga, Latvia
Application for this EFIC Pain School is now open! The deadline for registration is 1 November 2024.
What are the European Pain Federation EFIC® Pain Schools?
An EFIC Pain School is an in-person educational event, usually spanning 3-4 days, wherein a group of healthcare professionals receive high quality hands-on and interactive teaching from leading pain educators. The teaching should be reflective of EFIC’s postgraduate curricula, and a pool of participants should be able to attend free of charge and with minimal cost, on the basis of a grant provided by EFIC to the hosts. EFIC Pain Schools are taught in English.
Objectives of an EFIC Pain School:
- Provide a high-quality engaging European education experience for attendees
- Focus on clinical management aspects but maintain an emphasis on the latest (translational) research
- Bring the EFIC curricula to life and go further than is possible with an EFIC refresher course or e-learning session
- Promote access to medical and allied health professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists) and attendees from less economically developed countries
- Facilitate interprofessional collaboration, as well as collaboration between clinicians and researchers.
Want to learn more about our EFIC Pain Schools? Check out our EFIC Pain Schools at a glance.
Call for European Pain Federation EFIC® Pain School Proposals in 2025
The European Pain Federation EFIC is seeking proposals for new ‘EFIC Pain Schools’, for which EFIC will provide a fixed grant. Proposals will be evaluated by the EFIC Education Committee and successful proposers will be provided with the grant to support the implementation of the event. Our ambition is for a new EFIC Pain School to be chosen each year, ideally covering an area of pain management not recently covered by other recent EFIC Pain Schools.
The deadline for proposals for 2025 was 15 October 2024. Proposers will be notified of their status by 15 December 2024.
Proposals will be evaluated by the EFIC Education Committee, in consultation with the Executive Board and Executive Office. Feedback will be provided to successful and unsuccessful applicants.
More information here
