European Pain Federation EFIC
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.35 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
We aim to advance research, education, and clinical management of pain and serve as an authoritative, science-based resource on issues related to pain and its treatment. Develop educational programmes to improve pain knowledge amongst healthcare practitioners Raise awareness of the importance of pain, including its management, treatment and prevention, amongst patients and the general public Engage in research projects and disseminate research funding, in order to advance the scientific understanding of pain Lobby politicians to improve policies that affect pain and to increase funding for pain in public research programmes Organise the largest scientific congress on pain in Europe, showcasing the latest research and clinical management approaches
EU Legislative Interests
Any policies regarding pain management, Chronic disease, digital health, employment, and cancer policies, Health workforce planning, EU-OSHA prevention of pain recommendations, Horizon Europe calls and projects related to pain,
Communication Activities
We are a partner in the Societal Impact of Pain platform, a multi-stakeholder partnership with the aim of improving European pain policies: https://www.sip-platform.eu/ We organise the ‘On the Move’ and the 'Plain Talking' campaigns: https://europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-plain-talking/ https://europeanpainfederation.org/advocacy/current-projects/efic-on-the-move/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EFIC members are chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). https://www.iasp-pain.org/ EFIC is a member of the European Cancer Organisation. https://www.europeancancer.org
Organisation Members
Shoqata Shqiptare E Dhimbjes (Albanian Pain Association) (APA) Österreichische Schmerz Gesellschaft (ÖSG) Belgian Pain Society (BPS) Belarusian society study of pain Udruenje za terapiju bola u BiH (UTBBiH) - Association for Pain Therapy in B&H (APTB&H) Bulgarian Association for Study and Treatment of Pain The Croatian Pain Society Czech Pain Society (SSLB) Danish Pain Society Estonian Pain Society Finnish Association for the Study of Pain Societe Francaise d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur (SFETD) Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e. V. Hellenic Society of Algology Hungarian Pain Society Irish Pain Society Israel Pain Association, Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Dolore Professional Health Association-Pain Section Kosovo (PHA-PS) Latvian Association for the Study of Pain Lithuanian Pain Society (Lietuvos Skausmo Draugija) Societatea Pentru Studiul si Combaterea Durerii Din Moldova (SCDM) Norsk Smerteforening Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Bólu (Polish Association for the Study of Pain) Associacao Portuguesa para o Estudo da Dor (APED) Asociatia Roman Pentru Studiul Durerii (ARSD) Romanian Association For The Study of Pain (RASP) Russian Association for the Study of Pain Associazione Sammarinese per lo Studio del Dolore The Serbian Association of Pain Research and Treatment (SAPRT) Udruzenje za istrazivanje i tretman bola Srbije (UITBS) Slovenská spolocnost pre stúdium a liecbu bolesti SSSLB - (Slovak Society for Study and Treatment of Pain) Slovenian Association for Pain Management (Slovensko Zdruzenje Za Zdravljenje Bolecin) Sociedad Espanola Del Dolor (Spanish pain Society) Swedish Pain Society, Swiss Pain Society Dutch Pain Society Turkish Society of Algology Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain The British Pain Society. National Association of Pain Medicine (NAPM) All listed on the link: https://europeanpainfederation.eu/organisation/national-chapters-of-efic/
Additional Information
This includes salaries, meetings and travel costs and some design and production costs.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.