European Pain Federation EFIC
Acronym: EFIC
General Information
Identification Code: 35010244568-04
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Entity Form: International non-profit organization by virtue of a Belgian Royal Decree of 1999
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 11/19/2010
Last Update: 2/28/2024
EP Accredited Number: 2
Mission & Interests
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
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Public health
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- global
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue de Londres/Londenstraat 18
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue de Londres/Londenstraat 18
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1.100000023841858
Info Members: The European Pain Federation is composed of 6 Executive Board members (voluntary basis, working abroad), along with committees and task forces working on a voluntary basis. As of December 2022, in our team we have 4 colleagues working partially on advocacy activities.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: 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.
All listed on the link: https://europeanpainfederation.eu/organisation/national-chapters-of-efic/
Organisation Members: 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