On behalf of the European Federation of Pain, I am happy and proud to invite you to the most prestigious and largest international pain meeting in 2025: the 14th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC®, which will be held in Lyon, France from 24 to 26 April 2025.
The European Pain Federation is a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional organisation in the field of pain science. It represents 38 constituent national pain societies from the European and peri-European space, and puts together the efforts of over 20,000 healthcare professionals working on pain.
The #EFIC2025 Congress will include lectures, workshops and symposia, refresher courses and networking initiatives on all the pain-related domains – from basic research to daily clinical practice. This edition will put special focus on the connexions between pain and mental health disorders, and the importance of multidisciplinary care to not only alleviate the physical burden of pain, but also enhance the quality of life, physical and mental, of persons suffering pain conditions.
A multidisciplinary Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) led by Professor André Mouraux is building a comprehensive programme that will include not only established international scientists, but also early career fellows and postdocs who represent the future of our task. You will once again be able to meet old friends, discuss new ideas and develop new collaborative networks. A large Industrial Exhibition and sponsored Satellite Symposia, will perfectly complement the scientific content.
Finally, and surely not least, the EFIC2025 will be held in Lyon, a city closely entwined with pain research, where the notion of chronic pain as “a disease in itself” was born, where the first textbook on pain surgery was published and where a plethora of advances in pain diagnosis and therapy is continually developed. Lyon is also a very pleasant city to visit, with over 2000 years of history, exceptional location and ready access by plane or high-speed train. Easy to walk around, Lyon contains the best preserved Renaissance quarter in Europe, and offers an extremely efficient, eco-friendly and inexpensive public transport.
On behalf of the European Pain Federation EFIC®, I encourage you to join us, your friends and colleagues for the most ambitious Pain Congress in 2025!