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The stakeholder Forum brings together organisations with an interest in pain from various sectors

SIP Stakeholder Forum meeting takes place on 28th October 2020

The stakeholder Forum brings together organisations with an interest in pain from various sectors…

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The Spanish Pain Society has awarded SIP Europe, as the best Political Initiative in Pain

SIP Europe awarded by the Spanish Pain Society

The Spanish Pain Society has awarded SIP Europe, as the best Political Initiative in Pain

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The European Cancer Organisation launched the European Code of Cancer Practice

European Code of Cancer Practice

The European Cancer Organisation launched the European Code of Cancer Practice

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Wednesday, 21st October 2020
The German Pain congress will take place in Mannheim from the 21st to 24th October 2020. „Gleich und doch verschieden“ lautet das Schmerzkongressmotto 2020 – viele Patienten leiden unter Schmerzen, aber jeder hat ein individuelles Beschwerdebild, eine eigene Lebensgeschichte und auch die Therapie wird individuell ausgewählt werden müssen. Die IASP ruft für 2020 zum Jahr der Prävention auf, („Global Year for the Prevention of Pain”), Prävention von chronischen Schmerzerkrankungen ist in unterschiedlichsten Bereichen der Schmerzmedizin von der perioperativen, über die Akutschmerztherapie bis zur Bedeutung psychiatrischer Komorbidität bedeutsam, auch hier spielen Prädiktoren eine große Rolle, weshalb das Thema als Schwerpunkt gesetzen wird. For further information and registration, please visit the official congress website.

Schmerzkongress 2020

The German Pain congress will take place in Mannheim from the 21st to 24th October 2020. „Gleich und doch verschieden“ lautet das Schmerzkongressm…

Monday, 26th October 2020
In 2018, 33 organisations came together under the umbrella of the EU Health Coalition. They jointly developed 20 recommendations for a healthier Europe to promote a shared vision of health in Europe. This year, it is time for action. For the second edition of the EU Health Summit, all participants will develop implementing actions for policymakers and stakeholders to translate the 2018 recommendations into concrete policy change and improve Europeans’ health and health systems’ sustainability. For the registration click here. Read more about the event here.

EU Health Summit 2020: Time for action

In 2018, 33 organisations came together under the umbrella of the EU Health Coalition. They jointly developed 20 recommendations for a healthier Europ…

Tuesday, 27th October 2020
This conference will illustrate the impact that CHRODIS PLUS has had on public health systems across EU member states over the past 3 years. It will focus on showing how the good practices, models, and tools implemented by the project can be tailored to various national and local settings across Europe. The agenda is available here: http://chrodis.eu/event/chrodis-plus-online-conference-on-chronic-diseases/ Please, register here.

Chrodis Plus Conference on Chronic Diseases

This conference will illustrate the impact that CHRODIS PLUS has had on public health systems across EU member states over the past 3 years. It will f…

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