About EFIC pain schools
The European Pain Federation EFIC Pain Schools are a series of interactive teaching courses, taking place over 4-5 days, targeted at early career medical doctors from all disciplines relevant to pain, including but not limited to pain medicine, anaesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, palliative care medicine. The Schools also cover interprofessional aspects and physiotherapists, psychologists and nurses are encouraged to apply. Basic researchers can also benefit and are encouraged to apply for the translational pain research School in particular.
The school is organized by European Pain Federation, the Polish Association for the Study of Pain and the Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, held every two years and the first four took place in 2015, 2017, 2019 and after a break caused by the pandemic in 2024. This year, we are organizing the 5 th EFFIC Pain School in Krakow, which will take place on June 16-20. 2026.
Translational Pain School is a course aimed at early-career European medical doctors and allied health professionals who are interested in further developing their knowledge and expertise in the field of pain management. The course runs for 4-5 days and include basic research on the mechanisms of pain processes and the assessment, diagnosis,and comprehensive treatment of
patients with pain.
Speakers: scientists active in the basic and clinical pain research
Maximal number of participants: 30 (Limited number of participants)
If you have any questions on Krakow Pain School just email Katarzyna Starowicz-Bubak starow@if-pan.krakow.pl or Barbara Przewlocka barbara.przewlocka@gmail.com from organizing committee.
European Pain Federation EFIC offers grants for participants. The number of grants for 2026 is not yet determined. The selection and evaluation of those will be made by the Educational Committee and approval by the Executive Board of EFIC. For the chosen applicants, all teaching and related activities are provided free of charge, along with accommodation and meals. The only significant cost these applicants should expect to pay is their travel. Grant applications are possible for all members of the national chapters of EFIC and should be sent directly to the EFIC secretariat with approval from the national councilor. For more information, please, visit the homepage of EFIC (“Education and Training”).
Participation in the school is also possible after applying to the organizers, justifying the choice of this school – the registration fee, includes hotel accommodation, meals, and participation in activities included in the schools program, is 1000 euro.
Current information on the possibilities of application for the school in Krakow in 2026 will also appear, after they are established by EFIC, on the website of the school: krakoweficschool.com
“The 5 th European Pain Federation Krakow Pain School on Translational Pain Research: From Lab to Clinic, Kraków, Poland 16-20/06/2026 – has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 19.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”