For program and registration, visit this link: https://europeanpainfederation.eu/efic2027 

For program and registration, visit this link: https://www.belgianpainsociety.org/bps-congress-2026

For 2026, the BPS award will focus on Clinical Science. The Annual Award aims to recognize and foster the scientific work of a junior researcher in the field of pain. The Award will be presented on the occasion of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the BPS on Saturday 6th June 2026. Applications to submit by 4th April 2026.

https://europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-academy/ As a BPS Member, you will be receiving 15% discount on the European Pain Federation rates. For more info, send a mail to info@belgianpainsociety.org

De BPS steunt de Warmste Week! We vlammen voor mensen die onzichtbaar ziek zijn. Dit jaar willen we samen de pijn verlichten, de onzichtbaarheid doorbreken en de steun bieden die zo hard nodig is !

De Warmste Week

Thema van de warmste week

The following initiatives - set by various various of our members - have been selected: - BePPA: https://www.vrt.be/nl/de-warmste-week/projecten/een-online-platform-voor-kinderen-en-jongeren-met-chronische-pijn -PainTwin: https://www.uzafoundation.be/nl/virtueel-ziekenhuis/paintwin (see poster)

-Samen tegen pijn, Regionaal Netwerk West-Vlaanderen plus: https://www.vrt.be/nl/know-pain-know-gain-week-van-de-pijn-2026

European Day on Pain Awareness : 19/08/2025

Infographics (NL / FR)

Slide deck (NL / FR)

Planet Health - Douleur Chronique

The 2025 Congress took take place in KBR - Koninklijke Bibliotheek Brussel / Bibliothèque Royale Bruxelles. You will find the program here: https://www.belgianpainsociety.org/bps-congress-2025

The next EFIC congress will be held in Lyon, 24-26 April 2025.

The theme of the congress will be "Comorbidity of chronic pain and mental health disorders : breaking the cycle". This interdisciplinary theme will be of interest to both researchers and clinicians, as it encompasses medical and non-medical healthcare professionals and touches on various fields. Chronic pain and mental health disorders (such as major depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder) are interconnected public health issues with growing prevalence, often coexisting and worsening each other’s impact.

After a second successful edition of the BPS Young Researchers Day (YRD) in 2023, a third edition will be organised Saturday March 22nd 2025. The event, hosted at University of Antwerp, will bring together young researchers and clinicians having an interest in basic or clinical research in the field of pain in Belgium. The event provides a unique opportunity to get to know each other, to learn about the current novelties in pain research carried out by ‘the next generation in pain’, to interact and exchange ideas and foster “bench-to-bedside” collaborations.

Van frustratie naar inspiratie

De connectie tussen lichaam en geest bij aanhoudende lichamelijke klachten

| Een praktijkgerichte studiedag voor eerste- en tweedelijns hulpverleners, over de transdisciplinaire behandeling van aanhoudende lichamelijke klachten en somatische symptoomstoornissen.

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Over de connectie tussen lichaam en geest bij aanhoudende lichamelijke klachten | Een praktijkgerichte studiedag voor eerste- en tweedelijns hulpverleners

Published in Medi-sfeer / Medi-sphere (28/08/2024) - Quentin Verwacht.

Richtlijnen voor de behandelming en het zorgtraject van patiënten met pijn (NL)

Recommandations pour le traitement et le trajet de soin des patients douloureux (FR)