title: The importance of putting pain on the curricula in medical schools in Europe.
abstract: Pain continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated in Europe. A lack of training in pain medicine among clinicians has been identified as a barrier to optimal pain management. Except for clinicians entering specialized training in pain medicine or a related field, inadequate or nonexistent pain management training is the norm in Europe. A multidisciplinary group of experts, including representatives from the European Federation of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) Chapters (EFIC), is launching a pan-European initiative aimed at raising the profile and importance of undergraduate pain education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy, Medical University/AKH Vienna, Vienna, Austria. hans.kress@efic.org
authors.forename: Hans G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kress
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards