title: Pain education policies and initiatives in Europe.
abstract: Curriculum development processes and guidelines in Europe are discussed. Both medical and nursing education are addressed and the goals of interprofessional education are described. The need to involve other professional liaison groups is described. Integration of research findings into education and multidisciplinary educational strategies are encouraged. This report is adapted from paineurope 2014; Issue 2, ©Haymarket Medical Publications Ltd, and is presented with permission. Paineurope is provided as a service to pain management by Mundipharma International, LTD and is distributed free of charge to healthcare professionals in Europe. Archival issues can be accessed via the website: http://www.paineurope.com at which European health professionals can register online to receive copies of the quarterly publication.
authors.forename: Kirstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fragemann
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiese
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005060:Europe; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D059408:Pain Management
keywords: education; interprofessional; medicine; nursing; policies