Title: Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) – Experiences from a SIP National Platform in France 

Authors: Gisele Pickering1, Frederic Aubrun2 , Serge Perrot2,  Francoise Alliot Launois3, Franck Telmon4, Aude Alfonsi4
1European Pain Federation EFIC, Brussels, Belgium
2Societe Francaise d’Etude et Traitement de la Douleur, Montferrat, France
3Association Francaise de Lutte Anti Rhumatismale,Paris, France 
4Grünenthal, Nanterre, France
Background and aims
Under the umbrella of the European Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) platform, a SIP national platform has been established in France. It aims at improving pain care policies by gathering a coalition of multi-disciplinary organizations.
Methods
SIP France strategy was first to build a pain position paper endorsed by medical societies, patient associations and healthcare professional organizations involved in pain care. Second step was to put pain as a health priority by spreading the position paper through a national event. Regional round tables were the third step to involve local physicians, patients and politicians, and share local positive experience on pain patient care pathway improvement.
Results
Eighteen representatives from medical societies (pain, rehabilitation, geriatrics, emergency, anesthesiology, rheumatology), patient organizations (pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatology) and healthcare professional organizations (general practitioners and pharmacist) came together in May 2018 to provide concrete measures to  improve pain care pathway by focusing on 5 axes: integration, prevention, participation, protection and mobilization . SIP France obtained the patronage of the Minister of Health for a national meeting in October 2018 at the Ministry of Health  and diffuse the guidelines to a hundred participants,heathcare professionals, national health authorities and politicians. A first regional round table was organized in February 2019 with fifty representatives .
Conclusions
SIP France demonstrated that all stakeholders involved in the healthcare system worked closely together. This is a significant milestone to advocate for a better  pain management to national policy makers in France. Two additional regional round tables are scheduled in 2019.

SOCIETAL IMPACT OF PAIN (SIP) - EXPERIENCES FROM A SIP NATIONAL PLATFORM IN FRANCE