50/30 Concept
In order to obtain the title «SPS Pain Specialist ®», each applicant for the title must have completed 80h of pain training. Fully completed 80h courses recognized by the respective German-speaking pain societies (A, CH, D) are recognized for this purpose. The SPS offers 50h basic courses. The missing 30h can be collected through all further education courses recognized/accredited by the IASP, the EFIC or the 3 German-speaking pain societies. Additional academic pain-specific training or other pain-specific continuing education events not listed here may also be recognized after individual review.
Basic 50h pain courses
SPS 50h-Pain Course German-speaking
SPS 50h-Pain Course French-speaking
SPS 50h-Pain Course 2025 at Morges
(no exact dates known yet)
80h-pain course
80h-pain course in Switzerland
80h-pain course in Germany
80h Advanced training and continuing education in special pain therapy
https://deutsche-schmerzakademie.de/
80h pain course on Sylt
https://md-horizonte.de/schmerzkurs/
80h-pain course in Austria
Examples for
pain specific events
for the recognition of the 30h
Continuing education courses recognized by the 3 German-speaking pain societies
IASP webinars
IASP Event-calendar
IASP Pain Education Resource Center
Global Year 2021 webinars
Global Year 2022 webinars
EFIC webinars
Webinars of the German Pain Society
Webinars «Hot Topics in Pain Medicine» (in German)
Pain training for psychologists
- 2-day course Schmerzpsychotherapie at Nottwil (18h)