The first sitting of the European Pain Diploma examination took place on Friday March 31st and Saturday April 1st 2017 in Madrid, Spain.

The exam was hosted by Juan Pérez-Cajaraville, Spanish Councillor to the European Pain Federation EFIC, at the University Hospital HM Monteprincipe, Madrid. 
The European Pain Federation EFIC exam executive committee chaired by Dr Liam Conroy (Ireland) included Dr Andreas Kopf (Germany), Dr Bart Morlion (Belgium), Dr Juan Pérez-Cajaraville (Spain) and Dr Chris Wells (United Kingdom, EFIC President).

Speaking after the exam Dr Liam Conroy congratulated the successful candidates.
"I am delighted to have chaired the first European Pain Federation EFIC Diploma in Pain Medicine examination. I appreciate the support of all my examiner colleagues and the secretariat at EFIC Head Office. The next examination will take place at the Congress in Copenhagen. It is the intention to expand the scope of the EFIC Dip. In Pain Medicine examination to include Allied Health Care Professionals in specific examinations related to their areas of experience and expertise."

Examiners included Yasir Abbasi, Danielle Battelli, Emilija Dubljanin, Elon Eisenberg, John Goddard, Per Hansson, Hans Georg Kress, Victor Majoral, Asbjoern Mohr Drewes, Serge Perrot, Patricia Schofield, Stephan Schug and Thomas Tölle.