SFETD - Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur

What SFETD - Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur does

SFETD (Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur) is a private, non-profit French professional medical society (société savante interprofessionnelle et interdisciplinaire) dedicated to pain research, education, and advocacy. It serves healthcare professionals engaged in pain management across disciplines — including algologists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, rheumatologists, palliative care physicians, pain resource nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, and fundamental researchers — as well as the broader French public affected by chronic pain (estimated at ~12 million people, over 20% of the population).

The society's offerings consist of professional services rather than technology products. Core deliverables include the peer-reviewed Revue Douleur & Analgésie journal, the annual Congrès SFETD (26th edition planned for Lille in November 2026), Qualiopi-certified continuing education delivered through its training subsidiary Maleva Santé, inter-university diplomas (DIU Clinique & Psychopathologie de la Douleur; DIU Analgésie Intrathécale 2026-2027), the EURIDOL Graduate School of Pain, clinical guidelines and Livres Blancs, a member toolbox (Boîte à Outils), and a member portal (espace-membre.org). Distribution runs through a sfetd-douleur.org website maintained by Colloquium Group, the VIEWR platform for hybrid event retransmission, social channels, a job board, and commission-driven webinars.

Revenue is generated through annual membership subscriptions (cotisations), congress and exhibition fees, training and webinar registrations (members €15 TTC / non-members €30 TTC for example series), and public donations with ~66% French tax deductibility. SFETD is governed by a Conseil d'Administration; the Director of Publication listed in legal mentions is Frédéric Aubrun. The legal seat is in Montferrat (38620) and operational headquarters in Lyon (55 Rue Bellecombe, 69006). SFETD serves as the French Chapter of the IASP and partners with the French Ministry of Health on national pain policy (Plans Douleur).

Name

SFETD - Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur

Legal name

Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur (SFETD)

Website

https://sfetd-douleur.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SFETD is a French non-profit professional medical society that unites pain management clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals across disciplines to deliver peer-reviewed publishing, annual congress, Qualiopi-certified training, diplomas, and advocacy for the ~12 million French people affected by pain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services — Pain Management

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

KOL Engagement & Medical Education (Advisory Boards/CME Support) (HLAGALAM)

Keywords

• Pain management society
• Medical professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Pain research foundation
• Clinical pain treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): Health professionals join SFETD as members, paying annual subscriptions that fund the society's activities including advocacy, research support, and professional education.
2. Annual Congress revenue: The SFETD Annual Congress (Congres) in Lille generates revenue through registration fees for the scientific program and exhibition.
3. Training programs via Maleva Sante: Maleva Sante, SFETD's training organism, offers distance learning courses (Qualiopi-certified) and webinars, generating registration fees. Topics include TENS usage, neuromodulation, and cancer pain management.
4. Donations: SFETD solicits public donations on its website, offering tiered donation amounts with associated tax deductions (e.g., 10 euro donation results in 6.60 euro tax reduction).
5. Webinar fees: The society charges for webinar participation, with differentiated pricing for members (15 EUR TTC) versus non-members (30 EUR TTC), as seen in the '45 minutes for cancer pain' series.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SFETD is a French interprofessional learned society that delivers professional membership services to pain management healthcare professionals, including an annual national congress (Congrès SFETD), a peer-reviewed scientific journal (Revue Douleur & Analgésie), Qualiopi-certified continuing education through its training arm Maleva Santé, clinical guidelines and reference white papers, research support, and public advocacy for pain as a public health priority. Revenue is generated through member subscriptions, congress and webinar registration fees, training program fees, and donations.

Product overview

SFETD (Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur) is a professional medical society rather than a technology company. Its offerings consist primarily of professional services: the Revue Douleur & Analgésie scientific journal; the annual Congrès SFETD congress; MALEV A SANTÉ training programs with Qualiopi certification; reference publications (Livres Blancs); the Boîte à Outils professional resource portal; CNRD documentary resources; the Espaces Membres member portal; EURIDOL Graduate School of Pain; inter-university diplomas (DIU); and PAINtalks France public awareness initiatives. These services support healthcare professionals in pain management through education, research dissemination, and professional networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue Douleur & Analgésie Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SFETD that covers pain research and analgesia topics, distributed in both web and print formats to healthcare professional subscribers.
• Congrès SFETD (Annual Congress) The flagship annual national congress of SFETD for pain management specialists, featuring scientific sessions, workshops, and an exhibition, with hybrid retransmission via the VIEWR platform.
• Maleva Santé Formation SFETD's dedicated Qualiopi-certified training organism offering continuing education programs for healthcare professionals, including distance learning courses, webinars, and in-person training on pain management topics such as TENS, neuromodulation, and cancer pain.
• Les Ouvrages de Référence (Livres Blancs) Reference books and white papers published by SFETD on various pain management topics, distributed to healthcare professionals as authoritative clinical resources.
• Boîte à Outils SFETD Comprehensive online toolbox for healthcare professionals providing applications, pain scales, diagnostic tools, patient pathways, and educational resources for daily clinical practice in pain management.
• CNRD - Centre National de Ressources de la Lutte contre la Douleur National Documentary Resource Centre for Pain providing bibliographic references and press monitoring (veille documentaire) for pain management professionals, partnered with SFETD.
• Espaces Membres SFETD (Member Portal) Member-only online portal providing access to exclusive content, ZOOM webinar links, congress replays, and professional resources for SFETD paying members.
• EURIDOL Graduate School of Pain Graduate-level educational program in pain studies, delivered as part of SFETD's research and teaching initiatives for researchers, academics, and doctoral students.
• DIU Clinique & Psychopathologie de la Douleur Inter-university diploma (Diplôme Inter-Universitaire) program on the clinical and psychopathological aspects of pain, offered in partnership with French universities for healthcare professionals.
• PAINtalks France Public awareness and communication initiative by SFETD to educate the general public about pain management and treatment options in an accessible format.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pain affects ~12 million French people (20%+ of population)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) - Chapter FrancaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFETD serves as the French Chapter of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain), as indicated on the contact page. This affiliation connects SFETD to the global pain research and clinical community.
• CNRD (Centre National de Ressources de la Douleur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNRD is the National Documentary Resource Centre for Pain, partnered with SFETD for documentary resources and press monitoring (veille documentaire). CNRD's logo appears on the SFETD contact page and its resources are promoted on the SFETD website.
• Maleva SantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaleva Sante is SFETD's dedicated training organism (organisme de formation) responsible for the society's professional development programs. It delivers Qualiopi-certified training courses, webinars, and organizes the annual congress in hybrid format using the VIEWR platform.
• French Ministry of Health (Ministere des Solidarites et de la Sante)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFETD maintains institutional partnerships with the French Ministry of Health, as evidenced by the ministry logo on the contact page linking to official information on specialized pain structures (SDC).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Australian Pain Society: Australian multidisciplinary pain society running the Annual Scientific Meeting and contributing to national pain strategy. Comparable as an English-speaking peer society with similar interdisciplinary governance.
• British Pain Society: UK national interdisciplinary learned society for healthcare professionals working in pain. Directly comparable to SFETD in mission (advocacy, education, guidelines), structure (membership + annual congress + journal + multidisciplinary scope), and scale.
• Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft (German Pain Society): Germany's leading interdisciplinary pain society. Comparable to SFETD in its interprofessional membership, congress programming, certification activities, and role influencing national pain policy.
• Canadian Pain Society: Canada's national interdisciplinary pain society with a similar membership-based model, annual scientific meeting, and advocacy role with national health authorities — directly comparable in mission and operating model to SFETD.
• American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM): US national physician-led pain medicine society with multidisciplinary membership, annual meeting, journal (Pain Medicine), and CME programs. Comparable structure and value proposition to SFETD, though anchored in a different healthcare system.

Broad incumbents

• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): Global umbrella organization for pain research and practice, of which SFETD is the French national chapter. Comparable as the supra-national convening body that sets research agendas, publishes Pain journal, and hosts the World Congress on Pain.
• European Pain Federation (EFIC): Federation of European national pain societies that coordinates multinational pain policy, education curricula (European Diploma in Pain Medicine), and the biennial Congress of the European Pain Federation. Comparable as the regional layer aggregating societies like SFETD.

Others

• Fondation Apicil (and French pain foundations): French non-profit foundation funding pain research, training, and public awareness. Adjacent to SFETD's mission and partner ecosystem (public-facing communication, research grants) but operating as a grant-making foundation rather than a professional society.
• Société Française d'Accompagnement et de Soins Palliatifs (SFAP): French learned society focused on palliative care, overlapping with SFETD on cancer pain, end-of-life pain, and interdisciplinary training. Adjacent national society sharing the same regulatory environment and member base partially.

Regional players

• Società Italiana di Neuromodulazione (and Italian pain societies): Italian clinical/scientific societies in pain and neuromodulation. Regionally comparable peers in the southern-European market with similar multidisciplinary scope and educational offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sfetd_douleur
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCC_Z-LjvdfaLBEiifU8uy8A
• Facebookfacebook.com/SFETD.douleur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sfetd-douleur

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about SFETD - Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur