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Annual report 30/06/2025 - 11:44

EFIM Annual Report 2024 Now Available!

We are pleased to announce the release of the EFIM Annual Report 2024.
The report highlights our key achievements, activities, and collaborations over the past year, reflecting EFIM’s continued commitment to advancing internal medicine across Europe.
Read EFIM Annual Report here!

News 20/05/2025 - 16:25

Call for Deputy Editor - EJCRIM

The European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (EJCRIM) - official journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) entirely dedicated to case reports - is seeking a Deputy Editor to join its editorial team.
This role is an opportunity for an experienced internal medicine physician to contribute to the strategic direction and editorial leadership of the journal, helping to shape the dissemination of high-quality clinical case reports.
Read more information here

Event 07/05/2025 - 11:13

10th EFIM Day

It is our great pleasure and honour to announce that the 10th EFIM Day will take place  in Brussels on Friday 17 October .
We would like to extent an invitation to the Presidents, the Board Members and the Young Internists of EFIM National Societies to join EFIM in discussing different Internal Medicine’s topics on a European level including EFIM new projects and current activities.

The meeting will include presentations on upcoming projects and activities of EFIM including guest speakers from the EU community, as well as presentations from EFIM National Societies.

                

Journals

The European Journal of Internal Medicine (EJIM) is the official journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), and is the leading journal for the European internist, covering all aspects of internal medicine.  EJCRIM is an online free access journal The Journal’s mission is to promote the best medical practice and innovation in the field of acute and general medicine.

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Case Reports in Internal Medicine

                

Congress

The European Congress of Internal Medicine, ECIM is held yearly and offers great opportunities for learning and sharing successful experiences in internal medicine as well as networking with peers. ECIM brings together leaders in education and research from the world of Internal Medicine and provide an invaluable opportunity to shape the future of Internal Medicine. 

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Educational activities

EFIM is committed to providing continuing education for internists through the schools, EFIM congresses, Journals, Exchange Programme, postgraduate  training  and  continuous  professional development that help to deliver high-quality education in Internal Medicine.

Schools
EFIM Exchange Programme
EU Curriculum in Internal Medicine

Relevant EFIM Publications

The role of the hospitalist in Europe: results by EFIM multimorbidity working group survey

Author(s): Ombretta Paraa,b ∙ Flora Kisuulec ∙ Arántzazu Álvarez-de Arcayad ∙ Antonio Gonzalez Fernandeze ∙ Maximo Bernabeu-Wittelf
Date:26 May 2025

Acute heart failure – an EFIM guideline critical appraisal and adaptation for internists

Author(s): Valentin A. Kokorin a, Alvaro Gonz´alez-Franco b, Antonio Cittadini c, Oskars Kalejs d, Vera N. Larina e, Alberto M. Marra c,f, Francisco J. Medrano g,*, Zdenek Monhart h,i, Laura Morbidoni j, Joana Pimenta k, Wiktoria Lesnia
Date:18 March 2024

Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine

Author(s): Pietrantonio Filomena, Kuhn Sebastian, K ̈arberg Kati, Leung Tiffany, Said-Criado Ismael, on behalf of the EFIM Telemedicine, Innovative Technologies and Digital Health Working Group
Date:9 March 2023

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