Category Archives: EAPC World Research Congresses

Welcome to the 11th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care – online abstract submission closes 31 October!

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

With increasing global interest in research in palliative care, Palermo is set to be centre stage in 2020 when it hosts the next EAPC World Research Congress on 14 to 16 May. Professor Augusto Caraceni (EAPC Research Network Chair) and Professor … Continue reading →

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Putting Paediatric Palliative Care Research into Practice in Palermo #EAPC2020

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

In the run-up to the 11th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) in Palermo, Sicily, in 2020, leading contributors will be giving a sneak peek of the congress programme. Today, Franca Benini, Myra Bluebond-Langner and Monika Fuehrer tell … Continue reading →

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Lessons to be learned from children and adolescents approaching end of life – An interview with Dr Lorna Fraser, winner of the 2018 EAPC Post-Doctoral Award

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

Highlights of every EAPC Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards, which recognise and support the work of scientists and clinicians who make an outstanding contribution to palliative care research.  We talk to Dr Lorna Fraser, winner of the 2018 EAPC Post-Doctoral … Continue reading →

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So Palliative Care Works: What now? Achieving the Routine Integration of Palliative Care in Clinical Practice – An interview with Anna Collins, winner of the 2018 EAPC Early Researcher Award

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

Highlights of every EAPC Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards, which recognise and support the work of scientists and clinicians who make an outstanding contribution to palliative care research.  We talk to Anna Collins, winner of the 2018 EAPC Early Researcher … Continue reading →

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Integrating palliative care aside curative treatment in hemato-oncological diseases  – An interview with Dr Thomas W LeBlanc, winner of the 2018 EAPC Clinical Impact Award

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

LIVE FROM THE 10th EAPC WORLD RESEARCH CONGRESS IN BERN . . . Highlights of every EAPC Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards, which recognise and support the work of scientists and clinicians who make an outstanding contribution to palliative … Continue reading →

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The changing face of volunteering in hospice and palliative care– new book launches at 10th EAPC World Research Congress

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

Dr Ros Scott, Co-Chair European Association for Palliative Care Task Force on Volunteering, and Dr Steven Howlett, Deputy Director, Roehampton University Business School, are co-editors of a new book that explores the complex phenomenon that is volunteering in hospice and … Continue reading →

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Future-proofing Dame Cicely Saunders’ Centenary of Change: Integrating Research, Education and Clinical Care

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

This year’s 10th EAPC World Research Congress celebrates important milestones for palliative care in Europe and the world: 20 years of the EAPC Research Network, the 30th anniversary of the EAPC, as well as the commemoration of the 100th birthday of Dame … Continue reading →

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