Category Archives: EAPC COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

CODE-YAA@EDU-PC – A Palliative Care Education and Training Network Initiative.

Palliative care education equips healthcare professionals, caregivers, volunteers and others with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to provide quality care to people with serious illnesses and their families. There is much to be done to make sure that good … Continue reading

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Creating opportunities for knowledge transfer and impact: The role of the EAPC in European research 

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) is a core partner of many large European Union funded studies, with knowledge transfer and stakeholder engagement as a primary focus. The EAPC projects team reflect on their role in supporting EU projects.  … Continue reading

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Access to education for all: creating opportunities for continuing professional development.

In many countries, maintaining and enhancing professional expertise, including knowledge and skills, is a fundamental requirement for all care professionals working in palliative care… yet for many reasons, ongoing education can be hard to access. Sheila Payne, Nancy Preston and … Continue reading

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Inspiring! Palliative care rehabilitation.

Globally, the number of people living with disability and experiencing suffering towards the end of life is set to almost double by 2060, so palliative care rehabilitation is needed now more than ever.  An important recent development has been the … Continue reading

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What to do when symptoms are refractory – the new EAPC framework on palliative sedation.

Palliative Sedation seems to be a challenging topic under constant discussion among palliative care experts.  The first EAPC expert meeting on palliative sedation took place in 1999 as a forum to discuss this important topic, and it still remains a … Continue reading

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