Category Archives: INTERVIEWS & TRIBUTES

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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Cicely Saunders – celebrating a centenary

Posted on May 21, 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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A tribute to Julia Franklin – a palliative care social worker who stood firm for caring relationships

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

In 2015, we published ‘Palliative Stories’, a series of posts from the perspective of patients and family carers. One of our contributors was Julia Franklin who described what it felt like to change gear from health professional to patient. We are … Continue reading →

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Discovering people’s strengths and resources at the end of life

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

David Oliviere, Social Worker, Counsellor and Educationalist, describes the influence of Elisabeth Earnshaw-Smith on social work in palliative care – a backgrounder to David’s longer article in the January/February issue of the European Journal of Palliative Care. Who was it … Continue reading →

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A Christmas message from the EAPC Un mensaje de Navidad de la EAPC Un message de Noël de la part de l’association européenne de soins palliatifs (EAPC)

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

Haga clic aquí para obtener la versión en español Cliquez ici pour la version en français Professor Phil Larkin, President, and Dr Julie Ling, Chief Executive Officer, the European Association for Palliative Care Most organisations like to celebrate at Christmas … Continue reading →

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