Category Archives: East & Central Europe

A perspective from Albania: a review of Astana 2023, the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.

Posted on January 9, 2024 by pallcare

Health ministers and high level delegates from the 53 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, as well as representatives of partner organisations, met in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 24th–26th October 2023 for the 73rd session of the … Continue reading →

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Palliative care in the Eurasian Region: Pre-congress session at EAPC 17th World Congress Online

Posted on September 29, 2021 by pallcare

NEW SERIES: EXPLORING NEW DIMENSIONS AT #EAPC2021 … THERE ARE JUST SIX DAYS TO THE 17TH WORLD CONGRESS ONLINE OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE (#EAPC2021), WITH LIVE SESSIONS ON 6 TO 8 OCTOBER, LOTS OF ON-DEMAND CONTENT, AND … Continue reading →

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Making Palliative Care Meaningful: Second Baltic Palliative Care Conference

Posted on March 9, 2020 by pallcare

By Marius Čiurlionis, Head of Nursing, Palliative Medicine and Social Care Clinic, VšĮ Centro Poliklinika, Vilnius, Lithuania, and a founding member of the Baltic Palliative Care Association. Marius explains how the Baltic Palliative Care Association is contributing to better understanding, … Continue reading →

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Europe welcomes the Baltic Palliative Care Association

Posted on January 7, 2019 by pallcare

Combining, sharing and adapting knowledge and experience to solve problems more effectively is a hallmark of good palliative care. Marius Čiurlionis is Head of Nursing, Palliative Medicine and Social Care Clinic, VšĮ Centro Poliklinika, Vilnius in Lithuania, and is also a founding … Continue reading →

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Kent in Croatia: Sharing experiences in palliative care

Posted on January 4, 2019 by pallcare

Earlier this week, Renata Marđetko described how a change in the law is leading to real progress in Croatia and told us about recent education and training initiatives. Today, Professor David Oliver, an honorary professor at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, and Tricia … Continue reading →

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