Blanca Goñi successfully defends her doctoral thesis and obtains the distinction of ‘Excellent Cum Laude’

Last Thursday, November 23, Blanca Goñi Fusté, researcher of the WeCare team, successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Exploratory and consensus study of the assessment of patients’ needs in the first encounter in palliative care”, obtaining the distinction of “Excellent Cum Laude”. The direction was in charge of Dr. Cristina Monforte Royo, Dr. Iris Crespo…

Seminar with Dr. Sandra Martins at WeCare Chair: Exploring Ethical-Clinical Challenges in Palliative Care Research

Last Wednesday, November 22nd, Dr. Sandra Martins, professor at the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto and researcher in the field of Palliative Care, shared a seminar at the WeCare Chair. The seminar, aimed at discussing aspects related to the ethics of research in Palliative Care, brought together members of the WeCare Chair, other UIC researchers…

Successful participation in the Conference on Bioethics applied to Health Social Work organized by ALTIMA and the WeCare Chair

Last Thursday, November 9th, the Bioethics Day applied to Social Work, an event organized by Altima in collaboration with the WeCare Chair, was held with great success. The activity took place in the auditorium of the General Hospital of Catalonia, where professionals from the sector met to reflect on the ethical principles applicable to the…

Outstanding Achievement at the XVI International Conference of SECPAL: Quim Julià, Awarded the Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Palliative Care

In the framework of the recent XVI International Conference of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL), held on October 20 and 21 at the Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca, a distinguished recognition was announced for Quim Julià, director of the WeCare Chair. More than 700 palliative care professionals gathered at this momentous event, whose…

Successful Thesis Defense of Jennifer Malumbres on the Impact of an Educational Intervention on Home Caregivers of the Elderly with a Wish to Advance Death: “Outstanding Cum Laude”.

On October 23rd, Jennifer Malumbres Talavera successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. The title of the thesis, “Impact of an educational intervention in home caregivers of elderly people who express a desire to anticipate death”, reflects the relevance and depth of her research in the field of Health Sciences. The…

Eduardo Bruera, a world leader in palliative care, invested doctor honoris causa by the International University of Catalonia

Eduardo Bruera, a world leader in palliative care, received the honorary degree of doctor honoris causa from the University UIC Barcelona on May 18th. The investiture took place during a solemn ceremony in the Aula Magna of the university. The ceremony marked the beginning of the Symposium People, Care and Society, organized by UIC Barcelona…