ERDAM’S 5th EDITION BEGINS A new edition of the course Evaluation and Response to the Desire to Hasten Death kicks off at UIC Barcelona’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. This course addresses the increasing need to train professionals in the thorough analysis of psychosocial and clinical factors influencing the desire to hasten death in patients, particularly…
October 12: Palliative Care Day World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2024 is celebrated today, October 12, under the theme “Ten Years Since the Resolution: How Are We Doing?”. This theme commemorates the 2014 WHO resolution that urged countries to integrate palliative care into their health systems. Although progress has been made, only 12% of…
The Master’s Degree in Palliative Care at the UIC Barcelona, promoted by WeCare, Starts Today, we welcome the students of the Master’s in Palliative Care at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC). This program, led by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, provides students with cutting-edge training to approach comprehensive care for patients in…
Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care (Online)International University of Catalonia (UIC Barcelona) Are you looking to advance in your professional career in the field of palliative care? The Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care at UIC Barcelona offers comprehensive and high-quality training that adapts to your professional and personal needs. Why study this…
11th International WeCare Chair Workshop “Responding to the Wish for Death” Date: Friday, November 29th, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Campus Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Aula Magna “Accompanying someone in their final moments is not just about easing their physical pain, but also being a light in the depths of their soul,…
Raphael Project: Developing the integration of heart failure and palliative care services INTRODUCTIONThe RAPHAEL project aims to integrate a palliative care approach for heart failure patients across Europe. Through remote monitoring of symptoms at home, it seeks to improve patients’ quality of life (QoL) and quality of death (QoD) by offering a multidimensional and personalized…
On Tuesday 23rd July Claudia Rossy defended her doctoral thesis entitled ‘The Implications of Forgiveness in the End-of-Life Context from Three Perspectives: Literature, Palliative Care Patients and Spiritual Caregivers’, obtaining a grade of ‘Excellent Cum Laude’. It was directed by Dr. Iris Crespo Martín and Dr. Maria Fernández Capo. The tribunal was composed of Dr…
Mireia, also lecturer of the Department of Medicine, has won first prize in the “Present your thesis in 4 minutes” competition organised by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRi). The final was held on 27 June at the Caixaforum in Tarragona and it can be seen again in the following video, starting at…
On Thursday, May 30, the Aula Magna of the Barcelona Campus hosted the presentation of the latest book by the Mallorcan oncologist Enric Benito, invited by the University’s WeCare Chair. As Dr. Joaquim Julià, co-director of the Chair, emphasized in his words of welcome: “It is an honor to have a world reference in palliative…
The 13th World Congress on Palliative Care Research of the European Palliative Care Society (EAPC) took place in Barcelona from May 16-18. The congress brought together more than 1,000 participants from 63 countries to discuss the future of palliative care research. Topics such as the application of artificial intelligence in Palliative Care, strategies for incorporating…