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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”.

EN EN News UncategorizedBy fvanderwesten 13 de November de 2023

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…

Dr Cristina Monforte, finalist in the National Nursing Awards

EN EN News UncategorizedBy fvanderwesten 13 de November de 2023

Dr. Cristina Monforte was a finalist in the National Nursing Awards. Cristina Monforte is Vice-Rector for Academic Planning at UIC Barcelona and professor in the Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is also director of WeCare: End-of-Life Care Chair and was nominated by the Official College of Nursing of…

Cristina Monforte participates in thesis tribunal at the University of Oporto

EN EN News UncategorizedBy fvanderwesten 15 de September de 2023

Last weekend, the director of the WeCare Chair, Cristina Monforte, had the honor of being part of the thesis tribunal at the University of Porto, in the city of Porto, Portugal. During this academic event, Monforte met with distinguished Portuguese researchers, Sandra Martins and Pablo Hernández Marrero, as well as with other members of the…

PREDOCTORAL CONTRACT WeCare Chair 23-24 academic year

EN EN NewsBy fvanderwesten 27 de July de 2023

The WeCare Chair offers a three-year doctoral scholarship to train researchers in the field of end-of-life mitigation. The aim of the scholarship is to support a doctoral student in conducting research aligned with the interests of the WeCare Chair, focusing specifically on end-of-life suffering. REQUIREMENTS: DURATION: The scholarship lasts three years, without the possibility of…

Dr. Iris Crespo defends her position as associate professor

EN EN News UncategorizedBy fvanderwesten 21 de July de 2023

On Tuesday of this week, Dr. Iris Crespo had the opportunity to successfully defend her position as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. From the WeCare team, we are extremely happy and would like to congratulate her for this outstanding achievement. Despite having obtained this new position, Iris will continue to…

SGR Consolidated 2021-SGR- 1379. Well-being and health in vulnerable people and end of life (Acronym: BeVital).

ProjectsBy fvanderwesten 10 de July de 2023

SGR Coordinator: Albert Balaguer; Members: Cristina Monforte, Iris Crespo, Andrea Rodríguez, Denise Pergolizzi, Blanca Goni-Fuste, Christian Villavicencio, Déborah Moreno, Mariona Guerrero, Joaquim Julià, Carlos García Forero, Pere Castellví, Andrea Miranda, Esperanza Gómez, María Fernández, María Gámiz, Silvia Recoder, Isabella Meneghel, Claudia Rossi, Samantha Alvarez, Xavier Corbella, Néstor Sánchez.

2022-2025 Project: Efficacy of a proactive coping intervention to address thoughts about death in people with advanced cancer: randomized clinical trial.

ProjectsBy fvanderwesten 10 de July de 2023

Funding Entity: Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria; Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIExpedient Number: PI22/01536Researchers: IP: Iris Crespo & Albert Balaguer; Members: Cristina Monforte, Andrea Rodríguez, Dulce Rodriguez, Quim Julià, Deborah Moreno, Mariona Guerrero, Pere Castellví, Denise Pergolizzi, María Nabal, Natalia de Iriarte.

XII Congress of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Palliative Care

NewsBy fvanderwesten 27 de June de 2023

Last June 2nd and 3rd, the WeCare Chair participated in the Congress of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Palliative Care in the city of Igualada, which brought together authorities, experts and professionals in the field of health care. The event began with a plenary table with the participation of representatives of the authorities and the presidencies…

WeCare participates in the EAPC Congress

EN EN News UncategorizedBy fvanderwesten 22 de June de 2023

The WeCare Chair had an outstanding participation in the European Association of Palliative Care Congress held in Rotterdam last week. During the event, several activities were carried out in which the Chair was actively involved (1 chaired parallel session, 2 free communications, 6 poster communications). One of the outstanding achievements was the receipt of the…

Director of the WeCare Chair receives the award for the best European article on palliative care 2022

EN EN NewsBy fvanderwesten 22 de June de 2023

Joaquim Julià Torras, co-director of the WeCare Chair: End-of-Life Care, has received the prize for the best European article on palliative care published in 2022. The award is given every year by the Journal of Palliative Medicine, together with the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). You can access the full story by clicking here.

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