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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Dr. Eduardo Bruera was invested doctor Honoris Causa by UIC Barcelona yesterday, May 18, in an exciting ceremony. Fortunately, those who could not attend the ceremony in person can still enjoy this moment through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/URE5N41zgPg?feature=share.
The prestigious Argentine oncologist Eduardo Bruera will be invested doctor honoris causa by UIC Barcelona, at a ceremony to be held on May 18th. Dr. Bruera is considered one of the greatest promoters of palliative care worldwide and founded in 1999 the Department of Palliative Medicine, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at MD Anderson, which is…
Today, April 19th, begins the 2nd Edition of the specialization course “Evaluation and Response to the Desire to Advance Death in People with Advanced Disease (ERDAM)”, offered by the WeCare Chair. The program lasts 10 weeks and ends on June 28th. The course is aimed at physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other healthcare professionals…