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…
On 29 and 30 October 2021, Dr Cristina Monforte and Dr Josep Porta, both directors of the WeCare Chair (UIC Barcelona), participated as speakers at the XIV Summer Course “Teaching and Research in Bioethics” organised by the University of Zaragoza Chair of Professionalism and Clinical Ethics, along with the Organisation of Medical Colleges and…
2022-2024 Project: Definition and validation of the diagnostic label Desire to hasten death Funding Entity: Nursing and Society Foundation. Official Professional Association for Nurses of Barcelona Record number: PR-484/2021 Researchers: PI: Cristina Monforte; Members: Iris Crespo, Blanca Goñi, Andrea Rodríguez, Denise Pergolizzi, Joaquín Tomás-Sábado, Merche Bellido, Mariona Guerrero, Carmen Quiñoa, Pilar Fuster, Leandra…
The Annual Medical Meeting (RAM) of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (INCAN) is an event that closes the academic year of the INCan, which is aimed at both health personnel (infirmary, medicine, social work, nutrition, etc.) and students in these health fields. During the 38th edition, the WeCare Chair had a 45-minute space to share…
In 2020, the XIII edition of ‘Jornadas Àltima’ for professionals intends to treat the approach of decisions at the end of life. It will take place in a webinar format on Friday, October 23, and on Friday, October 6 at 10h CET, and will gather together experts of the health area, who work both with the WeCare Chair at UIC and with the Catalan…
Blanca Goñi, a predoctoral student of the WeCare Chair research team, along with her team won the first prize for the best oral communication at the XI Congress of the Catalan-Balearic Society for Palliative Care, Science and Art, which took place during on February 14 and 15 at the World Trade Center in Barcelona. …
As part of a new collaboration between the WeCare Chair and the Cicely Saunders Institute, two members of WeCare attended a two-day workshop held on 13 and 14 February 2020 at King’s College London, at the Cicely Saunders Institute. The workshop title was: ‘Outcome Measurement in Palliative Care with POS (Palliative Outcome Scale) Family of…