On May 3, the 2nd Palliative Care Conference of La Rioja was held at the San Pedro University Hospital in Logroño. The conference is the meeting point for Palliative Care in the community of La Rioja and was inaugurated by the Regional Minister of Health of the autonomous government, María Martín. The co-director of the…
On May 30 at 6:00 pm in the Aula Magna of UIC Barcelona, Dr. Enric Benito will be presenting his fascinating work “El niño que se enfadó con la muerte”. In this exciting event, the author will take us on a journey through the pages of his book, exploring deep and poignant themes. To guarantee…
The WeCare Chair is leading one of the work packages of the competitive project “RAPHAEL: Integrating a palliative care approach for patients with heart failure”, which has obtained competitive funding from the HORIZON Europe Funds. The RAPHAEL project is part of the Horizon Europe program’s Pillar 2 Health cluster call, and has obtained total funding…
On the occasion of the 10th edition of the international workshop organised by the Chair, more than 130 health professionals gathered to discuss the importance of systematically assessing the needs of people who require palliative care, as well as support for professionals who must make ethical decisions in the face of suffering at the end…
Places for the 10th International Workshop of the WeCare Chair are sold out. Thank you very much for the great interest! See you on March 1st.
We are excited to announce that next March 1st, the WeCare Chair will have the honor of holding the tenth International Workshop entitled “Professionals facing palliative needs and suffering”. We will count with the participation of numerous experts in the field of Palliative Care, who will enrich this event with their knowledge and experiences. You…
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…
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…
Last Friday, November 10, the XVI Áltima Conference for professionals was held with great success at the ONCE auditorium in Barcelona. This event, dedicated to Palliative Care, was organized by Áltima in collaboration with the WeCare Chair, providing an enriching space where participants could delve into the ethical principles that guide their professional practice. The…
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…