During March 2nd and 3rd, the WeCare board had the pleasure to host a group of heads of the European Palliative Care Academy’s International Leadership Master. The fruitful meeting resulted in the official joining of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in such programme. The Master “Leadership in Palliative Care” has been shaping leaders in their bi-annual courses…
On November 14, 2019, an Update Conference of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Palliative Care was held. This event consisted of a round table where the latest news and publications on palliative care at the regional level were discussed. Around 80 assistants had the opportunity to listen to and comment with Andrea Rodríguez-Prat on their…
Currently, the European Association of Palliative Care has a total of nineteen Task Force groups that are formed by interested EAPC members from a range of disciplines and different countries who work together to deliver on focused time-limited projects. The WeCare research group proudly provides their member to a new Task Force added by the…
Access the recording Dying alone during the pandemic COVID-19: A reflection on clinical practice On June 11, the first Webinar of 2020 was organized with Aristo’s collaboration. For an hour and a half, we had the opportunity to discuss the meaning of leaving this world alone in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the…
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. …
On 22 November, the Barcelona Campus hosted the annual international workshop organised by the WeCare Chair with the support of Áltima, the Catalan Institute of Oncology and Ferrer. The conference, entitled New Horizons: Palliative Care in Haematology, brought together specialist national and international speakers in the field of haematology and palliative care. More than…
Cancer and its treatments are known to contribute to cognitive difficulties that can interfere with various aspects of life. Despite the implications for all those with cancer, research has overwhelmingly focused on the impact of cognitive difficulties in cancer survivors. To raise awareness of this gap in research and treatment, on 19 June, the WeCare…