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EAPC Barcelona 2024: WeCare’s ERDAM course improves professionals’ confidence, knowledge and skills in the face of the desire to advance death.

The 13th World Congress on Palliative Care Research of the European Palliative Care Society (EAPC) took place in Barcelona from May 16-18. The congress brought together more than 1,000 participants from 63 countries to discuss the future of palliative care research. Topics such as the application of artificial intelligence in Palliative Care, strategies for incorporating…

II Conference on Palliative Care in La Rioja

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…

Don’t miss the presentation of the book ‘El niño que se enfadó con la muerte’ by Dr. Enric Benito at UIC Barcelona!

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 wins a competitive European project to integrate palliative care into the care of heart failure patients

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…

Blanca Goñi successfully defends her doctoral thesis and obtains the distinction of ‘Excellent Cum Laude’

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…

Seminar with Dr. Sandra Martins at WeCare Chair: Exploring Ethical-Clinical Challenges in Palliative Care Research

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…