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…
In the framework of the recent XVI International Conference of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL), held on October 20 and 21 at the Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca, a distinguished recognition was announced for Quim Julià, director of the WeCare Chair. More than 700 palliative care professionals gathered at this momentous event, whose…
On October 23rd, Jennifer Malumbres Talavera successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. The title of the thesis, “Impact of an educational intervention in home caregivers of elderly people who express a desire to anticipate death”, reflects the relevance and depth of her research in the field of Health Sciences. The…
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…