Dídac Ballester, a renowned Valencian designer specializing in visual identity and editorial design, enthusiastically took on the challenge of creating the award for the Àltima Prizes, which honor outstanding work in the field of palliative care. For Ballester, this commission was a unique opportunity to connect design with a deeply human cause, placing emphasis on…
Last night, May 8th, 2025, we celebrated the Áltima – WeCare Chair Awards Gala Dinner for Excellence in Palliative Care, held at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau in Barcelona. It was an unforgettable evening bringing together healthcare professionals, leading organizations, and institutional representatives to honor commitment, excellence, and impact in the field of palliative care. The…
The 6th edition of the course Assessment and Response to the Wish to Hasten Death in patients with advanced illness has begun. A total of 27 healthcare professionals are taking part in this training. In addition to participants from our country, we have attendees from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, and Uruguay. For the first time, three psychologists…
Last Saturday, April 5th, Cristina Monforte participated as a guest speaker at the training session organized by the Argentine Association of Palliative Medicine and Care (aamycp), titled “The Desire to Hasten Death.” The board of directors organized the session for all its members. Dr. Monforte was the main guest and delivered a lecture titled “Conceptualization of the Desire…
On April 3rd and 4th, the annual face-to-face meeting of the RAPHAEL Horizon Europe project was held in Barcelona, with the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) as the hosting institution. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to foster collaboration among consortium members, share expertise, and move forward with the different work packages of the project. Representatives from several partner…
On February 21 and 22, 2025, the XIII Congress of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Palliative Care (SCBCP 2025)was held in Sabadell, a reference event for professionals in the field of palliative care. Cristina Monforte participated as an invited speaker in the round table titled: She presented the talk: Additionally, the following communications were presented during the congress: These contributions reflect the commitment to research and…
Last Thursday, December 12th, the 1st Research Conference on Palliative Care took place in Madrid, organized by the Palliative Care Chair at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria and the Pía Aguirreche Foundation, with the support of SECPAL.Representatives from Palliative Care Chairs across Spain, as well as other leading research groups, participated in the event. The goal…
The co-director of the WeCare Chair, Joaquim Julià-Torras, participated in the webinar organized by Clínica Cuides of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya and the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL), “Oncology and Palliative Care: From Transition to Integration.” The webinar featured a presentation and moderation by the Medical Director of Cuides, Natalia de Iriarte, who…
On November 29, the UIC Barcelona Campus hosted a new edition of the International Workshop organized by the WeCare Chair with the collaboration of Áltima and the Catalan Institute of Oncology. Under the title Responding to the Desire to Die, the meeting brought together speakers to discuss the desire to hasten death from a multidisciplinary…
Thesis defence: Rocío Montuenga Ríos On October 25th, doctoral candidate Rocío Montuenga presented her doctoral thesis titled “The End of Life in Contemporary Cinema: A Thematic Analysis”, supervised by Dr. Alfonso Méndiz Noguero and Dr. Cristina Monforte Royo. The thesis analyzes how cinema has represented the end of life over the past thirty years, addressing concepts…