The WeCare Chair hosts an inspiring online lecture with Professor Eduardo Bruera

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Yesterday, November 5, the WeCare Chair at UIC Barcelona held an open online lecture with Professor Eduardo Bruera, a world leader in Palliative Care, Doctor Honoris Causa at UIC Barcelona, and Chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine and F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston). The session, titled “Advice for a Career in…

8th Edition of the DAM Course: Desire to Hasten Death

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The WeCare Chair of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) announces the 8th edition of the course “Desire to Hasten Death (DAM): Assessment and Response”, a training programme aimed at health and psychosocial professionals who wish to understand and address the desire to die from an interdisciplinary and humanistic perspective. Building on the experience of previous editions,…

ERDAM Launches Its 7th Edition

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This month we launched the 7th edition of the course Assessment and Response to the Wish to Hasten Death (ERDAM), with 18 students from several countries. This online program, led by the WeCare Chair (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – UIC Barcelona), trains professionals to explore, assess, and address the wish to hasten death (WTHD). The learning pathway includes applied exercises and a final…

Launch of a new edition of the Master’s Degree in Palliative Care and Supportive Needs

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Students in the new cohort of the master’s program (MUCPAL) attended the opening session on October 1, together with the program leadership and faculty. This edition introduces a series of online seminars delivered by nationally and internationally renowned experts, open to interested professionals who wish to join. The program—open to professionals in medicine, nursing, and…

The Master’s Degree in Palliative Care has completed the Experience Week

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The students of the Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care at UIC Barcelona have completed their Experience Week, a one-week program of in-person clinical simulation. The simulation took place at UIC’s Comprehensive Centre for Advanced Simulation (CISA), where students practiced key scenarios in Palliative Care, both in outpatient and inpatient settings. The simulation includes both high-fidelity (with actors)…

Thesis defence: Rocío Montuenga Ríos

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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…

Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care

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Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care (Online)International University of Catalonia (UIC Barcelona) Are you looking to advance in your professional career in the field of palliative care? The Master’s Degree in Palliative and Supportive Care at UIC Barcelona offers comprehensive and high-quality training that adapts to your professional and personal needs. Why study this…