12th International WeCare Chair Workshop: Advances and Challenges in Palliative Care: Innovation and Outcomes

News Uncategorized Useful material

On Thursday, May 7th, 2026, the 12th International WeCare Chair Workshop will take place, a key event dedicated to advancing palliative care through a human-centered, innovative and evidence-based approach. Under the title “Advances and Challenges in Palliative Care: Innovation and Outcomes”, the workshop will bring together clinicians, educators and researchers to share knowledge, experiences and practical tools applicable to real-world clinical practice.…

XII Workshop Internacional WeCare – SAVE THE DATE

News Uncategorized Useful material

The WeCare Chair at UIC Barcelona will hold the 12th WeCare International Workshop on Thursday, May 7, 2026—a well-established forum for knowledge exchange, reflection, and dialogue in the field of palliative care. Titled “Advances and Challenges in Palliative Care: Innovation and Outcomes,” the workshop will bring together professionals from different disciplines to address, from a current and practice-oriented perspective, key clinical, teaching,…

18th Àltima Professional Conference

News Social Impact Uncategorized Useful material

The director of the WeCare Chair, Dr. Joaquim Julià Torras, had the honour of opening the 18th Àltima Professional Conference, held under the theme “Between people and screens: caring without losing the soul.” It was a shared space for reflection on how to integrate technology without losing what truly matters: deeply human care. As Josep Ventura Ustrell, CEO of Àltima,…

Cristina Monforte participates in the 12th Argentine Congress of Palliative Care

News Professional Social Impact Uncategorized Useful material

Cristina Monforte, Director of the WeCare Chair, took an active part in the 12th Argentine Congress of Palliative Care (SL25), an event of international significance held from 5 to 8 November at the Caja de los Trebejos Auditorium, organised by the Argentine Association of Medicine and Palliative Care (AAMYCP). Dr. Monforte participated in the inaugural Plenary Conference, entitled “New Bioethical Challenges for Decision-Making…

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

EN News Social Impact Students Uncategorized Useful material

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

Lines Students Uncategorized Useful material

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

Professional Students Uncategorized Useful material

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…

Network of Palliative Care Chairs and Research Centers

EN EN News Social Impact Uncategorized Useful material

Zaragoza, September 25, 2025 The WeCare Chair (UIC Barcelona) was represented at the meeting by its directors, Cristina Monforte and Joaquim Julià, together with Iris Crespo. Universities and leading palliative care centers across Spain have agreed to establish the Network of Palliative Care Chairs and Research Centers, an academic alliance designed to strengthen research, education, and institutional collaboration for high‑quality…

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

News Professional Students Uncategorized Useful material

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…