Last Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27, the WeCare Chair actively participated in the 15th International Conference of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL), held in Zaragoza. The event, jointly organized with the Aragonese Society of Palliative Care (CUSIRAR), brought together nearly 700 professionals from across Spain under the theme “The interdisciplinary team: cornerstone of palliative care”. Among the sessions, we…
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)…
The WeCare Chair at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya is part of the European project RAPHAEL – Integrating a palliative care approach for patients with heart failure, an initiative funded by the Horizon Europe program. This project aims to integrate a palliative care approach for patients with heart failure across Europe. The WeCare Chair’s participation in the RAPHAEL…
“Traveler, there is no path; the path is made by walking.”This well-known line by Antonio Machado served as the starting point for an event that was not a farewell, but a moment of recognition and momentum: the 1st Conference on Healthcare Social Work: Let’s Talk, held on June 10 at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) and co-organised with Àltima.…
Raquel Ibáñez-Monforte, PhD candidate in the Humanities and Health Sciences programme at UIC Barcelona and researcher linked to the WeCare Chair, has received two Audience Awards in the 8th edition of the interuniversity competition “Present your thesis in 4 minutes”, organised by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRi). Her research was highly appreciated in both the oral…
The WeCare Chair had a strong presence at the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Congress held in Helsinki, presenting several research projects focused on key issues in palliative care, end-of-life conversations, and the ethical and clinical implications of euthanasia. A total of six posters, one poster discussion, and one oral presentation were delivered by members of the research team: Posters:…
WeCare directors, Cristina Monforte and Joaquim Julià, took part in the 5th Congress of the Uruguayan Society of Palliative Care, held from May 22 to 24. Monforte and Julià were invited speakers in a roundtable discussion on the Desire to Hasten Death (DHD), where they spoke about the contextualization, definition, and epidemiology of DHD, and…
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…