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The EAPC brings together many voices to forge a vision of excellence in palliative care that meets the needs of patients and their families. It strives to develop and promote palliative care in Europe through information, education and research using multi-professional collaboration while engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
EAPC Blog
6d ago
Receiving a life limiting diagnosis is life changing. For today’s blog, Alina Senßfelder and Matthias Havemann share their new research about the factors which can influence how people feel about their diagnosis, and what can support them to put the ..read more
EAPC Blog
1w ago
Pain is a significant challenge for many people living with cancer. While traditional treatments like medication are essential, physical activity is emerging as a powerful tool for managing pain and improving quality of life for some people. Alejandro Quiroz Troncoso ..read more
EAPC Blog
2w ago
A project based in California is looking to transform the way people die in prison through education, advocacy and training to support their peers as caregivers and grief companions. For the next in our Equity and palliative care series, Laura ..read more
EAPC Blog
1M ago
The Atlantes Global Observatory of Palliative Care, based at the University of Navarra, Spain, contributes to the World Health Organisation’s aim to make palliative care part of the basic portfolio of health services provided to the whole population, globally. For ..read more
EAPC Blog
1M ago
In the next in our Creative Corner blog series, Jeena R. Papaadi reflects on the experience of her mother’s hospitalisation and death. The person on the bed Doctors, why are you in such a hurry?Yes, I know your time is ..read more
EAPC Blog
1M ago
EAPC president Prof Jeroen Hasselaar is joined by past presidents Prof. Lukas Radbruch, Prof. Sheila Payne, Prof. Phil Larkin and Prof. Christoph Ostgathe in a tribute to Dr Robert Twycross. Today the EAPC join the voices of so many in ..read more
EAPC Blog
1M ago
Palliative care aims to help people manage their pain, including through the use of medication, such as opioids. Many organisations including The World Health Organization (WHO) are concerned about the disparity in the access to such drugs for palliative care ..read more
EAPC Blog
1M ago
World Osteoporosis Day, on the 20th October 2025, raises awareness about bone health. Sara Margarida Rodrigues Gomes, a palliative care nurse and PhD student in Portugal tells us why there could be a closer connection between frailty fractures and palliative ..read more
EAPC Blog
2M ago
Fragile, conflict and vulnerable settings affect one in four people on our shared planet and this rises to seven in ten if including those living in extreme poverty. For September’s Palliative Medicine’s Editor’s Choice, Mhoira Leng tells us about their ..read more
EAPC Blog
2M ago
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) is on the 12th October 2024 and is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. It was established in 2005, and it has become ..read more