Introduction One of the key aspects of the care of terminal patients is care delivered in their
own home. Increasingly, the process of dying is moving from hospitals to homes. Although …

Objective: The integration of palliative care (PC) education into medical and nursing
curricula has been identified as an international priority. PC education has undergone …

Abstract Background Many patients in Europe do not receive adequate relief of pain
because of excessive regulatory restrictions on the availability and accessibility of opioids …

Context The lack of palliative medicine (PM) education has been identified as a barrier to the
development of the discipline. A number of international institutions have called for its …

Background: Palliative care (PC) development is diverse and lacks an effective integration
into European healthcare systems. This article investigates levels of integrated PC in …

CONTEXT: Throughout Europe, there are major differences in the stages of development
and in the types of service delivery of palliative care. Consensus on standards and norms for …

Importance The World Health Organization (WHO) designates early integration of palliative
care as an ethical responsibility in the treatment of children with serious illness. Although …

Background The early integration of palliative care significantly improves quality of life for
children with cancer. However, cultural, structural, and socioeconomic barriers can delay the …

The Eurobarometer Survey of the EAPC Task Force on the Development of Palliative Care
in Europe is part of a programme of work to produce comprehensive information on the …

Background Cancer research is among the most active biomedical research domains for the
European Union (EU). However, little quantitative empirical evidence is available to guide …