The article presents an overview of the state of Polish specialist hospice and palliative care
with a focus on the distribution of funding, types of provided care and organization of units …

This Issue opens with an Editorial entitled “Student exams during the COVID-19 pandemic”
written by Dr Zbigniew Żylicz, a Professor at the University of Rzeszów. Dr Żylicz outlines his …

Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a serious humanitarian crisis. The
Ukrainian healthcare system has collapsed and many healthcare institutions, including …

Background: Serious suffering due to severe illness presents a challenge in maintaining the
highest quality of life for the patient until the end of life. It also involves caring for the family …

Dear Editor, discussions about the optimal model for qualifying patients for palliative and
hospice care continue [1]. The present legal system in Poland only defines the general …

I invite you to read Issue 4 Volume 16, 2022 of “Palliative Medicine in Practice”, which
contains four original articles, two reviews, and a report from the first Conference in Zielona …

Purpose: Assessment of leadership competence potential in palliative care nursing is a
relatively underexplored aspect. The results presented in the paper demonstrate how …

La sfida rappresentata dal raggiungimento degli obiettivi delle cure palliative per un numero
crescente di pazienti incontra anche in Italia numerosi ostacoli, fra i quali una carenza di …

This Issue opens the original article entitled “Exploring the readiness of hospice and
oncology unit staff to offer spiritual support to patients: preliminary findings” authored by …

I invite you to read Issue 1 Volume 18, 2024 of “Palliative Medicine in Practice”, which
contains three original articles, and three reviews. This Issue opens with the first original …