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04/09/2026

Abstract submission for the EAPC Congress in Glasgow is open! There’s a little less than 2 months to share your research and insights at . Your work has the power to shape the future of palliative care - don’t miss the chance!

Find the Submission Terms & Conditions and a handy visual guide on our website: https://eapcnet.eu/congress/2027/abstract-submission-2027/

Abstract submission deadline: midnight (CET) on 31 October 2026. There will be no extension to the deadline, so please plan your submission accordingly!

04/09/2026

Are you a palliative care professional? Your experience matters.

The EAPC Task Force on the Role of palliative care professionals caring for patients and families seeking and accessing assisted dying, invites professionals worldwide to participate in an anonymous survey about caring for patients and families seeking or accessing assisted dying.

https://eapcnet.eu/eapc-groups/reference/role-of-palliative-care-professionals-caring-for-patients-and-families-seeking-and-accessing-assisted-dying/

The survey takes up to 20 minutes and is open regardless of local legislation or previous experience. Please share with your networks.

04/09/2026

This week’s is from the INSPIRE team ‘Palliative rehabilitation is a person centred process that helps people remain engaged in their lives, preserve what matters most and continue pursuing meaningful activities despite the challenges of advanced illness’.

Photo credit: Centre for Ageing Better Palliative care has always helped people to live as well as they can, but palliative rehabilitation is an important route to help people fulfil meaningful goa…

01/09/2026

This week’s is from the INSPIRE team ‘Palliative rehabilitation is a person centred process that helps people remain engaged in their lives, preserve what matters most and continue pursuing meaningful activities despite the challenges of advanced illness’.

31/08/2026

This week’s about Palliative Medicine’s Paper of the Year 2025 ‘Paramedics are uniquely positioned at the intersection of emergency medicine and community care. Supporting paramedics with education, clinical guidance and stronger links with palliative care services can help ensure that care is aligned with patient preferences.’ Palliative Medicine

At the EAPC’s 20th World Congress in Prague, Palliative Medicine announced their Paper of the Year 2025. This was awarded to Mostyn Gooley and her colleagues for their paper ‘Palliative paramedicin…

28/08/2026

Registration is open for the 11th Annual Conference of the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person.

📅 17–18 November 2026
📍 Lund, Sweden
⏰ Early-bird registration closes on 31 August.

➡️ Register: https://intcollab2026.mkon.se/registration-delegates

International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person is an innovative global network of clinicians and researchers working together towards a shared vision: “A world where all people experience a good death as an integral part of their individual life, supported by the very best personalised care.” https://www.bestcareforthedying.org/who-we-are

The International Collaborative is an EAPC Collaborative Member, and we are delighted to support and promote its upcoming conference.

28/08/2026

Read this week’s by Mostyn Gooley about their Palliative Medicine’s Paper of the Year 2025. ‘Our research contributes to a growing recognition that paramedics are an important part of the palliative care workforce’ https://bit.ly/4qB0f5z Palliative Medicine

At the EAPC’s 20th World Congress in Prague, Palliative Medicine announced their Paper of the Year 2025. This was awarded to Mostyn Gooley and her colleagues for their paper ‘Palliative paramedicin…