EU-Funded Palliative Care Research

On May 5-6, 2026, we gathered for the 4th General Assembly of the PAINLESS project in Lugano, Switzerland, where we reviewed the recruitment strategies in the clinical studies as well as the work packages related to communication, ethics, and coordination. Workshops on EEG analysis and data...Read More

The 20th EAPC World Congress in Prague was an inspiring and convivial event.   The opening plenary session began with a warm, welcoming introduction from the co-chairs of the Scientific Committee (Mette Asbjørn Neergaard & Philip Larkin) who likened the delegates in the room to ‘one family’ and concluded with a powerful performance from the Prague Cello Quartet.   Over the three days of the congress this large family...Read More

In-Touch was delighted to participate in the 20th European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) World Congress, held in Prague from May 14–16, which brought together nearly 2,000 participants from 87 countries. The event welcomed a diverse multidisciplinary community, including physicians, nurses, researchers, psychologists, social workers, ethicists,...Read More

To achieve genuine patient and public involvement (PPI) in research, we need to give patients a voice and listen to their experiences and needs. At painless, we are taking steps in this direction by launching a survey aimed at patients with cancer-related pain and healthcare professionals...Read More

Our latest study, “Remote Monitoring Instruments in Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure: A Scoping Review”, is now published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. The research team conducted a scoping review across seven databases, identifying 3,820 studies, of which 23 were included. The results...Read More

Cancer Patients Europe (CPE), in collaboration with European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) and with the support of the INSPIRE Consortium, is organising the INSPIRE Rehabilitative Palliative Care Online Workshop “Strengthening Patient Participation in Palliative Rehabilitation Research” on Monday 30 March 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30...Read More

Our latest article “Barriers and Facilitators for Implementation of Palliative Care for Patients with Heart Failure – a Rapid Synthesis of Reviews” by Grice-Jackson, T., Jaarsma, P., Friedrichsen, M. et al has been published in Current Heart Failure Reports. This work was led by the team in Linköping University,...Read More

Unpacking Research with Patient Representatives October 2025 Cheung, C. et al.( 2023) Exercise-based interventions for cancer cachexia: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials. Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 10. DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100335 We are delighted to be working with representatives from Cancer Patients...Read More

Our newly published systematic review from the EU-funded RAPHAEL consortium examined how national and international guidelines across ten European countries recommend integrating palliative care into HF management. Despite clear evidence showing the benefits of palliative care in improving patient outcomes and quality of life, its integration...Read More

Please join the webinar where occupational therapist, solution-focused therapist, and peer activity coordinator Katri Lehmuskoski, together with early childhood education teacher and children’s and youth bereavement group facilitator Kirsi Kuusjärvi, will discuss supporting the siblings of a seriously ill child. The webinar is linked to the...Read More