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Shape the Future of Palliative Care Together!

Join 220+ active researchers and experts from 34 countries in setting the gold standard for palliative care education across Europe. Your expertise can be the key to better end-of-life care. In response to an age-related increase in deaths from chronic diseases, the CODE-YAA@PC-EDU project (COST Action CA22127) was born for integration and improvement of education and training in palliative care.

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The CODE-YAA@PC-EDU Summer School 2026 Successfully Completed in Pamplona

The CODE-YAA@PC-EDU Summer School 2026 was successfully completed in Pamplona, bringing together participants, educators, researchers, and facilitators for an intensive programme focused on leadership, ethics, education, communication, and quality improvement in palliative care. Throughout the Summer School, participants engaged in interactive workshops, reflective discussions, case-based activities, and group work designed to strengthen their capacity as…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop E7-E8: Hydration in the Dying Phase: Ethical Questions and Clinical Decision Making & Ethics in Everyday Education: Navigating Power, Culture and Emotions in Palliative Care Teaching

The workshop “Hydration in the Dying Phase: Ethical Questions and Clinical Decision Making” was facilitated by John Ellershaw. The session addressed one of the important and sensitive areas of palliative care: clinical and ethical decision-making around hydration in the dying phase. Participants were invited to reflect on how such decisions require careful consideration of patient…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop E5-E6: Ethical Challenges in Clinical Practice: A Discussion of Case Report & Communication

The workshop “Ethical Challenges in Clinical Practice: A Discussion of Case Report & Communication” was facilitated by Frank Elsner, with the support of co-facilitator Irem Ozgoren Kınlı. The session focused on the ethical and communicative challenges that emerge in clinical practice, particularly in situations where healthcare professionals need to deliver difficult or distressing news. Participants…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop E3-E4: Ethics in Practice: Case-Based Reflection on Real Clinical Challenges

The workshop “Ethics in Practice: Case-Based Reflection on Real Clinical Challenges” was facilitated by John Ellershaw, with the support of co-facilitator Minna Hokka. The session focused on ethical dilemmas that emerge in real palliative care practice, inviting participants to reflect on difficult situations experienced by patients, families, caregivers, physicians, and healthcare teams. Key topics included…

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