Summer School 2026 – Workshop L8: Quality Improvement: A Primer for Palliative Care Educators and Leaders

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The workshop “Quality Improvement: A Primer for Palliative Care Educators and Leaders” was facilitated by Prof. Dr. Jose Pereira and introduced participants to the core principles of quality improvement in palliative care education and leadership. The session connected the broader roles of health professionals, including communicator, collaborator, leader, scholar, health advocate, and medical expert, with…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop L2: Leadership in Curriculum Design

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The workshop “Leadership in Curriculum Design” was facilitated by Prof. Dr. Jose Pereira with the support of co-facilitator Tania Pastrana. The session focused on how effective leadership can guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of meaningful educational programmes in palliative care. Participants explored key curriculum development frameworks, including the ADDIE Model, Kern’s Cycle for Medical…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop L4: Leading with Purpose: Navigating Real-Worlds Challenges in Palliative Care

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The workshop is built around a real-world case simulation. Participants are given a scenario: a palliative care unit has received a major funding offer of €4.2 million to become a Regional Centre of Excellence. The offer comes with four non-negotiable conditions: merging with oncology, prioritising cancer patients (70% of beds), becoming a research and training…

Summer School 2026 – Workshop L1: Leading Change in Palliative Care: From Vision to Competence

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The workshop ‘Transformational Leadership in Palliative Care: from Theory to Action’ highlighted that effective palliative care depends not only on clinical excellence but also on leadership — a skill that is decisive for whether services survive, teams stay well, and change takes hold. Drawing on a Delphi consensus study conducted in 2021 and published in…

CODE-YAA@PC-EDU Presented at the 18th International Palliative Medicine in Practice Conference

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Dr Aneta Maria Kochanowicz from WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza, leader of Working Group 2: Culture, Language & Diversity within the COST Action CA22127 CODE-YAA@PC-EDU project, presented the project during the 18th International Conference of the journal “Palliative Medicine in Practice”, held in Gdańsk on 29–30 May 2026. Her presentation, entitled “Cultural and Linguistic Frameworks…

CODE-YAA@PC-EDU Actively Contributed to the 20th EAPC World Congress in Prague

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The CODE-YAA@PC-EDU COST Action actively participated in the 20th EAPC World Congress, held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 14–16 May 2026. The congress once again brought together leading experts, researchers, healthcare professionals, organisations, and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond, creating a major platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation in palliative care education and…

CODE-YAA Malaga Meeting Successfully Held in Málaga

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The CODE-YAA Malaga meeting was successfully held in Málaga, Spain, bringing together COST Action members in a productive hybrid format to advance the next phase of the CODE-YAA@PC-EDU project. The meeting created an important space for coordination among working groups and helped strengthen the Action’s shared commitment to improving palliative care education across Europe and…

New Publication | Towards quality indicators in palliative care education: An umbrella review

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We are pleased to announce a new publication arising from the work of COST Action CA22127 CODE-YAA@PC-EDU: “Towards quality indicators in palliative care education: An umbrella review”, published in Palliative Care and Social Practice. This umbrella review represents an important step in the conceptual development of the CODE-YAA framework. By synthesising evidence from 24 reviews,…