SUMMER SCHOOL, Pamplona, Spain 2025
The Summer School organised by Working Group 4 (WG4) took place from 9 to 13 June 2025, at the University of Navarra Museum in Pamplona, Spain. Here is the Memory and Evaluation Report (pdf).
Working Group 2 Meeting
COST action CA22127 CODE-YAA aims to develop quality indicators to assess the quality of palliative care education. Through a multi-step process (literature review, document analysis, and a Delphi study) a list of over 30 indicators has been developed. On June 2–3, a WG2 meeting was held at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, Lithuania.…
CODE-YAA Project Highlighted at EAPC World Congress in Helsinki
The CODE-YAA project CODE YAA – Palliative Care Education, which aims to enhance the quality of education in palliative care, was prominently featured at the 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), held in Helsinki, Finland, on 29–30 May 2025. On Saturday, 31 May at 8:00 AM, Professor Piret Paal co-chaired…
Advancing Palliative Care Education: Key Insights from the CODE-YAA@PC-EDU Hybrid MC-Meeting in Helsinki
On March 17, 2025 in Helsinki (Finland) took place the CODE-YAA@PC-EDU hybrid MC-meeting, where a review of working progress was made, quality indicators of palliative care education, advocacy and cultural issues were discussed. The meeting began with the welcome speech of Minna Hökkä, Action Vice-Chair and Grant Holder Scientific Representative. She described the status of…
International Women’s Day: Women in Palliative Care Education: Shaping Compassionate and Effective Care
Palliative care is a specialized form of medical care focused on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of serious illnesses. It is centered on improving the quality of life for both patients and their families, addressing not just physical pain but also emotional, social, and spiritual needs. The role of women in palliative…
Serie of Webinars: Advancing Palliative Care Education with CODE-YAA
As part of our Project “COllaboratively DEveloped culturallY Appropriate and inclusive Assessment tool for Palliative Care EDUcation” (CODE-YAA), the WG5 “WG 5: Global Policy & Advocacy“ , team is delight to announce a series of webinars aimed at enhancing collective skills and knowledge in palliative care education. Advocacy in palliative care education is essential to…
CODE-YAA@PC-EDU 1st hybrid Core Group Meeting in Helsinki
From October 22-23, 2024, the first face-to-face (hybrid) meeting of the CODE-YAA Core Group took place at the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland. With the first grant period of the CODE-YAA project ending at October 31, 2024, fruitful discussions on results and milestones achieved so far, provided the basis for a successful…
Tara Cook Award for Innovation in Neuropalliative Education for Action Chair Piret Paal
Congratulations to our Action Chair Piret Paal for receiving the Tara Cook Award for Innovation in Neuropalliative Education from the International Neuropalliative Care Society (INPCS) at the 4th INPCS Annual Meeting 2024 (September 20-22, 2024) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Piret Paal herself highlights the relevance of innovation in the field of Neuropalliative Care Education: “Dissemination…
CODE-YAA@PC-EDU 1st Working Group Meeting in Yerevan
Education in palliative care plays a crucial role in ensuring that healthcare professionals have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide quality care to patients with serious illnesses. Meetings and projects involving experts from various fields such as medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and more can help in sharing best practices, research findings, and innovative…
Congratulations to Henri – Andreas Mullalli, MSc, our CODE-YAA ITC conference grant winner!
We are happy to announce and sincerely congratulate the winner of our CODE-YAA@PC-EDU ITC conference grant: Henri – Andreas Mullalli, MSc from Galilee Palliative Care Centre (Spata Attica, Greece) His abstract entitled “Symptom Burden and Concerns: Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale upon Admission to a Palliative Care Centre” was accepted for poster presentation at the…