Background and Objective: The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) published
recommendations for postgraduate education in palliative medicine in 2009. However, it is …

Introduction George Bernard Shaw once wrote:''The single biggest problem in
communication is the illusion that it has taken place.''I hope this introductory part will …

Aim The aim of the study is to describe and analyze the development and access to
palliative care in Ukraine and in the context of international standards and practices. Results …

Results More than half of the respondents have heard about perinatal palliative care. The
vast majority of respondents were able to correctly indicate its definition. Among the various …

The first hospice in eastern Europe was the Hospicium in Krakow, which was created 10
years ago. Three years later the leading independent Polish hospice, Hospitium Pallotinum …

Background A minority of European countries have compulsory training in palliative care
within all medical schools. The aim of the study was to examine palliative care education in …

In the Czech Republic more than 70,000 patients with chronic incurable diseases need
palliative care each year. In 50,000 this need is manageable in the context of general …

Home-based palliative care is the best possible form of support for patients with life-limiting
incurable diseases. Its genesis in Poland relates to the creation of informal groups of …

Introduction In 2009, palliative care was introduced as a mandatory subject in the
undergraduate medical curriculum in Germany. Despite all efforts to integrate this subject …