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Achieving the best palliative and end-of-life care

End-of-Life Care Research Group

Welcome to the website of the End-of-Life Care Research Group

The End-of-Life Care Research Group conducts high-quality scientific research in end-of-life care in Belgium and across Europe. Researchers from different scientific backgrounds work in a common research structure to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborative research.

Recent news

Lara Pivodic
Friday 12 February

Prof. Lara Pivodic joins the Young Academy of Belgium

Wednesday 27 January

New PhD Scholarship on voluntary assisted dying in Australia, Belgium and Canada

More news

Events

VUB M
Wednesday 24 March from 9:00 to 12:00

Compassionate Art & Design: 2nd open seminar online - VUB Compassionate Communities center of expertise (COCO)

Monday 1 March from 16:00

Openbare verdediging Elisabeth Honinx (Dutch text only)

More events

Recent Publications

PhDElisabeth

Palliative care in nursing homes in Europe

Author: Elisabeth Honinx

Jan Bernheim

Jan Bernheim: a Pioneer/Prophet in Getting Serious Answers to the Serious Question ‘How are you?’.

Validation of the responding to urgency of need in palliative care (RUN-PC) triage tool.

Recent Projects

NursingHomes

Development, implementation and evaluation of the Nursing Home Care Programme for the Last Days of Life

Uncovering the daily experiences of people with advanced cancer: adaptation and feasibility of the experience sampling method

Navigating community dwelling persons living with dementia and family caregivers through stages of dementia

COVID-19

INFORMATION AND TOOLS WITH REGARD TO PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE