European Intersectorial and Multi-disciplinary Palliative Care Research Training
The general aim of the European Intersectorial and Multi-disciplinary Palliative Care Research Training – EURO IMPACT – was to develop a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and intersectorial educational research framework in Europe aimed at monitoring and improving palliative care.
EURO IMPACT developed a broad-based multi-disciplinary palliative care research training that trained researchers in:
EURO IMPACT:
The training programme involves 6 universities/research institutes from Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway and Italy and several European umbrella organisations, all at the forefront of palliative research training and representing a wide spectrum of disciplines and professions: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VU University Medical Centre and EMGO Institute for health and care research, King’s College London and Cicely Saunders International, Lancaster University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Regional Palliative Care Network, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genoa (participation in EURO IMPACT terminated dd 31/12/12) and Italian Cancer Research and Prevention Institute, EAPC Research Network, EU Geriatric Medicine Society, and Springer Media.