Research reports

Below you will find the reports elaborated in 4 countries on the medical literature research talking about the procedures on palliative medicine, reflecting on the current protocols used in the training of the students enrolled in EU medical universities or used by the professionals and volunteers active in the medical world of work.


Research on palliative care in Spain

End of life is a complex circumstance to afford, requiring a special approach. For that reasons health professionals should manage several different situations, included those related to the dying process emotional impact. The role of quality in this special setting is extremely important in order to give all the guarantee to patients and family and pro mote the best quality of life ...

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Summary of Report available in English, Spain.



National Research on palliative care in Italy

In the daily activities, the terms “palliative care” and "palliative medicine" are interchangeable. The term "palliative medicine" is considered as related to a medicine specialization, while the term "palliative care" is related to a multiprofessional and multidimensional dimension of the taking care of the person and of his/her family during the last period of life ...

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Summary of Report available in English, Italian



National Research on palliative care in Belgium

The first part of this report comprises our search for definitions of essential concepts in this project, and by enlargement the palliative care practice in healthcare ...

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Summary of Report available in English, Dutch



National Research on palliative care in Romania

1. Provision of statistical data, at national level, on the following aspects: Population, surface, density, the gross domestic product (GDP): 19,96 mil; 84,4 inhab./ km2; GDP (gross domestic product): 669,5 billions RON Nr doctors/1000 inhabitants, Nr of nurses/1000 inhabitants: 2,5; 5,8 ...

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Summary of Report available in English, Romanian



Summative European report on palliative care

The report highlight the common and different aspects identified in the partners countries, to support the development of the standardized procedures on palliative care and to valorize the need of using fundamental palliative protocols by different stakeholders. The summative EU report is available in EN

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