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2024

Future policy and research for advance care planning in dementia: consensus recommendations from an international Delphi panel of the European Association for Palliative Care. 

Leadership Core Competencies in Palliative Care—Recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care: Delphi Study. 

Revised European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework on palliative sedation: An international Delphi study. 

2023

Revised European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework on palliative sedation

2022

Revised recommendations on standards and norms for palliative care in Europe from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): A Delphi study.

2021

Evaluating the integration of palliative care in national health systems: an indicator rating process with EAPC task force members to measure advanced palliative care development. 

Using the Delphi technique to achieve consensus on bereavement care in palliative care in Europe: an EAPC White Paper. 

Nursing education on palliative care across Europe: Results and recommendations from the EAPC Taskforce on preparation for practice in palliative care nursing across the EU based on an online-survey and country reports. 

2020

Trends analysis of specialized palliative care services in 51 countries of the WHO European region in the last 14 years. 

An EAPC white paper on multi-disciplinary education for spiritual care in palliative care. 

Social work in hospice and palliative care in Europe: Findings from an EAPC survey. 

Palliative care implementation in long-term care facilities: European Association for Palliative Care White Paper. 

EAPC Volunteering Charter: Voice of Volunteering. The EAPC Madrid Charter on volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care.

2019

EAPC atlas of palliative care in Europe. 

Brief manual on health indicators monitoring global palliative care development.

Postgraduate palliative care education for all healthcare providers in Europe: results from an EAPC survey.

2018

European Association for Palliative Care: forging a vision of excellence in palliative Care in Central and Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries.

Mapping the scope of occupational therapy practice in palliative care: A European Association for Palliative Care cross-sectional survey. 

2017

Definition and recommendations for advance care planning: an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care. 

2016

EAPC White Paper on outcome measurement in palliative care: Improving practice, attaining outcomes and delivering quality services–Recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Task Force on Outcome Measurement. 

Coverage and development of specialist palliative care services across the World Health Organization European Region (2005–2012): Results from a European Association for Palliative Care Task Force survey of 53 Countries. 

The European association for palliative care white paper on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: Dodging responsibility. 

Defining volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Europe: an EAPC white paper. 

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a white paper from the European Association for Palliative Care. 

Defining consensus norms for palliative care of people with intellectual disabilities in Europe, using Delphi methods: A White Paper from the European Association of Palliative Care. 

2015

Core competencies for palliative care social work in Europe: an EAPC White Paper-part 2. 

Promoting palliative care in the community: production of the primary palliative care toolkit by the European Association of Palliative Care Taskforce in primary palliative care. 

An evaluation of palliative care contents in national dementia strategies in reference to the European Association for Palliative Care white paper.

2014 

Specialisation in Palliative Medicine for Physicians in Europe 2014-A supplement of the EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe. 

Classification of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a Delphi expert survey report and EAPC/IASP proposal of an algorithm for diagnostic criteria. 

Introducing the EAPC steering group on medical education and training.

Core competencies for palliative care social work in Europe: an EAPC White Paper-part 1. 

The European Association for Palliative Care basic dataset to describe a palliative care cancer population: results from an international Delphi process. 

White paper defining optimal palliative care in older people with dementia: a Delphi study and recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care. 

2013

Core competencies for education in paediatric palliative care. 

EAPC Atlas of palliative care in Europe 2013

Recommendations of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) for the development of undergraduate curricula in palliative medicine at European medical schools.

Core competencies in palliative care – an EAPC White Paper on palliative care education – part 1 

Core competencies in palliative care – an EAPC White Paper on palliative care education – part 2 

The Lisbon challenge: acknowledging palliative care as a human right. 

Palliative care in long-term care settings for older people: findings from an EAPC taskforce. 

2012

Use of opioid analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain: evidence-based recommendations from the EAPC. 

The European Association for Palliative Care: forging a vision of excellence in palliative care. 

2010

White Paper on improving support for family carers in palliative care, part 2. 

2009

European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework for the use of sedation in palliative care. 

White paper on standards and norms for hospice and palliative care in Europe: part 1.  

2008

Fatigue in palliative care patients—an EAPC approach.

2007

IMPaCCT: standards for paediatric palliative care in Europe 

Official certification of doctors working in palliative medicine in Europe: data from an EAPC study in 52 European countries. 

Facts and indicators on palliative care development in 52 countries of the WHO European region: results of an EAPC task force. 

2006

An international collaboration for family carer research. European 

2004

EAPC – A Guide for the Development of Palliative Nurse Education in Europe. 

2003

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a view from an EAPC Ethics Task Force. 

2001

Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations. 

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