EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe 2019

Aims and objectives
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The goal of this study is to provide an updated and reliable
descriptive analysis on the development of palliative care in
countries of the WHO European Region.
Through this research, we hope to encourage discussion on the
current progress of palliative care development, its impact on
the delivery of care, and, in the long run, improve care at the end
of life and for those suffering with life-limiting illnesses. We also
hope that the current EAPC Atlas will provide important data and
information for those working within or with Ministries of Health
to continue improving palliative care provision within their
respective countries.
Main objective of the project to measure, compare and graphically
show the national development of palliative care in
countries across Europe to promote the development itself.
The objectives of the project are to:
1. Create a network of palliative care professionals across
Europe interested in the palliative care global development
and to promote, with them, the access to information and to
improve communication and cooperation.
2. Develop a set of consensus-based indicators that will be
openly available, capable of measuring palliative care development
in the WHO- European region and that could be
applied to other regions for use in future research.
3. Develop a set of specific indicators to assess integration of
palliative care into paediatrics, primary care, long-term care
facilities, volunteering, cardiology and oncology.
4. Conduct the first assessment of national-level paediatric
palliative care development.
5. Provide open access data on palliative care development
of each European country to facilitate discussion and measure
progress in a comparative way.
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