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The first Congress on Research and Development in
Palliative Care was held from the 7th to 10th of December in Berlin.
More than 350 participant from 40 countries took part in the discussions on
problems to face in pallaitive care. With the legalisation of Euthanasia in the
Netherlands in the last days this Congress has become still more actual. The
research for recommendations for symptom controll in patients with advanced
disease and in dying patients, problem with communication and the discussion of
ethical problems are the main topics discussed by the researchers in this
conference. Palliative care nor postpones nor hastens death but aims to give
the patient the best quality of life possible until death.
Even though palliative care has developed rapidly in the last years in Europe
with an increasing number of inpatient and outpatient services, there is still a
lot to do. Only further improvements availability and in the quality of
palliative care delivery will ensure that patients do not have to ask for
euthanasia.
Persons to contact:
Lukas Radbruch, Cologne (Tel. ++49-172- 9309492)
Geoffrey Hanks, Bristol (Tel. ++44-117-9283336)
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