EUROIMPACT - On your way to an international PhD in palliative care (EU FP7 Marie Curie)

The general aim of the European Intersectorial and Multi-disciplinary Palliative Care Research Training – EURO IMPACT – is to develop a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and intersectorial educational research framework in Europe aimed at monitoring and improving palliative care.

EURO IMPACT will develop a broad-based multi-disciplinary palliative care research training that will train researchers in:

• mastering scientific skills to describe palliative care and its quality across Europe and identify and develop tools to improve it – via providing on-the-job research training, organising network wide training and structured training courses

• societal dissemination techniques i.e. translating research results to clinical practice and policy, by bridging the gap between academia and non-academic sectors

• developing and disseminating insights and knowledge on optimisation of palliative care delivery to the larger EU community – via writing scientific papers and reports, communicating with media and relevant policy-makers, presenting at conferences, and through important dissemination products

EURO IMPACT will:

• bridge the gap between individual research institutes, multiple disciplines and different sectors involved in palliative care research training in Europe.

• built the basis for the further development of a EU platform for palliative care PhD research training and will increase the international mobility of palliative care researchers across Europe.