WHO Nursing and Midwifery Collaborating Center Meeting Copenhagen February 1-2 2023

03/09/2023

Jürgen Osterbrink and Manela Glarcher attended a meeting of European WHO CCs at the UN City in Copenhagen in early February. Participants from 15 European countries met to discuss ways to reorient healthcare in Europe after a two-year COVID break. This included specific objectives in nursing that must be achieved by 2030 in order to ensure high-quality and safe care for patients in future as well. The WHO CC in Salzburg has existed since 2016 and is the only one with a focus in nursing sience and practice in the German-speaking region.

Interprofessional palliative care curriculum: yes or no?

01/15/2023

The WHO Regional Office in Europe and Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg have agreed to strengthen education and training in palliative care throughout the region. During the first term as WHO Collaborating Centre (2016-2020), semi-structured field…

PALLIAUSTRIA: Palliative Care Undergraduate Education

08/11/2022

The integration of palliative medicine into the curricula of medical universities is an important step towards strengthening palliative care. The aim of the PALLIAUSTRIA project is to record the status of university level education of palliative medicine…

The influence of socio-cultural and socio-economic variables on the practise of palliative care

08/04/2022

The perceived self-efficacy and preparedness of newly qualified physicians in practising palliative care were reported to be higher in areas of family involvement, and pain and symptom management than in areas of breaking bad news, prognosis, and…

"You've Got the Power"

07/05/2022

Power represents an essential distinction between cultural competence and cultural safety. Healthcare providers should reflect on interpersonal power differences and acknowledge the power differences between nurses and patients.

Experiences of Teaching Palliative Care

03/15/2022

Teachers play a crucial role in PC education. Teachers are expected to organise learning, know the subject area and state of the art, be willing to learn, lead by example, and embody and practise the principles of palliative care. Equipping teachers with…

Nurses with specialist palliative care training are of special importance in Israel

03/10/2022

Read our newest publication reporting on Israeli medical faculty’s perceptions of the current state of the art in palliative care in Israel. The results reflect on particular importance of nurses with specialist palliative care training.

Tele-Palliative-Care Interventions for Formal and Informal Caregivers

10/20/2021

Along with the agreed Targets of References (TOR 3), in our WHO CC at the Paracelsus Medical University we are to assist WHO in the dissemination of evidence and information regarding digital innovations in integrated palliative care.

Undergraduate education is a central measure of Palliative Care status

10/05/2021

Undergraduate education is a central measure of Palliative Care status and should be used as such worldwide.

News

01/15/2023

New Leadership

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Manela Glarcher, MSc, BSc is the new Deputy Director WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research and Education at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg.

08/04/2022

The 18th World Congress of the EAPC 2023, Rotterdam, the Netherlands May 15-17, 2023

Abstract Submission, Deadline for submission: 31 October 2022

03/15/2022

A new WHO Palliative Care Collaborating Centre designated

Congratulations to Atlantes Palliative care Team on being designated WHO collaborating centre with a special focus on the global monitoring of palliative care development.

10/05/2021

Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides evidence-informed recommendations for the management of chronic pain in children.

10/05/2021

Quality health services and palliative care

Practical approaches and resources to support policy, strategy and practice from WHO.