Travel date: October 7, 2020
Name of Meeting/Event/Activity: 11th EAPC Research Congress - Online
Origin: Chisinau, Moldova / Destination: Vilvoorde, Belgium
Despite that due to the established COVID-19 pandemic situation the Congress was carried out on-line, it totally exceeded my expectations. The scientific event was not only the fount of the modern clinical and research recommendations, but also an inspiration of the philosophy and wisdom of palliative care, high-level professionalism, charisma of the presenters and moderators, and life expertise from the colleagues all over the world.
The gained at the Congress scientific information is quite in need to be taken into account in the daily clinical practice; to be shared with the local National Association for Palliative Care to update the developed strategies on palliative care; to be considered while improving the existed educational curricula for medical students and healthcare professionals and to continue the ongoing integration of palliative care into the clinical disciplines, such as oncology and family medicine. The most interesting topics I have discovered during the Congress were covering “endless actual” opioids’ correct administration, pediatric palliative care, intellectual disabilities in palliative care, work in a team and protecting the team, especially during the COVID-19 challenges, integration of palliative care into other clinical disciplines.
I’m very grateful to the IAHPC for this unique opportunity to participate into the on-line 11th EAPC World Research Congress as a holder of the Traveling Scholar of the new virtual format created by time and situation.
That was my first EAPC World Research Congress I took part in. Despite that due to the established COVID-19 pandemic situation the Congress was carried out on-line, it totally exceeded my expectations. The scientific event was not only the fount of the modern clinical and research recommendations, but also an inspiration of the philosophy and wisdom of palliative care, high-level professionalism, charisma of the presenters and moderators, and life expertise from the colleagues all over the world. The gained at the Congress scientific information is quite in need to be taken into account in the daily clinical practice; to be shared with the local National Association for Palliative Care to update the developed strategies on palliative care; to be considered while improving the existed educational curricula for medical students and healthcare professionals and to continue the ongoing integration of palliative care into the clinical disciplines, such as oncology and family medicine. The most interesting topics I have discovered during the Congress were covering “endless actual” opioids’ correct administration, pediatric palliative care, intellectual disabilities in palliative care, work in a team and protecting the team, especially during the COVID-19 challenges, integration of palliative care into other clinical disciplines. I’m very grateful to the IAHPC for this unique opportunity to participate into the on-line 11th EAPC World Research Congress as a holder of the Traveling Scholar of the new virtual format created by time and situation.