Prof. Dr. Sandra Martins Pereira to speak at CHUV conference on developing complex interventions for integration of palliative care

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Sandra Martins Pereira, our EU PAL-COPD partner from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, will be speaking at a conference hosted by the Palliative and Supportive Care Service of the CHUV, the University Institute of Training and Research in Care and the Institute of Humanities in Medicine CHUV-UNIL. The event will take place on Tuesday, 4 February, 2025, from 16:30 to 17:30 at the Auditoire Alexandre Yersin, CHUV in Lausanne and will also be accessible in a hybrid format.

Prof. Dr. Martins Pereira, who is one of the Principal Investigators in the EU-funded project EU PAL-COPD, will deliver a compelling presentation titled “Developing Complex Interventions for the Integration of Palliative Care Across Clinical Settings: An Overview of Ethical Perspectives and Implications.”

Her talk will explore the development of complex interventions aimed at enhancing healthcare by integrating palliative care into various clinical environments, with a strong emphasis on patient-centred and family-centred approaches. This is particularly relevant for individuals with intricate palliative care needs, including those in Intensive Care, Burn Intensive Care, Nursing Homes, Psychiatry, Pneumology, and Oncology.

During her presentation, Prof. Dr. Martins Pereira will highlight the EU PAL-COPD project delving into the ethical implications and research ethics challenges faced during the implementation of the project, touching on critical factors such as ethics of care, equity and justice, and decision-making processes.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the ethical dimensions of palliative care integration from one of the leading voices in the field. Stay tuned for more updates on this event!

About Prof. Dr. Sandra Martins Pereira

Prof. Dr. Sandra Martins Pereira is FCT Principal Investigator at CEGE, Research Center in Management and Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where she coordinates the area of palliative care research within the Ethics and Sustainability Research Area. She was the Director of the Institute of Bioethics and coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Bioethics (June 2020 to November 2022).

She obtained her Ph.D. in Bioethics in 2011. She holds a post-doctorate (three years) in bioethics; a master in Bioethics; a post-graduation in Palliative Care (IPVC-ESS); a BSc in education sciences (University of Porto); and a BSc in nursing (Nursing College of Porto). Sandra was post-doctoral research fellow (Experienced Researcher) within the EU FP7 Marie Curie ITN funded project Euro-Impact (Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum Amsterdam-VUmc, Netherlands). She was visiting researcher at the End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium), the Klinik für Palliativmedizin, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen (Germany), and the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (Netherlands).