EU PAL-COPD VUB Team to present at ERS Congress 2025 in Amsterdam
We are delighted to announce that the Vrije Universiteit Brussel team has had an abstract accepted for presentation at the upcoming ERS Congress, taking place in Amsterdam from September 27 to October 01, 2025.
EU PAL-COPD: Bringing Palliative Care into COPD Treatment
To support successful implementation of the ICLEAR-EU intervention across Europe, Lung Alliance Netherlands, in collaboration with Radboudumc and the University of Pécs, has developed an implementation guidance.
EU PAL-COPD at EAPC 2025 Congress in Helsinki
The EU PAL-COPD project was proudly represented at the 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), held from 29–31 May 2025 in Helsinki, Finland.
EU PAL-COPD clinical trial now registered
We are pleased to announce that the EU PAL-COPD clinical trial has been officially registered on the ISRCTN registry. This registration marks a key milestone in our effort to evaluate and adapt the ICLEAR palliative care intervention for people living with advanced COPD.
EU PAL-COPD consortium gathers in Brussels to align on clinical trial launch
Last week, the EU PAL-COPD consortium convened in Brussels for a three-day consortium meeting hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Held from 12–14 May 2025, the meeting brought together researchers, clinicians and project managers from across the consortium’s 13 partner institutions to review progress, align on upcoming activities and deliver hands-on training to support the upcoming trial phase.
EU PAL-COPD partners to present key findings at EAPC 2025 Congress
We are excited to announce that our partners from the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University (ULANC) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will be presenting the project findings at the 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 2025, taking place on May 29–31 in Helsinki, Finland.
EU PAL-COPD Behind the Scenes: Testing Together — Strengthening the ICLEAR Intervention Across Europe
The aim of the EU PAL-COPD project is to improve the quality and timing of palliative care for people living with advanced COPD. To do this, we are introducing the ICLEAR intervention—an interdisciplinary, non-pharmacological service model developed in the United Kingdom.
Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Empowering Voices from EU PAL-COPD
Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the EU PAL-COPD consortium proudly joins the global community in recognising and celebrating the extraordinary contributions of women and girls in the scientific community.
EU PAL-COPD Consortium its first Supervisory Board meeting
Last week, the EU PAL-COPD consortium convened virtually for its first Supervisory Board meeting. Held on 27 January, this meeting provided an excellent opportunity to review the significant progress made during the first year of the EU PAL-COPD project and to strategise for the upcoming steps toward the randomised controlled trial of the ICLEAR-EU intervention.
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.