Several positions for university clinical supervisors - hospital assistants (CCU-AH) focusing on palliative care research are available for next fall. Applications are open until June 26, 2026.
The French National Platform for End-of-Life Research has signed a scientific partnership agreement with the Master's in Public Health, M2 Research Course - End of life and palliative medicine (M2 R Pall) at Lyon 1 Université Claude Bernard.
The French National Platform for End-of-Life Research attended the 20th congress of the European association for palliative care (EAPC) in Prague from May 14 to 16, 2026. Its aim: to represent the network of French researchers and develop international collaborations.
France's candidacy, supported by the French National Platform for End-of-Life Research and its privileged partners (SFAP and the Programme de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la fin de vie), has been selected by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). The 22nd congress will be held in Lyon from May 11 to 13, 2028.
The 2024 Scientific Days organized by the National Platform for End-of-Life Research generated a wealth of articles, which are now available in a special online dossier.
The official event marking the start of work on the interdisciplinary End-of-Life Research Program took place on March 9 in Paris. The meeting provided an opportunity to present the ambitions of the four research consortia that have now been formed.
The contents of the 6th International Francophone Scientific Day co-organized on February 5, 2026 by the Plateforme nationale pour la recherche sur la fin de vie and the Réseau québécois de recherche en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (RQSPAL) are available online.
A French team from Hospices Civils de Lyon is a partner in the winning project of the European Erasmus+ program: SPES4Caregivers. This training project, based on research methodology and data, aims to prevent caregiver burnout.
The videos of the 7th edition of the Journées scientifiques de la Plateforme nationale pour la recherche sur la fin de vie organized on December 15 and 16, 2025 in Paris are now available.
The Plateforme nationale pour la recherche sur la fin de vie (national platform for end-of-life research) has submitted a bid to host the world congress of the European association for palliative care in France in 2028, 2029 or 2030. It has received a great deal of support in its bid, in particular from SFAP and the Interdisciplinary End-of-Life Research Program.
Marion CLAES, Élise RAMBAUD and Victoire DE SALINS are the winners of the fourth round of selection for the position of university clinical supervisors - hospital assistants (CCU-AH) in palliative medicine.
Kenta KASAI, professor at Sophia University in Tokyo, presented his work on secular and religious end-of-life issues in Japan during a webinar on November 27, 2025. The webinar is now available for replay.
