EPEC: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

EPEC: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Our vision for the future is a healthcare system in which all patients receive the primary palliative care they need.

To make this vision a reality, EPEC educates healthcare professionals on clinical competencies of palliative and end-of-life care.

A systematic review identified 56 studies of palliative care education programs for nurses in low- and middle-income cou...
06/17/2026

A systematic review identified 56 studies of palliative care education programs for nurses in low- and middle-income countries. Outcomes included improved attitudes, confidence, and knowledge acquisition.
https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597251386185

In a randomized clinical trial, an app-facilitated palliative care intervention helped patients with advanced cancer mai...
06/17/2026

In a randomized clinical trial, an app-facilitated palliative care intervention helped patients with advanced cancer maintain quality of life and self-efficacy while also reducing acute care utilization.

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.15509

In Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Tim Gilligan and colleagues wrote an updated ASCO guideline about patient-clinician...
05/13/2026

In Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Tim Gilligan and colleagues wrote an updated ASCO guideline about patient-clinician communication. Many of the topics are relevant to palliative care.

https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO-26-00118

In an Annals of Internal Medicine article entitled Why Opioids Stop Working for Pain: No Free Ride in the Brain, Drs. Ba...
04/01/2026

In an Annals of Internal Medicine article entitled Why Opioids Stop Working for Pain: No Free Ride in the Brain, Drs. Ballantyne and Koob describe some mechanisms that might limit opioid effectiveness in certain patients.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03630

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