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## Method(s): In March 2007 a group of European geriatricians involved in geriatric palliative care (GPC) met for the first time to discuss the current situation of GPC in Europe. This group became an official recognized group of the EUGMS and met for the fourth time in September 2008. ## Result(s): The group decided to set some rules for the participants (maximum 2 or 3 per country): European geriatricians to be involved in GPC, to be recommended by Geriatric Society of their country, to actively participate in and to regularly attend the meetings. Main goal of the group is to establish a European network of physicians to improve GPC. Secondary goals are to establish a link between palliative care and geriatric societies on national and European level, to offer advice concerning GPC to EUGMS and national geriatric societies and through EUGMS to European policy makers, governments and health care planners. Further goals are to communicate a definition and specificities of GPC, to make a survey about existing structures in GPC, to establish a research network for GPC, to collect and disseminate evidence and guidelines, to promote teaching and training in GPC and to find financial su

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Author

N. Van Den Noortgate; M. Pfisterer; V. Curiale; L. Rexach; M. Ribbe; S. Pautex

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1040-8428)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)