International Palliative Care Family Carer Research Collaboration
Background
The World Health Organization recommends that family carers of people requiring palliative care should be offered optimal support from health and social care professionals. However there is a shortage of evidence based strategies to support family carers. Also, there are only a small number of researchers who are focusing specifically on family carer research in palliative care and limited research funding opportunities.
The purpose of the IPCFRC is to develop a strategic approach to palliative care research planning related to family carers of people requiring palliative care via establishing international partnerships and promoting information exchange.
The inaugural meeting of the International Palliative Care International Family Carer Research Collaboration (IPCFRC) occurred at the European Association of Palliative Care Research Congress in Italy (2006).
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