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Pain is the most common and distressing symptom for children at the end of life, with management challenges causing significant distress for patients and caregivers. This review aims to identify the existing literature on the use of patient-controlled analgesia for the paediatric palliative care population requiring symptom management at the end of life…

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The All Ireland Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Priorities 2025-2030, launched at the 14th Annual Palliative Care Research Network Symposium in November 2025, were identified in collaboration with people with lived and/or professional experience in palliative care…

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The AIIHPC Fellowship and Bursary Awards aim to support AIIHPC Palliative Care Research Network and AIIHPC Early Career Researcher Forum members from AIIHPC member organisations by fostering meaningful research in palliative care across the Island of Ireland to improve the quality of life of people with life-limiting conditions and their families…

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Pain is the most common and distressing symptom for children at the end of life, with management challenges causing significant distress for patients and caregivers. This review aims to identify the existing literature on the use of patient-controlled analgesia for the paediatric palliative care population requiring symptom management at the end of life…

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