{"id":128701,"date":"2026-03-25T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/?page_id=128701"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:18:34","slug":"holistic-oncological-palliative-care-4-europes-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/research-and-innovations\/projects\/international-projects\/holistic-oncological-palliative-care-4-europes-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Holistic Oncological Palliative care 4 Europe&#8217;s Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-x-8 mt-2 mb-10\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project No.:<\/strong> 101233078<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project acronym: <\/strong>HOPE4Kids<\/li>\n<li><strong>Principal investigator (LSMU):<\/strong> prof. Aurelija Bla\u017eevi\u010dien\u0117<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project coordinator: <\/strong>Prinses Maxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie BV (PMC), Netherlands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Funding programme:<\/strong> EU4Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total project value:<\/strong> 14 999 931,58 Euro<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part of the project value allocated to the LSMU: <\/strong>453 712,10\u00a0Euro<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project duration:<\/strong> from 2025-10-01 to 2029-09-30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"prose md:prose-lg\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary: <\/strong>Each year, approximately 14,000 children and adolescents in Europe are diagnosed with cancer. Although survival rates have improved, around 20% of paediatric cancer patients cannot be cured. Paediatric palliative care (PPC) aims to prevent and relieve suffering of children with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions and to support their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HOPE4Kids brings together partners across EU Member States and associated countries to strengthen and harmonise paediatric palliative care in Europe. The Joint Action includes landscape analysis, guideline development, pilot activities, education and training, and sustainability measures, focusing on six cross-cutting themes: symptom treatment, advance care planning, shared decision-making, psychosocial care, pre-loss and bereavement care, and models of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The expected outcome of the project<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved quality and availability of paediatric palliative care in Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harmonised guidelines and care models across Member States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthened education and training in PPC. Sustainable cross-country cooperation in paediatric oncology palliative care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This project is funded by the European Union under the EU4Health Programme (Grant Agreement No 101233078). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HADEA. 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