Members of the Chair participated with the poster “Recommendations for approaching the wish to hasten death: a systematic revision of the literature” and the communication “A comparative analysis of the assessment method of the wish to hasten death in patients with advanced illness: a systematic revision”. Another poster was also presented which was the result of work by a fourth-year student entitled: “Forgiveness at the end of life: a review of the literature”.

SECPAL brings together a range of healthcare professionals with the purpose of encouraging palliative care in Spain.  It also provides a networking link for all the professionals working in this field. According to the chairperson of the congress' organising committee, the theme of this year's edition - “Palliative care: a right for all”- was aimed at highlighting the need to extend the appropriate relief of suffering to everybody, regardless of their age or illness.