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Report 5th Research Forum of the EAPC
Trondheim, 29 - 31 May 2008

Here you find the power point presentations of the invited speakers who did agree to publication.
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Thursday 29 May 2008
Bruera, Eduardo	Implementation of research into clinical practice: Building structure and culture
Caraceni, Augusto	The Scientific Programme of the 5th Research Forum
Deliens, Luc	End of Life Care in Dutch Nursing Homes: Dying with Dignity?
Fearon, Kenneth	The emerging role of biologicalgenetic markers to predict the catabolic drive of cancer :EPCRC data and further perspectives
Kaasa, Stein	Challenges in Treating Breakthrough Pain
Kaasa, Stein	International collaboration in palliative care research
Mercadante, Sebastiano	Introducing new research results in daily clinical practice: how much evidence do we need to implement research into practice?
Radbruch, Lukas	Evidence-based medicine
	A Platform for Ideas and an Umbrella for Common Action
	The Ideal and Future Treatment Options For Breakthrough Pain
Skorpen, Frank	Translational pain research - From molecular biology to the clinic
Sjøgren, Per	Impact of industrial marketing on decision making
Stone, Paddy	Drug treatment of cancer-related fatigue…an example of the difficulties of undertaking a Cochrane review
Strasser, Florian	A novel Cachexia Classification for Palliative Cancer Care: Synthesis of systematic literature review and nominal experts’ focus group
Strasser, Florian	Palliative care specific issues in cachexia research and management: do we have guidelines to offer?
Wiffen, Phil J.	Cochrane Reviews in Palliative Care; where is the evidence?

Friday 30 May 2008
Apolone, Giovanni	The role of patient reported outcomes in clinical research - EMEA and FDA Guideline documents
Booth, Sara	Clinical Trials in Breathlessness
Bausewein, Claudia	How to do a PhD
Bausewein, Claudia	Choosing a placebo
Brunelli, Cinzia	Analitical & interpretation issues in evaluating analgesic treatment outcomes
Caraceni, Augusto	Work-package 3.1 Cancer Pain Guidelines
Costantini, Massimo	Clinical Trials in palliative care: cluster randomization and other opportunities beyond traditional designs
Dickson, Rumona	Best supportive care: Do we know what it is?
Fayers, Peter	Assessing pain severity and interference: the EPCRC project
Fayers, Peter	Missing Data in Palliative Care Research. Imputation and Analysis
Hjermstad, Marianne	Pain assessment - a standardised computer based tool in the near future?
Kaasa, Stein	BTcP: a physical, psychological and financial burden for the patient
Manoussaki, Elengo	How to set up a successful research programme
Morrison, Sean	Propensity Scores: A Method for Improving Validity in Quasi-Experimental/Observational Studies
Morrison, Sean	Variability in Access to Hospital Palliative Care in the United States
Payne, Sheila	Research in end-of-life care – Clinical Findings and Methodological Challenges
Roila, Fausto	Optimal outcomes for studies comparing best suppostive care with chemotherapy
Strasser, Florian	Best Supportive Care a faulted methodology in need of standards

Saturday 31 May 2008
Addington-Hall, Julia	Overview of mixed methods: a health services research perspective
Deliens, Luc	Mixed Methods in Public Health Research at the End of Life
Deliens, Luc	Writing an article for international peerreviewed (bio)medical journals
Eisenchlas, Jorge Hugo	How to improve research funding and capacity building in a worldwide perspective
Fainsinger, Robin	Global Warming in the Palliative Care Research Environment - adapting to change
Hotopf, Matthew	The complexity in the understanding and treatment of Depression in PC. EPCRC Guidelines - present status
Kaasa, Stein	”The European Palliative Care Research Collaborative” (EPCRC)
Kaasa, Stein	How to improve research funding and capacity building?
Loge, Jon Håvard	Depression and hopelessness – similarities and differences
Manoussaki, Elengo	Pain and Palliative care in the European Commission’s Framework Programmes
Payne, Sheila	Palliative care in acute stroke: research findings and recommendations
Payne, Sheila	How to set up a multidisciplinary research group