INSPIRE Final Event: Rehabilitation as an Integral Part of Contemporary Palliative Care

Cancer Patients Europe (CPE), in collaboration with Cancer Patients Voice with support from European Association for Palliative Care, is organising the INSPIRE Final Event on Saturday 16 May 2026, from 14:00 to 17:00 CET, at the O₂ Universum Congress Centre in Prague. The event will take place as a side event to the EAPC 20th World Congress.

About the event

The INSPIRE Final Event will focus on how rehabilitation can and should be embedded within contemporary palliative care for people living with incurable cancer. While palliative care traditionally prioritises end of life symptom management and quality of life, rehabilitation remains underused and often misunderstood in this setting. Bringing together patients with lived experience, clinicians, researchers and policymakers, the event will highlight how integrated palliative rehabilitation can help patients maintain function, independence, dignity and participation in everyday life. The discussions will explore equity, access and implementation, and how INSPIRE’s research findings can be translated into real-world practice and policy to better respond to patients’ supportive and rehabilitative needs throughout the cancer journey.

About the INSPIRE project

INSPIRE is a multi-country research project funded under Horizon Europe. It runs from 01 Septembe 2022 to 31 August 2026. It has developed, implemented and evaluated an evidence-based, patient-centred model of short-term palliative rehabilitation that combines physical, psychological, social and spiritual support. CPE plays a central role in the project by ensuring that patients’ voices, experiences and priorities are embedded throughout, contributing to patient engagement, dissemination and policy outreach. By strengthening the role of rehabilitation within palliative care, INSPIRE demonstrates how supportive care can move beyond symptom control towards enabling people with advanced cancer to live as well as possible for as long as possible, while addressing persistent inequalities in access across Europe.

*The event (in-person) is open and free for everyone to attend*

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For more information contact:
Kaustubh Dhurandhar: kaustubh.dhurandhar@cancerpatientseurope.org 
Fodhla Ni Cheileachair: fodhla.nicheileachair@eapcnet.eu