The role of volunteers at the end of life: the results of the EU Horizon 2020 iLIVE Study

The role of volunteers at the end of life: the results of the EU Horizon 2020 iLIVE Study

Professor John Ellershaw, University of Liverpool, UK

Pioneering in its scope, the international iLIVE Volunteer Study is the first of its kind in the realm of palliative care volunteering in acute hospitals. Spanning five countries - Spain, Norway, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and England - this nested intervention study focused on the integral role of volunteers in end-of-life care within hospital settings and sought to develop and assess an international volunteer training program tailored to provide crucial support for dying patients and their families.  The primary objectives of the project included the development of a European Core Curriculum to guide the implementation of end-of-life care volunteer services in hospitals; an examination of the impact of volunteer services on patient distress and quality of life; an exploration of the perspectives of both volunteers and healthcare professionals regarding the newly established volunteer services; and the identification of facilitators and barriers to the successful implementation of hospital end-of-life care volunteer services.  Join Professor John Ellershaw and an expert panel as they discuss the results of this innovative study and their experiences of taking part.

About Professor Ellershaw

John Ellershaw is Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he leads the development of palliative care research and education.  He is the founding Chair of the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person and co-Chair of the EAPC Task Force on Care for the Dying, and led the volunteer study nested within the €4 million EU Horizon 2020-funded iLIVE Project: Living Well, Dying Well - A research programme to support living until the end of life.

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