EPEC-Pediatrics Level 1: Advanced Paediatric Pain & Palliative Care Workshop

Date: 20 April - 16 May 2026, 12:20pm - 12:00am
Organisation: Vlček Family Foundation
Location: Prague
Address: Vienna House by Wyndham Diplomat Prague, Evropská 15, 160 41 Praha 6, Czech Republic
Price: From 16th April 2026 € 1.050,00 – Doctors € 900,00 – Nurses, Psychologist, Physiotherapists, Social workers, Other professions, Students, Trainees € 250,00 – Low and middle income countries (limited capacity)

EPEC-Pediatrics Level 1: Advanced Paediatric Pain & Palliative Care Workshop

We would like to invite you—physicians, nurses, social workers, and hospice professionals—to the EPEC-Pediatrics Level 1: Advanced Paediatric Pain & Palliative Care Workshop, taking place in Prague from May 17th to 20th, 2026.

Education in Palliative & End-of-Life Care (EPEC) for Paediatrics is a comprehensive adaptation of the EPEC curriculum designed to address the needs of children, their families and pediatric oncology providers and other paediatric clinicians. It was developed by and continues to receive input from experts in several pediatric disciplines as well as parent advocate advisers.

Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf (Principal Investigator), Dr. Joanne Wolfe, Stacy Remke, LiCSW, Dr. Joshua Hauser, and Dr. Justin Baker lead this initiative and collaborate with a team of 35 national and international leaders in the field of paediatric pain medicine and palliative care.

Why Join Us?

Learn from Global Leaders: Gain insights directly from senior faculty, including the course author Stefan Friedrichsdorf, Joanne Wolfe, Justin Baker, and others.

Comprehensive Curriculum: Featuring state-of-the art knowledge in pain treatment, symptom management, and training in skills required to address key domains in Paediatric Palliative Care.

Networking: Connect with healthcare professionals from across Europe.

Career Advancement: This course is a prerequisite for those planning to participate in future Level 2 training to become EPEC lecturers or seeking international internships.

Who Should Attend? The program is designed for clinical and non clinical paediatric healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, psychologists, physiotherapists, academic staff, and students.

EPEC curriculum is designed to address the needs of children, their families and pediatric oncology providers and other paediatric clinicians. Take a closer look at the modules taught.

The official language is English. Translation to Czech is not foreseen.

Please click ‘here‘ to read more.

Professional events