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Congress shows changing face of palliative care.

The 7th congress of the European Association for Palliative Care in Palermo, Sicily offered not only a break from the dismal British weather, but also a snapshot of the current state of palliative care in Europe and beyond. The picture presented was of a healthy, mature and confident discipline, which can encompass professionals from a wide range of backgrounds: medicine, nursing, social care, pastoral care. Over 450 posters and 260 presentations highlighted the diversity of palliative care practice, which perhaps more than any other specialty reflects the prevailing views of society in the country in which it is practised. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the ethics of palliative care.