2004 – 3rd Research Congress of the EAPC, Stresa, Italy

Report Introduction The Research Steering and Scientific Committee had chosen the main theme of “Methodology of Research in Palliative Care” for its third forum, in order to underline the difference between the EAPC research Forum and the General EAPC Congresses. [...] The Scientific Committee had made the final selections of the posters and oral presentations based on the reviewers’ scores. [...] The four reviewers who had chosen the posters for the discussion sessions also selected the three best posters to receive the EAPC Award. [...] Follow up and thanks The Research Steering Committee is planning to create together with Effetti, an on line course based on the registrations of the scientific contents of the main Auditorium, in order to give members who did not attend the Forum the possibility to view at least a part of the sessions. [...] We would like to thank, the members of the Research and Scientific Committee, the Advisory Board, the Abstract Reviewers, abstract handl ing office in Trondheim, all the invited speakers and authors of the Abstracts included in the programme, the sponsors and our congress Organiser Effetti for the pleasant and successful collaboration and forward to welcome everybody again at the 4th Forum of the.