The G.W Hanks award is an annual award in memory of Professor Geoffrey Warren Hanks – the first professor in palliative medicine in Europe. This prestigious award celebrates individuals who have made exceptional contributions to palliative medicine research through their dedication, hard work, and impact on the field”.
The award winner is given an honorary lecture during the seminar, and you will find a complete list of the award winners and their lectures below.
2024 - Vickie Baracos: “Past, present and future of cachexia research and implications for the clinic”.
2023 - No seminar
2022 - Luc Deliens: “How to create more capacity for palliative care in the society?”
2020-2021 - None due to online seminars
2019 - Augusto Caraceni: “Delirium - new insights, old treatments?”
2018 - Irene Tracy: “Inside our minds: understanding what is behind “patient-reported outcomes”.
2017 - Camilla Zimmermann: “How do we destigmatize palliative care?”
2016 - Robin Fainsinger: “Adventures in transatlantic palliative care research – using experience to navigate around icebergs”.
2015 - Florian Strasser: “Integrated symptom assessment and management”.
2014 - Per Sjögren: “Use of opioids in non-malignant pain – the Danish experience”.
2013 - Marie Fallon: “The role of systemic inflammation in the pathophysiology of symptoms in advanced cancer patients”.
