The Colombian Association for Palliative Care

(Asociación Colombiana de Cuidados Paliativos)

The Colombian Association for Palliative Care was created in 1996 by a group of palliateurs. It aims to formally represent their work in palliative care¹⁷ and to provide mutual support and encouragement amongst those working in palliative medicine. Ultimate goals of this Association are to encourage and further develop educative initiatives in palliative care for the medical community and the public in the country, and to undertake active participation in policies and governmental health care decisions. It has strong links with the Colombian Association for the Study of Pain and it has had a contributing role in developing recent governmental initiatives on the legislation of opioids.