Martin Loucka
Ashoka زميل منذ 2023   |   Czech Republic

Martin Loučka

Centrum Paliativní Péče
Martin has built and fortified Czechia’s field of palliative care by developing an evidence-driven approach that identifies blind spots amongst key stakeholders and cultivates new collaborations and…
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This description of Martin Loučka's work was prepared when Martin Loučka was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2023.

Introduction

Martin has built and fortified Czechia’s field of palliative care by developing an evidence-driven approach that identifies blind spots amongst key stakeholders and cultivates new collaborations and links to remove them.

The New Idea

Martin has created a new way to engage, inform, and build bridges in and beyond Czechia’s healthcare ecosystem to accelerate the standardization of compassionate and evidence-based end-of-life care. He founded the Center for Palliative Care in 2014 to do two things: to prioritize scientificأقرا المزيد

The Problem

Although Czechia now has a good network of hospices, the spread of palliative care best practice to the country’s hospitals, GP offices, and care homes has been slower than in Western Europe. This is the case elsewhere in the region, too, due largely to challenges posed by the legacy of communism.أقرا المزيد

The Strategy

Martin has applied a three-pronged strategy to ensure the spread of palliative care best practice across Czechia’s healthcare system. First, the Centre uses its data-rich studies to build the evidence base for patient-centered end-of-life care and inform trainings for doctors, nurses, carers, andأقرا المزيد

The Person

Martin is committed to building a world in which everyone dies with dignity, and in which conversations about death and other difficult topics are embraced. These beliefs are rooted in his childhood experiences at a local healthcare facility for the chronically ill. His father was a director andأقرا المزيد