The vocation for palliative care is often yoked to a passion for travel. Perhaps it is because both, at their most transformative, require empathy and curiosity about our fellow humans. Whatever the reason, many palliative care practitioners are also globetrotters – and, occasionally, tour leaders.
A palliative care study tour with Jon Baines Tours provides specialist professional visits and meetings within a cultural itinerary, led by a respected palliative care practitioner. It provides a framework for seeing approaches to end-of-life care in other cultures and destinations, which in turn provides fresh insight into your own practice.
Alongside the opportunity to travel, network with and learn from peers, a palliative care study tour offers professional development and tax deductibility. The destinations are always interesting and frequently off the beaten track, organised by a trusted, experienced tour operator. Importantly, the tours build community, providing camaraderie, support, and moments of joy and laughter.
Forthcoming palliative care tours include Palliative Care in North India from 22 Feb – 8 Mar 2026, and Palliative Care in Hungary and Romania from 13 – 23 Sept 2026. Both tours are led by David Oliviere, a respected consultant in psychosocial palliative care, social worker, clinical supervisor and former director of Education and Training at St Christopher’s Hospice in London.
Jon Baines Tours is a leading provider of specialised, small-group study tours. Trusted and highly experienced, JBT has run fully escorted professional and cultural tours and cruises around the world since 2007. The tours are led by hand-selected tour leaders, who are experts in their field.
