ECEPT is a newly created international association meant to group palliative care professionals from Eastern and Central Europe, the people who take leading part in the field of caring for the terminally ill. ECEPT is based in Poznan, Poland which is one of the most important educational centres for palliative care in the whole region. Its president, Jacek Luczak is well known for his dedication to the problems of developing care for the dying patients and their families.