Pau Miquel Diego

I am a nurse and psychologist with postgraduate training in bioethics, psychotherapy, and spiritual care. Since 2017, I have led the Religious and Spiritual Care Service (SAER) at the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, where I carry out clinical work in pediatric palliative care.

My research focuses on spirituality, religious diversity, and end-of-life bioethics in the maternal and child health context. I have led pioneering competitively funded studies and participate in European projects such as Palliakids and national research networks. I am also a member of the UB–FSM Chair in Spiritual Health and Humanization.

I combine clinical practice with university teaching and ongoing training for healthcare professionals in spiritual care, clinical ethics, and integrated care models. My professional development at SJD Hospital is oriented toward consolidating evidence-based spiritual care models, promoting translational research in pediatric palliative care, and contributing to the institution’s model of comprehensive care and humanization.

Training

• Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, 2026.
• Master’s Degree in Bioethics, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2024.
• Master’s Degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Fundació Vidal i Barraquer – URL, 2021.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2018.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Humanisation and Spiritual Care in Plural Societies, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Universitat de Barcelona, 2014.

International experience

• Specialist training in paediatric spiritual care at the Centre for Paediatric Spiritual Care, Birmingham Children’s Hospital (United Kingdom).
• Visiting professional placement at Hospital de Pediatría Garrahan, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
• Visiting professional placement at Hospital de Niños de La Plata (Argentina).
• Visiting professional placement at Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid (Spain).

Scientific activity

• Researcher, INEDyTO-III Bioethics and End-of-Life Care (Universidad de Granada), since 2025.
• Clinical researcher, European PALLIAKID project (Horizon Europe), since 2024.
• Researcher, Paediatric Chronicity and Palliative Care Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, since 2022.
• Principal Investigator, Cultural and Religious Diversity in Maternal and Child Health (DGAR), 2022.
• Principal Investigator, Clinical Narratives of Death (Grífols Foundation), 2022.
• Principal Investigator, Parental Spirituality in Paediatric Palliative Care (AGAUR), 2021.

Teaching

• Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Comprehensive Care for Highly Complex Patients, Universitat de Lleida, since 2024.
• Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Comprehensive Palliative Care, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, since 2022.
• Lecturer on the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Ethics and Legislation), Campus Docent Sant Joan de Déu, 2017–2019.
• Director of the Refresher Course in Clinical Spirituality (CAEC), SJD Hospital, since 2017.