Governance
Our Trustees and Advisers include leaders in the field of palliative care in the UK, PACED regions of presence and globally.
Our Tustees
Dmitry Yampolskiy
Founder and Chairman of VisitHealth
Dmitry is an entrepreneur residing in Great Britain, focused on investments and strategy, founder of several successful international projects.
Actively involved in charity, Dmitry gas made significant philanthropic contributions, particularly in palliative care and palliative care education with his PACED foundation.
Dmitry's charity work and involvement in medical care issues inspired him to establish the company VisitHealth - the first medical centre in Great Britain to create a system of adequate medical care at home.
Among other interests are educational projects, including the latest book, The Book About the Music, devoted to the history of classical music and published in 2022.
Actively involved in charity, Dmitry gas made significant philanthropic contributions, particularly in palliative care and palliative care education with his PACED foundation.
Dmitry's charity work and involvement in medical care issues inspired him to establish the company VisitHealth - the first medical centre in Great Britain to create a system of adequate medical care at home.
Among other interests are educational projects, including the latest book, The Book About the Music, devoted to the history of classical music and published in 2022.
David Praill
Founder & Managing Director of ehospice
David Praill is a UK hospice leader with a long and distinguished career in palliative care. A graduate of York and Durham Universities, he founded the travel company Wind, Sand & Stars and the McCabe Educational Trust and then joined St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow & Brent). In 1996, David became Chief Executive of Help the Hospices (now Hospice UK), guiding the organisation through a period of significant growth and establishing it as the national voice for hospice care. He also co-founded the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and has served on advisory panels and boards in South Africa, the USA, and India.
David is the founder and Managing Editor of ehospice, a global platform connecting hospice and palliative care communities worldwide. Through his work, he continues to champion the power of storytelling in shaping understanding and advancing the practice of end-of-life care.
David is the founder and Managing Editor of ehospice, a global platform connecting hospice and palliative care communities worldwide. Through his work, he continues to champion the power of storytelling in shaping understanding and advancing the practice of end-of-life care.
Expert Council
In 2025, we established the PACED Expert Council, a new advisory body designed to support the Foundation’s educational and programme work while strengthening our connections with the professional community in target countries.
- Irakly VetskoGeorgiaExecutive Director of Firefly World — the first children's hospice in Tbilisi, Georgia; an entrepreneur; and a professional in international development.
- Gulnara KunirovaKazakhstanPresident of the Kazakhstan Association for Palliative Care, Executive Director of the Public foundation United Against Cancer, Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC).
- Yakhyo ZiyaevUzbekistanOncologist, Secretary-General of the Association of Oncologists, and one of the leaders of the palliative care development movement in Uzbekistan.
- Anda JansoneLatviaFounder of paediatric palliative care in Latvia, Head of the Latvian Service for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Palliative Care for Children, and Chair of the Paediatric Palliative Care Board of the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN).
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