Founders, Leaders and Futurists in Palliative Care: Robert Twycross, DM, FRCP, FCCR by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore published on 2021-08-02T21:35:39Z Trained as a physician, he was a pioneer in hospice care and pain management. Dr Twycross served as the Director of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care from 1988–2005,