16 Jan 2026

BMC Palliative Care: Call for Papers – Home Based Palliative Care

BMC Palliative Care: Call for Papers – Home Based Palliative Care BMC Palliative Care is currently welcoming submissions of original research to the “Home-based palliative care” Collection. Submissions will be welcomed until 10th May 2026. If you are interested in submitting your manuscript, please see the author guidelines. Please specify you are submitting to the…

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3 Jan 2026

Agenda: Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) 2026

Announcement Agenda: Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) 2026 The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) cordially invites all its members to attend the Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM), to be held on Saturday, 14th February 2026 at 4:00 p.m., during IAPCON 2026, in the Main Hall (Hall A), National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME), Hyderabad. All the IAPC…

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30 Dec 2025

IAPC Newsletter: January 2026

Newsletter: January 2026 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear friends, As we begin a new year, I extend my warm greetings to each of you and your families. I sincerely thank you for your sustained commitment and dedicated efforts throughout 2025 toward advancing palliative care across our country. As we step into January, it gives…

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29 Dec 2025

A Journey of the Heart: How Palliative Care Training Changed the Way I See Volunteering

A Journey of the Heart: How Palliative Care Training Changed the Way I See Volunteering – Ms. Shashikala Devanesen, Chennai As a volunteer from Dean Foundation, Chennai. I had the great privilege of participating in the online Volunteers Training Programme conducted by IAPC from 20-25 November 2025. When I signed up for the Foundation Course…

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26 Dec 2025

Between Loss and Living: Reflections from a Psycho-Oncology Practice

Between Loss and Living: Reflections from a Psycho-Oncology Practice – Dr. Priyadarshini Pant, Patiala The past ten days have been heavy, as I lost six terminally ill patients to cancer. The experience, however, is always a mixed bag because, just in the last two days, three of my patients—who are cancer survivors—have reported an improvement…

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