IAPC Newsletter: August 2024

Newsletter: August 2024 Edition From the President’s Desk Hello Friends, On behalf of the IAPC, I am delighted to invite applications for the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2024’, an initiative to encourage nurses in palliative care to further develop their skills and knowledge, and achieve excellence in the field. The winner will receive a…

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Applications invited for the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’

Applications invited for the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’ The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) is delighted to invite applications for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025! This award aims to encourage excellence in nursing within palliative care. The winner of the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’ will be presented with a cash…

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The ‘Telangana State Chapter of the IAPC’ inaugurated on 29th June, 2024

The ‘Telangana State Chapter of the IAPC’ inaugurated on 29th June, 2024 We are happy to report that the ‘Telangana State Chapter of the IAPC’ was inaugurated formally on Saturday, 29th June, 2024, at an event held at Raddison Blu Plaza Hotel, in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana. Dr M Srinivasulu (Director, MNJ Institute on Oncology…

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Navigating Digital Legacy as a part of End-of-Life Care Planning

Navigating Digital Legacy as a part of End-of-Life Care Planning – Mr Sachin Dwivedi, Rishikesh A person’s ‘digital legacy’ is the quantity of electronic data that one leaves behind on digital media and the internet upon their death. This could include one’s email accounts, websites, blogs, online chats, financial accounts, images, videos, online gaming profiles,…

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Webinar on ‘Let’s change the Ending: A Conversation about Dying well’, 11th July, 2024

Webinar on ‘Let’s change the Ending: A Conversation about Dying well’, 11th July, 2024 The Model Palliative Care Division at the Government Medical College, Kollam, in collaboration with Pallium India and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, and supported by Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) presented a webinar on ‘Let’s change the Ending: A Conversation about Dying…

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Palliative care in humanitarian settings

Palliative care in humanitarian settings – Dr Sunitha Daniel, York, United Kingdom ‘World Humanitarian Day’ is celebrated on August 19th each year as per the resolution passed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to commemorate the bomb attack that killed 22 humanitarian aid workers in Iraq in 2003. Each year, the campaign led by…

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