Yoga – The Calm amidst the chaos in the life of a palliative care recipient – Ms Sreekala Sunderrajan, Bengaluru Imagine this: You are walking on a hard concrete road with a broken shoe on a scorching hot summer day in Delhi. At that moment when you are about to faint, you are welcomed into…
Read MorePalliative Care in Sickle Cell disease – Dr. Pankaj Singhai and Dr. Swati Patel Jain, Indore Arun (name changed)16-year-old male child, a known case of sickle cell anaemia, presented to the hospital with acute painful crisis. Arun was diagnosed at 5 years of age, was not on regular follow up and was taking hydroxyurea irregularly.…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 18 Lecture Date: 13th June, 2022 Topic: Cardiovascular Drugs in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Kashish Vats Moderator: Dr. Raghu S Thota The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions,…
Read MoreElder Abuse and Palliative care: The time to act is now! – Dr. Anish S, Thrissur Every year June 15th is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by the United Nations General Assembly. The day aims to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and…
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My father’s journey with Brain Cancer: from DGM to GBM – Ms. Krithika S. and Ms. Sharanya S., Bengaluru My father, Mr Swaminathan C K, Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BSNL, was a dedicated, humble, loving and caring person. He had built a beautiful family, well nested by his wife and his two daughters. We…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 17 Lecture Date: 6th June, 2022 Topic: Anti Depressants in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Raghavendra Ramanjulu Moderator: Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are…
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The Delhi Supportive Care Oncology Group (DSCOG) had organized a grand meeting on Friday, 27 May, 2022, to advocate for the integration of Palliative Medicine in oncology. The meeting was aptly themed ‘Integrating Palliative Medicine improves quality of life’. The evening began with a role play ‘Nukkad Naatak‘ on how the integration of palliative medicine improves the quality of life of patients.…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 16 Lecture Date: 30th May, 2022 Topic: Respiratory drugs in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Pratyasa Padhi Moderator: Dr. Brajesh Kumar Ratre The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions,…
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Webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards an inclusion in palliative care services’, 2nd June, 2022 The IAPC on collaboration with the Uttara Karnataka Mahila Okkoota and Samraksha, successfully presented a webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards inclusion in palliative care services’, on Thursday, 2nd June,…
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‘An evening of Laughs with Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi’ on 9th May, 2022 The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) had organised a virtual hybrid event, ‘An Evening of laughs with Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi’, on Monday, 9th May, 2022 at 5:30 p.m, to commemorate World Laughter Day. The event was held both physically at Ramalingaswami Board Room,…
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