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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Catharine, Ms. Pooja Gowri S., Ms. Radha K., Ms. Sangeetha R.Ms. Sowmya & Ms. Umavathi B. A. (in alphabetical order) Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru < Back ‘Nurses help people at their most vulnerable time.’ SVYM’s palliative care team is rich with six nurses,…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sumitra Choudhary Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Center (BMCHRC), Jaipur < Back Mrs Sumitra Choudhary, is one of the Senior Nurses at BMCHRC and has worked there for 18 years now. Mrs Choudhary has worked in palliative care from 2008 and holds the charge of all the…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Akula Maheshwari & Ms. Maturi Ravali (in alphabetical order) Sparsh Hospice – Centre for Palliative Care, Hyderabad < Back Ms Akula Maheshwari is an Interim Head Nurse at Sparsh Hospice. She is a perfect blend of being a good communicator, a compassionate human being and a…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. P. Sona Lakshmi Pain & Palliative Care Trust, Chennai < Back Ms Sona joined the Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust in 2004 with minimal training in nursing. Yet, Ms Sona was committed, focused and displayed a keen desire to learn. Soon after she joined Lakshmi…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Chumki Rani Das, Mr. Kushal Kumar, Ms. Lily Prasad, Ms. Ramandeep Kaur& Ms. Rupa Dhami (in alphabetical order) Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly < Back Ms Chumki Rani Das, Mr Kushal Kumar, Ms Lily Prasad, Ms Ramandeep Kaur and Ms Rupa Dhami…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sana Zeby Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun & Yamuna Karuna Sanstha, Dehradun < Back Ms Sana Zeby is a palliative care nurse who has completed her 6 week certificate course in palliative nursing from the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS). Ms Zeby is currently working with Mahant Inderesh…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Rekha Kuchekar Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai < Back Ms Rekha Kuchekar is a Senior Nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine, at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and works with sincerity and dedication. The Department of Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, sees footfalls of…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Ramswaroop Garwa All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur < Back Mr Garwa is a palliative care nurse at AIIMS, Jodhpur. Mr Garwa always takes the time to understand the needs of each of his patients’ so that he can provide them quality palliative care.…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Priyanka Patiyal Sood All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh < Back Ms Priyanka Patiyal Sood is a Nursing Officer in the Radiation Oncology IPD, at AIIMS Rishikesh. Ms Sood was AIIMS Rishikesh’s first nursing officer to attend the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in Essentials of…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Prarthana Sarkar Care Continuum Private Limited, Kolkata < Back Ms Parthana’s contribution to Palliative Care in the urban community for the past 7 years has been exemplary in terms of supporting patients for Pain management, providing psychological support, and in the prevention of hospitalization through home…