“My Care, My Comfort”

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020 “My Care, My Comfort” Based on the theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020, Palliative Care: it’s “My Care, My Comfort”, Dr. Lulu Mathews shares a story with our readers.  Dr. Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics,Institute of Palliative Medicine,Kozhikode, Kerala.Email: lulumathews@gmail.com Palliative Care, Chacko’s Comfort Can I…

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Lecture & Panel Discussion

World Day Celebration: AIIMS organises Lecture & Panel Discussion On the occasion of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, All India Institute of Medical Sciences invites you for a guest lecture and panel discussion on Palliative Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Medical and Ethical Care Principles and Practice. Topic: Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic:…

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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Session 12

IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Session 12 Topic: Difficult Communication – Collusion in Palliative Care Date: September 14, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Nagesh Simha. IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian…

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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Session 11

IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Session 11 Topic: Understanding And Managing Conflict Date: September 7, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Chitra Venkateswaran. IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative…

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IAPC Newsletter: October 2020

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Stay Safe, it is the only advice we can share now! We know how to protect ourselves from the virus. But please do not forget to take protective measures in your personal and professional life. Please remember always that taking protective measures is the only way to safeguard ourselves…

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Mother’s Lap!

Mother’s lap! Is that the abode of solace for her dying baby? Author: Dr Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics, Institute of Palliative Medicine(WHOCC for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long-term Care), Kozhikode, Kerala. Where would you like to die? In whose arms? This question when posed to an adult, you are unlikely to get a…

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Home Based Palliative Care: A Manual for Nurses

Home Based Palliative Care: A Manual for Nurses Published by Institute of Palliative Medicine (WHO Collaboration Centre for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long Term Care) Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Dr. Lulu Mathews, Program Director, Academics, Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), Kozhikode introduces this book for our readers. Since most people prefer to spend their…

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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Session 10

IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Session 10 Topic: Approach to an Angry Patient/Family in a Palliative Care setting Date: August 31, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Santosh K Chaturvedi. IAPC ACADEMY is…

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