From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, It is a matter of pride for me to speak about our efforts to help and guide the Palliative Care Community in India, in the middle of the unending healthcare emergency. Despite all our limitations, we are trying to do whatever we can. In this Newsletter, please see details…
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“A good night’s sleep for patients without pain; Isn’t that we aspire for!” “It’s a sad fact that even after amendments of NDPS rules, opioid analgesics are not reaching to those who needs them the most. And this, is now exacerbated by the pandemic situation and lockdown enforced due to it.” – writes Dr. Anuja…
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Series Starts from 29th June 2020 Note (July 30, 2020): You can watch the video series Here Indian Association of Palliative Care launches a new initiative – IAPC Academy- an online training program with an aim to provide training to students doing MD in Palliative Medicine, by experts in the field. This series will start…
Read MoreSharing Experiences WEEK 9 Get infected with COVID-19 during patient care, develop symptoms, fall severely sick, breathless, and weak, and fight to survive lonely- this is the unbelievable story of Dr. Solomon S. Pudi, a specialty Doctor in ENT at NHS, Oldham, United Kingdom. Solomon was confronting the illness without realizing the fact that this…
Read MoreFrom the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The country is shifting into a reverse quarantine phase, with more facilities open and more freedom for movement. With the stringent and systematic measures taken and the two-months-long shut down, we have somehow hoarded our health system from collapse and controlled the threatening effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Even though…
Read MoreUnderstanding COVID-19 Pandemic; pathophysiology, presentation and epidemiological & its implications The session on Understanding COVID-19 Pandemic was held on 14th May 2020.Speakers and Topics: Dr. Anant Mohan, Professor, Pulmonology, AIIMS New Delhi: Key features of COVID in Respiratory System: Treatments and Redflag for Hospitalization Role of Public Health Surveillance in Responding to COVID-19: Dr. Ankur Nair, Surveillance…
Read MoreSupporting Children Who are Infected or Affected by COVID Pandemic It is the role of Palliative Care Community to ensure basic needs of children to be satisfied, support their emotional needs, and guide parents/ care givers on how to talk and support children through- out the COVID-19 pandemic; said the experts participated in the echo…
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Dr. Roop Gurshani explains the relevance of the position paper by the BioEthics Unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) orders and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), published in the current issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Research The ICMR has confirmed that CPR is not a default…
Read MoreWhat is a Living Will? It is important for people to plan their future healthcare, especially at a time when they may no longer be able to make decisions or communicate these decisons. The “Living Will” will provide people the opportunity to think about, talk about and write down their wishes, preferences, priorities and refusals.…
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