IAPC Newsletter: April 2025

From the President’s Desk

Dear All,

Warm greetings to everyone!

As the temperatures are beginning to rise across India, preparations for the upcoming 33^rd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2026) are heating up as well.

On behalf of the IAPC, I invite each of you to register for IAPCON 2026 and avail the early bird registration offer. IAPCON 2026 will be held at the National Institute for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (NI-MSME), Hyderabad, Telangana, between Friday, 13^th February, 2026, and Sunday, 15^th February 2026…

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Announcements / Messages from IAPC

IAPC’s Infographic of the month: ‘Care Continuum’

‘Rhythms of the Heart: A Collection of Poems’ published on 21^st March, 2025

IAPCON 2026: Register now to avail the Early Bird offer!

New resource added: Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney Authorisation

Tune in at 2:55 p.m. on 22^nd April, 2025, for a special edition of ‘Singing for the Stars’

Leverage the IAPC’s Social Media to stay connected!

New vacancies from across the country are now published in the IAPC’s Careers page

Call for Support: Your 2 minutes = Someone’s entire lifetime of Peace, Comfort and Dignity!

‘Saath Saath Helpline’: India’s free palliative care helpline

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Education and Training

Applications invited for the ‘IAPC’s Foundation Course in Palliative Care for Volunteers’

The ‘IAPC’s Foundation Course in the Physiotherapy – Palliative Care interface’ is now inviting applications

36 individuals participate in the ‘Part A’ component of the IAPC’s ‘Foundation Course in Palliative Care Pharmacy’ on 29^th March, 2025

Over 130 healthcare professionals participated in BIACH & RI’s symposium ‘Beyond What the Eye Can See’ on 2^nd March, 2025

Over 165 individuals participated in CanSupport’s and Dr BRAIRCH AIIMS Delhi’s 22^nd Annual Palliative Care CME/CNE on 5^th and 6^th March, 2025

Amrit Dhara Palliative Care Trust hosts a three-day workshop on ‘Effective Communication in Palliative Care’ between 6^th and 8^th March, 2025

IHBAS successfully conducted a CME on ‘Basic Skills in Neuropalliative Care’ on 12^th March, 2025

BHT-KIPCER’s workshop on ‘Spirituality in Palliative Care’ conducted on 15^th and 16^th March, 2025

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, and the Delhi Chapter of IAPC, jointly organised a workshop on ‘Neuropalliative Care’ on 23^rd March, 2025

Over 1500 individuals sensitised in the basics of palliative care at Dimapur on 23^rd March, 2025

3 ELNEC trainings were conducted by ELNEC India and HPCNAI between 15^th January and 2^nd March, 2025

Update from the APM’s lecture series

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Awards and Recognitions

Dr Geeta Joshi awarded the ‘Sadvichar Parivar Women’s Achievement Award’ on 3^rd March, 2025

Dr K Suresh Kumar presented with the ‘Sudheera Memorial OISCA Award’ on 22^nd March, 2025

Dr Obangjungla launches ‘Serene Palliative Care’, a compassionate community home based palliative care service, in Dimapur, Nagaland, on 26^th March, 2025

Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center presented with the ‘2025 Excellence in Palliative Care Award’ on 28^th February, 2025

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Interesting Reads

IAPC’s Exclusive Articles

• ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: A Call for Equitable Healthcare’, by Dr Shaheer Abdulla, Ajmer, Rajasthan, in observance of World Health Day (7^th April)
• ‘The Silent Suffering of a Healer’ by Dr Rajith R, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• ‘The Hands That Heal: My Journey in Palliative Care’, by Ms Deepika Suryavanshi, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Other Compelling reads

• ‘The Bougainvillea House’, a republication from Medium
• ‘Honouring Traditions: Integrating Cultural Wisdom into Palliative Care – Saif Mohammed’, a republication from e hospice

Other upcoming events

Register to participate in Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and the ELICIT’s webinar ‘Navigating the legal landscape of life-sustaining treatment in India’, on 3^rd April, 2025, 6 – 8 p.m.

Apply to participate in Hospis Malaysia’s ‘Palliative Care Symposium’ 21^st April, 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Don’t miss the last opportunity to participate in the 16^th APHC Conference 2025, 23^rd – 26^th April, 2025, Sarawak, Malaysia

Last chance to register for the 19^th World Congress of the EAPC, 29^th – 31^st May, 2025, Helsinki, Finland

Registrations invited for the ‘South African Palliative Care Conference 2025’, 18^th – 21^st June, 2025, Durban, South Africa

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