Newsletter: February 2024 Edition
From the President’s Desk
Hello Friends,
I trust that each of you have completed your preparations for the upcoming 31st Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2024), set to take place at the Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, between Friday, 9th February, 2024, and Sunday, 11th February, 2024. Pre-conference workshops have been scheduled for Thursday, 8th February, 2024, at GCRI. I am sure that IAPCON is undoubtedly the much-anticipated event that everyone from the Palliative Care Fraternity in India looks out for…
Announcements / Messages from IAPC
IAPC’s Infographic of the month
Invitation to participate in the IAPC’s upcoming AGBM
An addendum regarding APM proposed to the IAPC’s constitution
The IAPC’s Election (2024)
Last reminder of call for Proposal: IAPCON 2026
IAPCON 2024: Registrations invited for the ‘2.5 kms Walk for Palliative Care’
Winners announced: IAPC’s ‘Pictures to Moments – Together for palliative care’
Report of the WHO SEARO on expanding availability and access to palliative care published
Tune in at 2:50 p.m. on 14th February, 2024, for a multilingual edition of ‘Singing for the Stars’
Leverage the IAPC’s Social Media to stay connected!
The IAPC’s Careers page has been updated to reflect new vacancies from across the country
Call for Support: Your 2 minutes = Someone’s entire lifetime of Peace, Comfort and Dignity!
‘Saath Saath Helpline’: India’s free palliative care helpline
Education and Training
222 clinicians participate in the ‘Part A’ component of the IAPC’s CCEPC in January 2024
Applications invited for the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in Palliative Care Pharmacy’
Last chance to register for the ‘Certificate Course in Palliative Care’ offered jointly by PHFI and TIPS
HBCON 2024 conducted successfully by the Department of Palliative Medicine, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru
‘GERIPALCON 2024’ conducted successfully at Chennai on 6th and 7th of January 2024
The TWCC’s and HCPC’s ‘Pediatric Palliative Medicine Fellowship Welcome and Graduation Ceremony’ was held on 11th January, 2024
A workshop on ‘Managing Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Chronic Illnesses’ conducted in Siliguri between 11th and 13th January, 2024
A cancer awareness and palliative care sensitisation organised jointly by the NSS-DTU, Dept. of Biotechnology DTU and DNipCare on 24th January, 2024
Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine, MPMMCC and HBCH, Varanasi, successfully conducts ‘PallEvolution 2024’ on 27th and 28th January, 2024
NHM, Uttar Pradesh, and KGMC, Lucknow, jointly train 80 Medical Officers in basics of palliative care between 26th and 28th December, 2023
College of Nursing, AIIMS Deoghar, conducts a Nursing Officer training in Morphine Storage and Dispensing on 22nd December, 2023
Update from APM’s lecture series
Awards and Recognitions
Department of Palliative Medicine, CMC Vellore now offers DNB in Palliative Medicine
WHO praises Kerala and Telangana for their approach in caring for the terminally ill
Ms Sarada Lingaraju awarded the ‘Philanthropy Stalwart Award’ by the FLO and YFLO
Dr Ravi Kannan bestowed with the ‘Indian of the Year Award (Social Change) 2023’ by CNN-News18
CMC Vellore and Sneha Deepam Society inaugurates the ‘Ida B Scudder Hospice’
Dr M Subrahmanyam receives the ‘Ata Vedukalu’ award
Mr Mujeeb Kuttamassery is the recipient of the ‘Exemplary Palliative Support Award’
BHT-Karunashraya extends its MoU with MAHE for 5 more years
Interesting Reads
IAPC’s Exclusive Articles
- ‘Palliative Care on ground, on air, and everywhere!’ by Mr Umesh Pandey, Siliguri, in observance of World Radio Day, (13th February)
- ‘Empowering Lives Through Education: The Role of the Academy of Palliative Medicine in India’, by Ms Asha Albuquerque Pai, Manipal, in commemoration of International Day of Education (24th January)
- ‘Nurturing Intrinsic Self-Worth: A Personal Reflection on Larry’s Inspiring Journey’, by Ms Sheena Jacob, Canada
Other Compelling reads
- ‘The Essence of Palliative Care: Lessons from a 30-Year Journey in Kerala’, a republication from ehospice
- ‘Burnt’, a republication from Pulse
Other upcoming events
Submit abstracts before 6th February, 2024, for the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, 31st May to 4th June, 2024, Chicago, USA
IAHPC announces Travelling Scholarships to participate in the 13th EAPC Research Congress
Participate in the EAPC’s webinar on ‘Public Health Approaches to Bereavement Support’ on 21st February, 2024
Registrations invited for PCRS’s webinar on ‘Social Media in Palliative Care’ on 22nd February, 2024
Registrations invited for ‘Curios 4.0’, 23rd – 25th February, 2024
Register for the APHN’s webinar on ‘Meeting our Global Paediatric Palliative Care Family’ on 27th February, 2024
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