Newsletter: January 2025 Edition
From the President’s Desk
Dear Friends,
As the sun rises on a new year, we step into another year of endless possibilities. On behalf of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), I extend my warmest wishes to you all for a bright and fulfilling start to 2025. May this year bring growth, purpose, and joy to our shared efforts in advancing palliative care across India.
It is with immense pride, I share with you the remarkable ‘Journey of IAPC in 2024‘. Please click here to view a graphical representation of these accomplishments from 2024…
Announcements / Messages from IAPC
IAPC’s Infographic of the month
Final Call for Proposal: IAPCON 2027
IAPCON 2025: Final Chance to register for IAPCON 2025 and the Meme competition! Interview with Dr Rohit Lahori and Dr Sunana Gupta, the Organising Secretaries of IAPCON 2025!
Notice: The IAPC’s AGBM will be held on 1st February, 2025
Tune in at 2:50 p.m. on 21st January, 2025, for a multilingual 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
Education and Training
31 candidates participated in the IAPC’s ‘Foundation Course in the Physiotherapy – Palliative Care Interface’ on 30th November, 2024
50 individuals participated in the IAPC’s ‘Foundation course in the Essentials of Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care’ between 1st and 7th December, 2024
‘Farishtey: A death doula training program’ conducted successfully at Nayagarh, Odisha, between 6th and 7th December, 2024
Over 80 healthcare professionals participate in KMCH’s CME on ‘Cancer Pain and Onco-Palliative Care CME’ conducted on 7th December, 2024
14 individuals participated in ‘Chai pe Charcha: Let’s talk about Death and Dying (and living)’ on 13th December, 2024
Over 60 individuals enjoy a one-hour Diversion program at Mysuru on 14th December, 2024
203 individuals participated in ‘IAPCON Assam 2024’, the IAPC Assam State Chapter’s first conference conducted on 14th and 15th December, 2024
The Government of WB in collaboration with the IAPC and CNCI, sensitise 23 Administrators in the basics of palliative care and NDPS Act, on 19th December, 2024
AIIMS Jodhpur and Government of Rajasthan, jointly sensitise 30 Medical Officers from Jodhpur’s Urban PHC’s in basics of Palliative care on 20th and 21st December, 2024
36 individuals participated in the Certificate Course in Counselling Skills in Cancer and Palliative Care, offered jointly by KIPCER and KMC Manipal
3 ELNEC core trainings were conducted by ELNEC India and HPCNAI between 27th November, and 21st December, 2024
A pre-conference workshop on ‘Communication Skills’ included in ICON’s annual conference
64 professionals from 18 countries participated in ‘Masterclass 2024’ organised jointly by IPM, SPCP, BSMMU and St Christopher’s Hospice
Update from the APM’s lecture series
Awards and Recognitions
JASCAP felicitated by TMC Mumbai
Dr Abhishek Shukla conferred with the ‘Icons of Health Award’
Sparsh Hospice awarded the ‘HM TV Business Excellence Award 2024 (Social Service)’
Ms Poonam Bagai honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at PHOCON 2024
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement celebrated it’s 41st Foundation Day on 1st December, 2024
Pallium India celebrated 21 years of service on 15th December, 2024
Amrit Dhara Palliative Care Trust celebrated 5 years of service delivery on 21st December, 2024
Interesting Reads
IAPC’s Exclusive Articles
- ‘Navigating the River: Reflections of a woman in Global Palliative Care’, by Dr Megan Doherty, Geneva, Switzerland, in commemoration of International Day of Women in Multilateralism (25th January)
- ‘Synergizing Expertise: Transforming Palliative Care in India through Collaboration’, by Dr Arun Ghoshal (Manipal) and Ms Archana Ganesh (Bengaluru), Karnataka
- ‘Reflecting on my Journey in Palliative Care’, by Ms. Meenu Yadav, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Other Compelling reads
- ‘When Professional Pride Delays Palliative Care – Dr N M Mujeeb Rahman’, a republication from ehospice
- ‘The influence of colonialism on the pain relief access abyss’, a blog from EAPC
Other upcoming events
Register to participate in a webinar ‘So you want to do a PhD?’, 15th January, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (IST)
Participate in the EAPC’s webinar on ‘International and cross-national comparisons in palliative care research: population-health perspectives’, 27th January, 2025, 6:00 p.m. (IST)
Early Bird registration rates available till 28th February, 2025, for the 19th World Congress of the EAPC, Helsinki, Finland, 29th – 31st May, 2025
Registrations invited for the ‘UK’s Dementia and Palliative Care Conference 2025’, 25th March, 2025, Buckfastleigh, UK
Submit abstracts and register for the ‘South African Palliative Care Conference 2025’, 18th – 21st June, 2025, Durban, South Africa
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