Newsletter: January 2023 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I wish each of you a very happy and a prosperous new year! As the world awakens to a new dawn, a new beginning filled with renewed hope and resolution, we at the IAPC, are committed to taking forward the aim of IAPC, to ensure…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 9 Lecture Date: 26th December, 2022 Topic: Prognostic Tools in Patients with Advanced Cancer Speaker: Dr. Gayatri S. Moderator: Dr. Krithika Rao The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested…
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HIV/AIDS – Still stuck in the past – Dr. Sreedevi Warrier, Thiruvananthapuram 1981. The year when the monster of Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) started surfacing and wreaking havoc in the lives and minds of people. Little did we know that it was just the beginning of a global epidemic which continues even today.…
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Invitation to attend the IAPC’s upcoming AGBM We invite all IAPC members to join us in-person for the IAPC’s next Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) scheduled to be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 11th February, 2023, in Bengaluru. The AGBM will be held on the second day of the Annual International Conference of the Indian…
Read MoreThe critical need to integrate palliative care in neo-natal and infant care – Dr. Krithika Rao, Manipal As of 2020, UNICEF reports India’s Neonatal Mortality rate is 20 per 1000 live births. The major causes of neonatal deaths are Prematurity & low birth weight (46.1%), Birth asphyxia & birth trauma (13.5%), Neonatal Pneumonia (11.3%), Other noncommunicable…
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The Palliative Care Approach: Integration an Imperative – Dr. Ashita Singh, Chinchpada It is a privilege for me to share a few thoughts on this important theme which I believe, is crucial for health care in our country. There are a few questions that present themselves as we consider this for our country: What do we…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 8 Lecture Date: 19th December, 2022 Topic: Inotropic therapy and non-invasive ventilation in palliative care: An ethical dilemma? Speaker: Dr. Amelia Michael Moderator: Dr. Raghavendra Ramanjulu The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 7 Lecture Date: 12th December, 2022 Topic: Palliative sedation versus euthanasia: an ethical assessment Speaker: Dr. Anshita Sharma Moderator: Dr. Shreya Nair The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 6 Lecture Date: 5th December, 2022 Topic: Common metabolic disorders in palliative care and their management Speaker: Dr. Varun Yadav Moderator: Dr. Ravi Umrania The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions,…
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Register for the Palliative Care workshop in the 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022 The 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022, is being organised at Fairfield by Marriott, Mumbai, between Thursday, 15th December, 2022, and Sunday, 18th December, 2022. This in-person conference is being organised jointly by the Institute of Pulmonology, the Tata Memorial…
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