30 Nov 2024

IAPC Newsletter: December 2024

Newsletter: December 2024 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The 32nd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2025) is almost here and I am thrilled to draw your attention to the following: A final call for abstracts is announced to provide researchers from around the world to present their…

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25 Nov 2024

Medicine Beyond Pills: A dose of humanity

Medicine Beyond Pills: A dose of humanity – Ms Sneha P, Vallikkunnu, Kerala Until two years ago, my understanding of palliative care was limited to a brief notation in my nursing studies, and as a topic for a potential essay question. Occasionally, I’d see the palliative care vehicle of our panchayat passing by while I…

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25 Nov 2024

What being a ‘caregiver’ taught me: A Doctor’s Perspective

What being a ‘caregiver’ taught me: A Doctor’s Perspective – Dr Parul Raina, Bengaluru Being a doctor and caring for patients is one side of the story. But what if you find yourself on the other side? When a ‘Doctor’ Becomes a ‘Caregiver’!! When your loved one is in a critical condition and you are…

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18 Nov 2024

Is it Time to Revise Medical Ethics?

Is it Time to Revise Medical Ethics? – Dr Pratyasa Padhi, Bhubaneswar One afternoon, while visiting the medical oncology ward for palliative care consultations, I encountered a 45-year-old man with a bandage on his right lower limb, sitting on the bed alongside his wife. As I was about to see him, the ward attendant informed…

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11 Nov 2024

PRPCS organizes a Pediatric Bereavement Memorial Support Group

PRPCS organizes a Pediatric Bereavement Memorial Support Group The Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society (PRPCS) had organized a poignant reflection of a profound, yet a transformative and encouraging event in life, by organizing a Pediatric Bereavement Memorial Support Group event on Tuesday, 22nd October, 2024, at Hyderabad. The event was envisioned to ensure that…

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