Nominations invited for an upcoming vacancy in the IAPC’s Central Council Committee The IAPC’s next Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 11th February, 2023, in Bengaluru. The timing of the meeting will be announced shortly. Please note that there is an upcoming vacancy in the IAPC’s Central Council Committee for…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 4 Lecture Date: 21st November, 2022 Topic: Opioids and the immune system: Friend or foe? Speaker: Dr. Kashish Vats Moderator: Dr. Sachin Gunde 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…
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“Care, with cure, and beyond…” – Dr. Manasi Patil and Dr. Prajakta D. Bhagat, Mumbai The field of Palliative Medicine is one with many challenges, very much so in the context of incurable advanced cancer. The cancer is beyond cure, but not beyond care; which is why it becomes essential for palliative care services to…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 3 Lecture Date: 14th November, 2022 Topic: Opioid induced Hyperalgesia Speaker: Dr. Rabiya Razak Moderator: Dr. Seema Mishra 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 to drop us an…
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Kindness: A language by which the blind can see and the deaf can hear! – Palliative Care Physician, India The below mentioned short article is based on true life events. I hope that by sharing this, it will provide you with some food for thought! Raghu (name changed), was admitted to our palliative care center…
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Palliative care for patients with refractory epilepsy – Dr. Shrikant Atreya, Kolkata Epilepsy is a medical condition that can range from benign, self-limiting seizures to seizures that can be treated medically or surgically or to a medically or surgically refractory condition. Patients with refractory seizures have a complex health condition. The disorder, in addition to…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 2 Lecture Date: 7th November, 2022 Topic: Cancer Pain Syndromes Speaker: Dr. Pratibha Jha Moderator: Dr. Mithilesh Kumar 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 to drop us an…
Read MoreBMJ Supportive and Palliative Care provides a great opportunity for Young Researchers in India To encourage and promote young researchers from India in Palliative Medicine, the prestigious BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, has proposed that the research which receives the first prize in oral presentation at this year’s Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 1 Lecture Date: 31st October, 2022 Topic: POCUS in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Shunmuga Priya I. C. Moderator: Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar 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 to…
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Newsletter: November 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was celebrated across the country with grandeur and fanfare. I am excited to see this ever-growing participation in the World Day Celebrations, to raise our voice for Hospice and Palliative Care. The IAPC has launched 2 dedicated…
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