The Delhi Supportive Care Oncology Group (DSCOG) had organized a grand meeting on Friday, 27 May, 2022, to advocate for the integration of Palliative Medicine in oncology. The meeting was aptly themed ‘Integrating Palliative Medicine improves quality of life’. The evening began with a role play ‘Nukkad Naatak‘ on how the integration of palliative medicine improves the quality of life of patients.…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 16 Lecture Date: 30th May, 2022 Topic: Respiratory drugs in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Pratyasa Padhi Moderator: Dr. Brajesh Kumar Ratre 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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Webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards an inclusion in palliative care services’, 2nd June, 2022 The IAPC on collaboration with the Uttara Karnataka Mahila Okkoota and Samraksha, successfully presented a webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards inclusion in palliative care services’, on Thursday, 2nd June,…
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‘An evening of Laughs with Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi’ on 9th May, 2022 The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) had organised a virtual hybrid event, ‘An Evening of laughs with Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi’, on Monday, 9th May, 2022 at 5:30 p.m, to commemorate World Laughter Day. The event was held both physically at Ramalingaswami Board Room,…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 15 Lecture Date: 23rd May, 2022 Topic: Anti-psychotics in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Dhanashri Kudal Moderator: Dr. Jayita Deodhar 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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Newsletter: June 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am very excited to share that the much-awaited Academy of Palliative Medicine (APM) is now formally established with the signing of an MoU at Bengaluru, on Sunday, 29th February, 2022, between the IAPC, the Bangalore Hospice Trust – Karunshraya, and the Suprajit Foundation. Years…
Read MorePalliative care for Thalassemia Major – Dr. Tulika Seth, New Delhi Thalassemia major is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that results in chronic hemolytic anemia. The symptoms of the disease are due to both, hemolysis and dys-erythropoiesis. These patients require regular blood transfusions from about 6 months of life at a frequency of every 2-4 weeks.…
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Palliative Care in Peace and Humanitarian Crises – Ms. Joan Marston, South Africa On the 16th of May the world commemorated the International Day of Living Together in Peace. Sadly, for many, peace is just a pipe-dream. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview of April 2022, there are 303 million people needing humanitarian assistance with…
Read MorePalliative Care for End Organ Damage in Hypertension – Dr. Jenifer Jeba S., Vellore Every year, May 17th is observed as ‘World Hypertension Day’. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the chronic disease burden in India. One in every third adult is hypertensive according to a nation-wide survey(2015). Poorly controlled hypertension results in…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 14 Lecture Date: 16th May, 2022 Topic: Drugs used for Constipation Speaker: Dr. Arjun M. Pillai Moderator: Dr. Gayatri Palat 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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