Newsletter: April 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am glad to share with you a few humble yet, key initiatives, sown by the Indian Association of Palliative Care in collaboration with other organizations across India. Such collaborations are a beginning to our arduous journey towards achieving our dream, ‘Palliative Care accessible to…
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Happiness and Palliative Care Ms. R. Vijayalakshmi, Chennai In my personal opinion, “Achievements, goals, fame or fortune may not provide one with true happiness. Lasting happiness is wholly and soley provided only in our mind and heart”. Let me expand on this a bit more with the below article. I met Mr. Raghupathy (name changed),…
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IAPCON 2023 The 30th Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2023) will be a physical conference at Bengaluru, organised by Karunashraya. The conference is slated to be conducted over two and half days (Friday, 10th, February 2023, to Sunday, 12th February 2023), with pre-conference workshops scheduled for Thursday, 9th February,…
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Webinar: Humanising Healthcare through Storytelling – Stories as a tool for transformation The IAPC in collaboration with Pallium India, conducted a webinar on ‘Humanising Healthcare through Storytelling – Stories as a tool for transformation’ on Wednesday, 23rd March, 2022, between 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. The webinar was delivered by a rich panel represented by Ms Chinthana…
Read MoreIAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 6 Lecture Date: 21st March, 2022 Topic: Morphine Speaker: Dr. Prajakta Bhagat Moderator: Dr. Prasun P. 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…
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An ‘Open House Discussion with the Experts’, by Kasturba Hospital, Manipal The Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, conducted a one of a kind focused group discussion with renowned experts to simplify and clarify the nuances of the ethical, legal and moral obligations in managing patients with critical illness in a hospital setting on Friday, 4th March, 2022.…
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Sleep – Beyond Benzodiazepines – Dr. Rajashree K. C., Thrissur What do we compromise on if we are too close to a deadline? Food? …definitely Not! Fun? …Not at all!! Sleep? …Yeah, I can sleep later!!! This is what most of us say and do. However, have you ever thought that sleep is one of…
Read MorePalliative Care for the Hearing Disabled – Dr. Priti R. Sanghavi, Ahmedabad 3rd march is celebrated globally as ‘World Hearing Day’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO) since 2007. The theme for this year (2022) is ‘To hear for life, listen with care’, which urges people to focus on the importance of safe listening to…
Read MoreThe Lonely Patient in the ICU – Dr. Seema R. (nee Kunikullaya) Rao, Bengaluru I can see your sufferingI can feel your painAs I find you writhingIn distress yet again I can smell the bileThat rises up your throatSee-through the beguiling smileHear each discordant note I can hear you gaspingEach strenuous gulp of airYour every…
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To commemorate World Storytelling Day, we are delighted to announce conversation on ‘Humanising Healthcare through Storytelling – Stories as a tool for transformation’, a collaborative initiative between IAPC and Pallium India, on Wednesday, 23rd March, at 7 p.m. IST. Please click here to register for the event. Our speakers will share with us the power of human…
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