Successful completion of the ELNEC course by AIIMS, Bathinda

Successful completion of the ELNEC course by AIIMS, Bathinda – Dr. Mayank Gupta and Dr. Gegal Pruthi, Bathinda The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, in collaboration with the End-of-Life Care Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) India, successfully conducted the ELNEC course from Tuesday, 16th November, 2021, to Thursday, 18th November, 2021. The ELNEC…

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Leveling up the Emotional Quotient: It’s scope in the Technocratic Oncosurgical suite

Leveling up the Emotional Quotient: It’s scope in the Technocratic Oncosurgical suite – Dr. Mayank Gupta and Dr. Nimish Singh, Bathinda The unsettling squeeze of hand and a frantic appeal to “save” her, by a lady about to undergo a hemi-mandibulectomy set an undertone of empathy and sadness in our minds. Her apprehension about who…

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The Need and Role of Palliative Care for Diabetic Patients

The Need and Role of Palliative Care for Diabetic Patients – Dr. Anuja Damani (Manipal), Dr. Arun Ghoshal (Toronto) Diabetes is one of the commonest non communicable diseases in India. According to a global survey published in 2019, India ranks 2nd among the countries with highest number of diabetic adults. 77 million people were living…

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Gender’s role in disabling help seeking behaviours

Gender’s role in disabling help seeking behaviours – Ms. Keshav Sharma, New Delhi Polarities are abundant in nature: Day & Night, Highs & Lows, Light & Shadow, and so on. They co-exist and beautifully complement each other in what is seen as a grand display of a virtuous balance. One such polarity is that of…

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Pages from the Diary of a Palliative Care Counsellor

Pages from the Diary of a Palliative Care Counsellor – Ms. Vandana Mahajan, Mumbai Context: I am a Palliative care counselor and have been counseling cancer patients for over 7 years now. I am associated with a cancer NGO, Cope with cancer-Madat Trust, and currently work at the Thoracic Disease Management Group (DMG) of Tata…

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Palliative care for patients with (COPD) – an essential unmet need

Palliative care for patients with (COPD) – an essential unmet need – Dr. Rajani Bhat, Bengaluru November 17th is observed as World COPD Day around the world in over 50 countries. Clinicians, research professionals and patient advocacy groups come together to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive…

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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 15

IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 15 Topic: Early Disorders of Consciousness Date: November 1, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Prasun P. More Online Training Program videos IAPC…

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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 14

IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 14 Topic: Severe Acute Brain Injury (SABI) Date: October 25, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Pallavi More Online Training Program videos IAPC…

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IAPC’s Election Notification Backup

The IAPC Elections for the office bearers of IAPC will be held online on 21st January, 2022. Elections will be held for the following posts: President, IAPC (2022 – 2025) Secretary, IAPC (Secretary Elect from 2022 – 2023; Secretary from 2023 – 2026) Central Council Members (2022 – 2024) North Zone (2 members) North –…

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