Palliative Care: A Care that is misunderstood! – Ms. Vandana Mahajan, Mumbai A 72-year-old lady diagnosed with lung carcinoma, has ‘palliative care’ written in her treatment plan. The patient’s daughter is in tears and says “My mother is active and healthy. Why palliative care? Is she dying?” I gently respond, “Palliative care does not mean…
Read MoreIAPC 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 6 Topic: Vascular Emergencies 1: Cancer Associated Venous Thrombosis Date: August 30, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Rucha Patil More Online Training…
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The Tata Memorial Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, in collaboration with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) & Palliative Care Interdisciplinary (PCIC) is organizing a virtual 2 weekend course, “ASCO Palliative Care e-Course” (APCeC) on 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th October 2021 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. The core and advanced Palliative Care…
Read MoreIAPC 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 5 Topic: Haematological Emergencies: Blast Crisis, Hyperleukocytosis, Tumour Lysis Syndrome, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome & Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis…
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From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am delighted to announce that the much awaited IAPCON 2022 website is live now! I invite you all to participate in this virtual international conference as it is a unique opportunity for the palliative care community from India and beyond, to come together for a mutual exchange of…
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IAPC’s Special Feature on Palliative Care for the LGBTI Community 1. An overview of care for the LGBTI Community: Role of Palliative Care Dr. Rajni Herman, New Delhi 2. Hidden Lives also Matter: A Nurse’s perspective Ms. Anu Savio Thelly, Puducherry 3. Challenges in caring for the LGBTI Community: A Counsellor’s Perspective Ms. Poornima Prakash,…
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IAPC’s Special Feature on Geriatric Palliative Care 1. A current update on Geriatric Palliative Care in India Dr. Prince John, Pune, Maharashtra 2. Geriatrics and Palliative Care Bonhomie: A Geriatrician’s perspective Dr. Dominic Benjamin, Bengaluru, Karnataka 3. Palliative Care needs of older persons at home (including End-of-Life Care) Dr. Stanley C Macaden, Bengaluru, Karnataka 4.…
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Lung Cancer and Palliative Care – Dr. Prabhat S. Malik, New Delhi Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. It is considered as the ‘disease of smokers’; however lung cancer in non-smokers is being recognized as an increasingly prominent public health issue in recent times. Though screening with low dose CT…
Read MorePalliative Care needs of older persons at home (including End-of-Life Care) – Dr. Stanley C Macaden, Bengaluru Let’s begin with a short case summary: Mr. Raju (name changed), was 80 and a known case of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). He had good family support and was under the care of a…
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Elderly Care: Nursing perspective – Mr. Sudip Rudra Paul, Pune Geriatric Palliative Care (GPC) is a field of inter-specialty collaboration unifying competences from geriatric medicine and palliative care to respond to the socio-demographic changes and challenges of older adults with severe and life-limiting conditions. Geriatric Palliative Care can be provided when there are indications for…
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