“When medical prowess is finite, infinite compassion truly helps to heal” Authors Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care,Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. Healthcare systems globally and in India have been struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, is a major…
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This article by Dr. Naveen Salins and Dr. Ashish Gulia (published as the editorial of Indian Journal of Medical Sciences), provides an overview of the ethics based decision-making during a COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Seven ethical principles that guides decision-making in a pandemic crisis have been listed in this article. Congratulations Dr. Naveen and Dr. Ashish…
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“Our secret affair started during my teen years…A constant companion by my side, my pen, was my first love.The culmination of this journey is this book,Random Musings of a Physician Poet,an autobiographical anthology of verses, a story of my experimentswith life and with words.As I traverse the fifth decade of my life, the 50 poems…
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The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) invites students to an exciting opportunity to work with The IAPC, a National organization, as a part of the Internship Program. The Internship program is being currently offered as a virtual program, as we are mindful of the impositions due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The program provides…
Read MoreIAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 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 Session 7 Topic: Approach to Neurological Conditions needing Palliative Care Date: August 10, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Roop Gursahani. IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian…
Read MoreIAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 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 Session 6 Topic: Approach to a Patient presenting with Neurological Weakness in a Palliative Care setting Date: August 3, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Roop Gursahani. IAPC…
Read MoreIAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 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 Session 5 Topic: Approach to a Cancer Patient with Substance Abuse Disorder Date: July 27, 2020.Faculty: Dr. Jayita Deoghar. IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative…
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Apply Now for the Global Leaders in the Advancement & Development of Palliative Care (GLAD) Program The GLAD program is designed to support palliative care workers from any discipline, who have demonstrated leadership capabilities, and who wish to advance palliative care in their own countries in line with United Nations (UN) Organizations resolutions and commitments…
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From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Unfortunate issues are looming over us in the past few months. Considering the extreme difficult scenario, IAPC central council (CC) had to take certain unprecedented decisions. The central council held on 11th July 2020 decided to postpone the Annual Conference, AGM, and election to the vacancies of office bearers…
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Here, Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan of Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust Shares her experience of organizing online sessions for CCEPC. Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust is the first course centre which organized CCEPC online in June 2020. “Dear friends, I was literally emotionally overwhelmed, with joy, pride and a sense of achievement, when we…
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