AYUSH-PC Bridging Gaps Proposed to be held on 25th August, 2019 at Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari. Indian Association of Palliative Care in collaboration with “HeIpers of Mary” – Mother Anna palliative Care Centre organizes a national workshop on ‘AYUSH – PC Bridging Gaps‘: iapcayush2019 A National Workshop Palliative Care — AYUSH Integration A Group discussions on the…
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Chronic Pain added to the International Classification of Diseases I am writing with some exciting news: the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) which includes a new classification system for chronic pain. This revision is a milestone achievement for IASP and the direct result of six years of…
Read MoreFrom The National Information Officer’s Desk Care and Empathy has been the core values of IAPC. Dear members, over the last two years, as NIO, for IAPC, I have witnessed the above values enshrined in every activity of the association. IAPC has been touching the lives of hundreds of the needy every day and there…
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More than 40 volunteers were imparted training in palliative care on 23rd and 24th May, 2019 at State Cancer Institute, GMC, Assam by Dr. Dinesh Chandra Goswami, Dr. Kabindra, Dr. Sabitri, Dr. Kalpajit as faculties from SCI and Dr. Arun Deka as coordinator.
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As part of the “Nurses Week Celebration 2019”, DNipCare conducted a “Symposium on Palliative Care” by way of Continuing Nursing Education for the Nursing Officers of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Government of NCT Delhi, Khichripur, Delhi, on 8th May 2019. Dr. Anjana Saxena (Ex-Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Sr. Hanife Mac Gamwell…
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The DNipCare (Delhites’ National Initiative in Palliative Care) held a Cancer Awareness & Palliative Care Sensitization Campaign at the St. Basil Church, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi on 5th May 2019. Rev. Father Bineesh Babu inaugurated the Campaign. The following esteemed persons consucted the campaign: Dr. Anjana Saxena (Ex-Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare),…
Read MoreFrom The President’s Desk It has been two months since I took charge as presidentship of our esteemed organization- The ‘Indian Association of Palliative care’. I feel delighted that with efforts of all the stalwarts of Palliative Medicine, we could achieve the following by meticulous follow up in just two months, which I promised as…
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IAPC Volunteer Training Programme Report by Mr. Radhakrishnan Menon Training for community volunteers spreads wings in Tamil Nadu PG Scholars, Medical Officers and Assistant Professors of Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, Kulasekharam volunteered to attend the 16 hour training programme for community volunteers recognized by Indian Association of Palliative Care held at Mother Anna Palliative…
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A community sensitization programme for palliative care workers in Mussoorie, was conducted by Dr. Divya Mishra, an alumni of the NFPM program of Palliative Medicine and consulting physician at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, where the book was first introduced in English. As many volunteers in Northern India are not well versed in English so, the need to…
Read MoreINTEGRATING PALLIATIVE MEDICINE INTO MBBS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM From 2019 onwards, the MCI has revised the MCI curriculum and has introduced several new topics relating to palliative medicine. It has introduced an entirely new section called AETCOMS (Attitude, Ethics and Communication) which has aspects related to principles and practice of palliative care. The topics relate to…
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