Caregiver Support Programme | January 16, 2017

Is our care complete, when in oncology clinics we mostly focus on patient’s disease, treatment and prognosis and not on the person who is the patient’s backbone and support system?  The caregiver ? She/ he comes regularly to the clinic with hope- frustration, suppressed emotions- anger, pseudo active-tired  :  they are all sincere caregivers who…

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IAPCON 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Iapcon 2017 – Conference Registration click here… For Iapcon 2017 – Pre Conference Workshops click here… For Iapcon 2017 – Pre Conference Registration click here… For Scientific Programme click here…[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”2305″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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International Collaborative foundation course draws action plan for best care of the dying

Dr Stanley Macaden, IAPC Lead, Project India of the International Collaborative In association with Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person conducted a foundation course at Bangalore Baptist Hospital (BBH), from January 11 to 13, 2016. There were 30 participants from 16 palliative care centres from…

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Two hands of care come together for better end-of-life care

In the first-ever partnership of its kind, the specialities of critical care and palliative care joined hands on the occasion of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, 2014 and vowed to work together for excellence in end-of-life care. “Together we choose”, the joint campaign of IAPC and the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)…

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Round-up: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2014

This is a summary of reports received from various locations. Ahmedabad Dr Geeta Joshi Trustees of Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute joined 100 school students, and 50 cancer patients and the members of their families in celebrating World Hospice and Palliative Care Day at the Institute’s Community Oncology Centre, at Vasna, Ahmedabad. The chief guest…

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Workshop on research in palliative care

Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust and the Palliative Care Department of Emmanuel Hospital Association is organising a three-day workshop on research in palliative care, in New Delhi, from November 25 to 27, 2014. This workshop will introduce the concepts and skills of research in palliative care and support development of research priorities and initial proposals.…

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Dr. Rohanti Ravikulan Wins Bruce Davis Gold Medal 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dr. Rohanti Ravikulan has won the Bruce Davis Gold Medal 2016,  in the final examination held  at Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode on 17th December 2016. Dr. Rohanti has completed MBBS from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore. This examination aims to improve awareness about palliative care among young doctors in India. The…

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The power of dying amidst love

Cynthia Francis, Pre- Medical Student, Saint Louis University, United States Monsoon season is upon Kozhikode and the sporadic showers of rainfall are unpredictable. The air is so humid, I feel like I am taking gulps of water with each breath of air. As my lungs slowly adjust to the climate, I carefully watch the students,…

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