Dr. Dhiliwals Pain & Palliative Care, Maharashtra

Dr. Dhiliwals Pain & Palliative Care     Dr. Sunil Dhiliwal was earlier associated with Tata Memorial Hospital. He left it in December 2015, and started working as a Consultant Pain & Palliative Medicine in Mumbai at Asian Cancer Institute, Sion and Kohinoor Hospital, Kurla and Shanti Avedana Sadan, Bandra. Simultaneously he also started his…

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Opening of a Palliative Day Care Centre for the Senior Citizens | May 20, 2017

Hope for senior citizens – Nurse Assisted Palliative Day Care Centre for the Elderly opened Anwar Memorial Pain and Palliative Care Society marks another milestone in its pursuit of patient care. Mr. A Veeran Pillay, Octogenarian and Managing Trustee, Aminumma Hydrose Dr. Nafeesa Beevi Charitable Trust, planted a sapling at the premises to mark the…

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Using WhatsApp for palliation in resource poor settings

Palliation and WhatsApp Irfan is barely 18 and very angry… for life has been very unkind to him. His osteosarcoma has recurred with a large solid metastasis in his chest… he is now having trouble in breathing and can barely walk a few steps before he gets breathless. He hails from Gumla in Jharkhand and…

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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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IAPC position: We oppose all forms of euthanasia

In response to the Supreme Court’s call for a debate on the issue, IAPC has proclaimed its unambiguous stand on euthanasia. The Indian Association of Palliative Care opposes euthanasia in all its forms. Good symptom control through palliative care can pre-empt the request for euthanasia. Withholding or withdrawing treatment that is medically futile does not…

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