Announcements

National Essay Writing & Photography Competitions

In commemoration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (11th October, 2025), the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) is delighted to announce its Essay Writing and Photography Competitions. These events are open to palliative care professionals, volunteers, caregivers, and individuals receiving palliative care, offering a platform to celebrate creativity, compassion, and advocacy for universal access to palliative care.

Essay Writing Competition

Topic: How can we achieve universal access to palliative care in India? Challenges, innovations, and your vision

Submit here: Essay Submission Form

Photography Competition

Theme: Faces, Places, and Moments of Compassion: Capturing Universal Access to Palliative Care

Submit here: Photography Submission Form

Last Date for Submissions of entries for these competitions: 25th September, 2025

🏆 Prizes (for both competitions)

  • 1st place: Rs. 10,000
  • 2nd place: Rs. 7,500
  • 3rd place: Rs. 5,000

Certificates: Jointly issued by IAPC and the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA).

Click here for details.

IAPCON 2026: IAPC Announces Attractive Prizes worth Rs 4 Lakhs

For the Winners of Presentations

The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) is pleased to announce a total of Rs 4,00,000 in awards for the winners of paper and poster presentations at the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IAPC (IAPCON 2026).

These prestigious awards will be under four distinct categories:

  1. Doctors
  2. Doctors (Students) – MD/DNB students from any speciality and students pursuing full-time, offline fellowships in any speciality
  3. Nurses
  4. Others – including Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Counsellors, Social Workers, Volunteers, and allied professionals

Each category will have three awards each for both paper and poster presentations:

  • First Prize: Rs 25,000 and a certificate
  • Second Prize: Rs 15,000 and a certificate
  • Third Prize: Rs 10,000 and a certificate

A total of 24 prizes (12 for paper presentations and 12 for poster presentations), across the four categories, will be awarded at IAPCON 2026.

Click here for details.

IAPC’s Infographic of the month: Palliative Care in ICUs

IAPC's September 2025 Infographic: Palliative Care in ICUs

The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) in its constant endeavour to promote palliative care education and awareness across the country launched the ‘IAPC’s Infographic of the month’ initiative in June 2023. We are pleased to share with you the October 2025 infographic developed as a part of Care Continuum series. The focus of October Infographic is “Palliative Care in ICUs”.

Click here to access it and the other infographics published till date on the IAPC website.

Don’t Miss It!

IAPC Newsletter – September 2025 Edition Now Available!

We’re pleased to share the September 2025 edition of the IAPC Newsletter, featuring important updates, educational opportunities, and inspiring stories from across India’s palliative care community.

The IAPC’s Exclusive Articles featured in this edition:

We thank each of our contributors for their support towards this edition of the newsletter.

Follow this link to read and share the newsletter.

Click here to subscribe for our Newsletter, if you have not done it already.

IAPCON 2026: Register now to avail the early bird registration rates!

The 33rd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2026) will be held at the National Institute for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (NI-MSME), Hyderabad, Telangana, between Friday, 13th February, 2026, and Sunday, 15th February 2026. Pre-conference workshops are scheduled to be held on Thursday, 12th February, 2026.

IAPCON 2026 is themed ‘Continuum of Care: Hospital, Hospice, and Home’ to resonate with the importance of ensuring seamless and comprehensive care for patients across all stages of their healthcare journey, emphasizing collaboration and holistic support in diverse care settings. The conference aims to therefore strengthen the palliative care network and elevate its integration into the healthcare system of the nation.

The conference is being organised jointly by Sparsh Hospice – Centre for Palliative Care, Hyderabad, and the Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad.

Register now to avail the early bird registration rates!

Click here to visit the conference website for further information.

IAPCON 2025 concludes with success and grandeur on 2nd February, 2025

The 32nd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2025) concluded successfully at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu, on Sunday, 2nd February, 2025. The energy filled conference themed ‘Evidence based Palliative Care’ was held between Friday, 31st January, 2025, and Sunday, 2nd February, 2025.

Over 820 delegates from India and beyond participated at IAPCON 2025 to share ideas, exchange best practices, network and encourage peer learning.

344 delegates participated in 14 very innovative and interesting pre-conference workshops held on Thursday, 30th January, 2025.

A total of 114 posters were presented, 87 oral presentations were held, and 45 free posters were listed at the conference.

Click here to read the complete report shared by the conference organisers.

Click here to access the photo gallery from IAPCON 2025.

IAPC Academy

Recordings from the online Lecture Series

For details about the currently ongoing Academy of Palliative Medicine’s (APM) Lecture Series, click here.

To access recordings of the lectures conducted before 31st December, 2023, click here.

To access recordings of lectures from 1st January, 2024, visit the IAPC’s Members Corner.

Palliative Care Status Update in India

We are excited to inform you that the IAPC has drawn upon this year’s World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) theme, ‘Leave no-one behind – equity in access to palliative care’, to put together a special feature with an update on the status of palliative care services from every State in the country.

More

IAPC Offers Virtual Internship Program

Indian Association of Palliative Care offers Virtual Internship Program for students. Considering the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic, and requirements of the students, it has been decided to offer a virtual internship program for students. Find the details and the application form Here

NEWS

Read more News Here