Announcements

IAPC’s Infographic of the month: December 2024

IAPC's December 2024 Infographic

The IAPC’s December Infographic focuses on ‘Spirituality in Palliative Care‘.

The 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.

This initiative was conceived and is continuing to be supported by Dr Wasimul Hoda (Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, RIMS, Ranchi).

These infographics will focus on a different topic each month and will look at both simple and complex topics in palliative care. 

Please click on the image above to download the IAPC’s December Infographic.

Click here to access the IAPC’s infographics published till date.

IAPCON 2025: Submit abstracts by 15th December, 2024. Submissions invited for IAPCON’s Meme competition!

We are excited to announce that the 32nd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2025) will be held at the Auditorium of AIIMS Jammu, between Friday, 31st January, 2025, and Sunday, 2nd February, 2025. Pre-conference workshops have been slated for Thursday, 30th January, 2025.

The conference is themed ‘Evidence based Palliative Care‘.

Submissions are also invited for IAPCON’s first time ever organised meme competition! Registered delegates are invited to submit either a serious / humorous / inspiring / interesting meme related to palliative care. Submissions can be in either English or in any regional language (provided subtitles in English is presented). Three interesting prizes are up for grabs. Please click here for further information and don’t forget to submit your entries before 11 p.m. on Monday, 20th January, 2025.

Click here to know more about IAPCON 2025. 

IAPC’s Election Notification

Notice is hereby given to all members of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), that elections (if any) will be held on Saturday, 1st February, 2025, during IAPCON 2025, for the below mentioned posts:

  • Secretary, IAPC (2026 – 2029) (Secretary Elect from 2025 – 2026; Secretary from 2026 – 2029)
  • Central Council Members (2025 – 2027)
    • West Zone (1 member)

Important dates for the upcoming IAPC Elections:

  • Last date to submit online nomination: Tuesday, 10th December, 2024
  • Last date to withdraw nomination: Friday, 10th January, 2025
  • Election date (if needed): Saturday, 1st February, 2025

The scanned copy of the signed and completed nomination form is to be emailed to the Secretary, IAPC, at iapcelections@gmail.com before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 10th December, 2024. Nominations submitted to any other email address will not be accepted.

Click here to know more about the eligibility criteria and to download the nomination and CV form.

Call for Proposal: IAPCON 2027

The IAPC is inviting proposals to conduct the 34th Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2027).

Those interested to organise the conference are requested to submit their expression of interest by emailing the proposal in the requested and prescribed format to the Secretary, IAPC, at iapcagbm@gmail.com before 5 p.m. on Monday, 13th January, 2025.

Click here for further information.

Join us at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, 10th December, 2024, for a multilingual edition of ‘Singing for the Stars’

The IAPC and the Shankar Mahadevan Academy Nirvana (SMA Nirvana) invite you to join us for a multilingual edition of ‘Singing for the Stars’, a virtual evening of harmonies for our palliative care patients, their caregivers, and our health care professionals.

This edition is dedicated to our friends from across the country and is scheduled for Tuesday, 10th December, 2024, at 2:50 p.m.

The evening of harmonies will be presented by Mr Ashwin Prabhu (Vocalist and a Performing Artist).

The Zoom login credentials to join the event:

Meeting ID: 940 5037 9825
Passcode: 155132

Feel free to share the event details with your colleagues, your patients and their caregivers.

To know more about ‘Singing for the Stars’ and to view past recordings click Here

IAPCON 2024, an academic extravaganza, concludes successfully with grandeur

The 31st Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2024) concluded successfully on Sunday, 11th February, 2024. IAPCON 2024 was an in-person conference organised by the Department of Palliative Medicine, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

The conference themed ‘Revisiting the domains of Palliative Care’ was conducted successfully under the able guidance of Dr Geeta Joshi (Organising Chair), Dr Priti Sanghavi (Organising Secretary), Dr Bhavna Patel (Scientific Committee Chair) and Dr Dinesh Kumar (Workshop Committee Chair).

438 delegates from across the globe participated in the main conference held between Friday, 9th February, 2024, and Sunday, 11th February, 2024. 183 delegates participated in the Pre-conference workshops conducted on Thursday, 8th February, 2024.

Click here to read further information. 

IAPC Academy

Recordings from the online Lecture Series

For details about the currently ongoing Academy of Palliative Medicine’s (APM) Lecture Series 1, 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.

To access recordings from the previous series, click here.

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.

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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

The IAPC pays tribute to Dr. Robert Twycross: India’s ‘Teacher of Palliative Care’

In honor of Dr. Twycross’ remarkable legacy, IAPC dedicates a memorial webpage. We warmly invite you to share inspiring anecdotes, photographs and memories highlighting Dr. Twycross’ transformative impact.

Click here to submit your entries and share your tributes.

Read more News Here