Newsletter: December 2025 Edition
From the President’s Desk
Dear friends,
November has been an exceptionally eventful month for the IAPC (Indian Association of Palliative Care), marked by a series of training programs, academic engagements, visits to organisations, and strategic meetings. These activities not only strengthened our national faculty pool and supported ongoing educational initiatives but also provided valuable insights into the evolving needs, especially in the urban, rural, and remote settings. We made connections, observed progress, and engaged in meaningful collaborations encountered throughout the month to further reinforce our vision for expanding and strengthening palliative care across India. I would like to share with you some of the significant developments and reflections from these engagements…
Announcements / Messages from IAPC
IAPC’s Election Notification 2026 – Application Last Date Extended
IAPC invites Proposal for IAPCON 2028
Engaging Activities and Creative Opportunities at IAPCON 2026
Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) of the IAPC
The Human Crisis in Cancer: A Commission from Lancet Oncology
A Historic Milestone: The 1st WBIAPCON Concludes with Remarkable Impact and Success in Kolkata
EAPC Researcher Awards 2026
IJPC’s October-December 2025 edition is now online
‘Singing for the Stars’: Update from November 2025 Event
Leverage the IAPC’s Social Media to stay connected!
New vacancies from across the country are now published in the IAPC’s Careers page
Call for Support: Your 2 minutes = Someone’s entire lifetime of Peace, Comfort and Dignity!
‘Saath Saath Helpline’: India’s free palliative care helpline
Education and Training
Application Now Open for the IAPC’s ‘Foundation Course in Essentials of Palliative Care
APM Announces IAPC Certificate Course in Basics of Palliative Care – 3rd Batch
Sharpen Your Skills IAPC Nursing Faculty Training
Comprehensive Training at Baptist Christian Hospital
Creating Compassionate Communities: 38 Learners Successfully Complete the November 2025 Cohort of IAPC’s Foundation Course in Palliative Care for Volunteers
Empowering Clinicians: 31 Participants Complete IAPC’s Foundation Course in Physiotherapy–Palliative Care Interface
5th PALICON 2025 in Imphal: A Significant Step Forward with Over 600 Delegates Advocating for Palliative Care Access
Three-Day Training Programme & Palliative Care Seminar in Darjeeling
Second Jella Nandedkar Memorial Symposium on Evidence-Based Palliative Care
Duke-NUS: Online Graduate Certificate Programme in Health Economic Evaluation
Update from the APM’s lecture series 3
Awards and Recognitions
Ms. Meenu Yadav awarded the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’
IAPC Congratulates Dr. Naveen Salins on His New Role as Director of Research at MAHE
Dr Archa Santhosh Wins Bruce Davis Gold Medal 2025
Dr Sushma Bhatnagar Featured in Stanford University’s List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists for 2025
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust Celebrates its silver jubilee
Interesting Reads
IAPC’s Exclusive Articles
- ‘Opportunities and challenges in teaching Palliative Care to nursing students‘ by Dr. Latha Srikanth, Jodhpur
- ‘Upholding Dignity in Healthcare‘ by Dr. Lipika Patra, Meerut
- ‘“When Pain Whispers Fear”- An Adolescent Case That Marked The Beginning‘, Dr. Dhanashri Kudal, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
Other Compelling reads
- ‘The impact of assisted dying on hospices and palliative care‘, originally published in the ehospice-Editorial
- ‘As a palliative care specialist, I’ve witnessed the human tragedy of our end-of-life care crisis‘, originally published in The Guardian International Edition
Other upcoming events
Radiofrequency Ablation Workshop
Caregivers’ Workshop: Strength, Self-Care, and Compassion on the Journey
Rehabilitation in Palliative Care – Webinar Series
Basics in Palliative Care for Nurses – Offline Training Program
Online Memorial: “Remembering Dr. Balfour Mount”
Achieving Health Equity and Reducing Implicit Bias in Palliative Care – Virtual session
Webinar: Universal Access to Palliative Care. Essential and Expanded Palliative Care Packages for Adults and Children
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