Mental Health Challenges in Palliative Care In this session experts in the field of Mental Health, discussed the mental health challenges caused by the Pandemic. According to them the situation has amplified suffering and lead to unique mental health challenges due to the wide social and economic impact of the Pandemic. Staying connected with health…
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Here you can read a series on the Struggle and Challenges faced by Palliative Care Service Providers, Patients and Carers during this COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope, a platform to share experiences and strategies adapted by service providers will be helpful for all working in the same field.
Read MoreAn Initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care In Collaboration with Hyderabad Centre for Palliative Care and TWCC Canada. Topic: Staying Safe in Health Interactions and Health Environment for Palliative Care Providers. While talking on the topic, ”Staying Safe in Health Interactions and Health Environment for Palliative Care Providers – a rapid review on evidence”,…
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Here you can read a series on the Struggle and Challenges faced by Palliative Care Service Providers, Patients and Carers during this COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope, a platform to share experiences and strategies adapted by service providers will be helpful for all working in the same field.
Read MoreAn initiative to make palliative care more accessible By National Cancer Grid with the Support of Indian Association of Palliative Care A tool to assess Serious Health Related Suffering (SHS) is being developed as a preliminary screening tool to use in Health Care Settings in India where serious health related suffering is highly prevalent and…
Read MoreAn Initiative by IAPC Supported by Hyderabad Centre for Palliative Care & Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration Topic: Redesigning existing Palliative Care Services in COVID Time. By offering the services through “virtual care” which includes tele- consultation, video calls, online prescriptions, and finding alternate ways to provide medicines and other essentials, Palliative Care Providers in India…
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Here you can read a series on the Struggle and Challenges faced by Palliative Care Service Providers, Patients and Carers during this COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope, a platform to share experiences and strategies adapted by service providers will be helpful for all working in the same field.
Read MoreAn Initiative by IAPC Supported by Hyderabad Centre for Palliative Care & Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration Topic: Adapting Palliative Care to Manage Present Emergency. “The inadequacy in our preparations for the probable stage 3 community transmission, poor ratio of doctors and beds to patients, lack of Personal Protective Equipments, prevalence of co- morbidities and issues…
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From the President’s Desk Dear Members and Colleagues, India is passing through an extraordinary healthcare challenge because of COVID-19. In this extreme situation we assure our support to those who need care, to our colleagues, who are struggling to continue palliative care services, as well as to all the health care professionals working tirelessly all…
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A zoom session on COVID -19 and palliative care was organized by Pallium India INC and IOWA University on 25th March 2020. Here is a brief report prepared by Dr. Lulu Mathews (Program Director, Academics, IPM, Kozhikode and Mr. I. Terrymize, Research Associate, IPM). Dr. M R Rajagopal, a global leader in palliative care and…
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