We started the conference activities an year ago; but with a difference While reporting the conduct of IAPCONKochi2019 – the 26th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care – held from 8th February 2019 at AELI Hills, Keezhmadu, Aluva, Kerala, India, we have a different story to share. The Conference theme was “Voices in…
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Alpha Palliative Care Teams in all 17 Centres were asked to use the occasion to conduct programmes to enhance awareness about palliative care and end of life care, involving students of their respective geographic area. Most of the centres conducted Walkathons. Thrissur Hospice conducted a fund-raising programme on the previous night (12th October).…
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DNipCare celebrated World Hospice & Palliative Care Day on 13th October 2018 in Kerala Club, M-67, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The program started with a session on Comprehensive Breast Cancer Awareness taken by Dr. Anita Khokhar, Department of Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi along with Dr. Rajni Mutneja, Shanti Avedna Sadan, New…
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Palliative Care – An Update Workshop for Nursing Students of College of Nursing, Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi By DNipCare on 13th October 2018 Prof. Dr. Raminder Kalra, Principal, College of Nursing, Holy Family Hospital inaugurated the workshop. The faculties from DNipCare disseminated on the subjects as under: Professional Self Care for Nurses: Mr. Rathish…
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Department of Palliative Medicine, and Community Oncology center & Hospice, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad celebrated World Hospice & Palliative Care Day – 2018 on 13 Oct 2018, in Hospice premises. A “Colostomy Care Workshop” was arranged on the occasion. 50 Colostomy patients with caregivers participated in this workshop. They shared their…
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Report by IAPC Zonal members Palliative care day was celebrated amidst enthusiasm at the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Center. A seminar was organized, nearly 30 college students, who had no idea of Palliative care participated. Dr. Dinesh Chandra Goswami & Dr. Sanghamitra Bora conducted the seminar on awareness on Palliative care. Sister ANCY co ordinated…
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One Day Palliative Care Awareness Program at CIHSR, Nagaland With the aim to educate and bring awareness to the masses, a One Day Palliative Care awareness program was organized by the Palliative Care Team of Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR), Dimapur on the 28th of September 2018 at CIHSR Campus. This program…
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The Day long Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) with the theme of Palliative Care was conducted by the administrative authority of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital at Sector 6, Rohini, in Delhi in association with DNipCare on Saturday, 7th July 2018. The CNE was inaugurated by Dr. Shakti Sharma, Additional Medical Superintendent and presided over by…
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A certificate course for training volunteers in Palliative care was conducted in Bhubaneshwar on 10th and 11th of June, 2018. This is as part of a pilot project initiated by IAPC. The course was conducted by Dr. Sushmita Mohanty. Dr. Abhijith Dam, Dr. Mami Parija and Mr. Subrat Tripathy. This was the second pilot course…
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A Workshop on Palliative Care Nursing was conducted at DDU Hospital, Delhi on 19the May, 2018. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. A. K. Mehta, Medical Director, presided by Mrs. Saroj Nagar, Deputy Nursing Superintendent. The faculties were Dr. Rathi Balachandran, ADG (Nursing), MHFW, Govt. of India, Mrs.Alice Stella, National Faculty, IAPC, Mrs.Jessy Shaji Paul,…
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