Newsletter: July 2023 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Happy Doctors’ Day! We at the IAPC acknowledge and appreciate the enormous efforts made by each doctor towards delivering their services to the society. On this occasion, we present to you an updated directory of all the doctors who have completed / currently pursuing MD…
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Addressing Constipation and Alleviating Pain: A Nurse’s Compassionate Intervention – Dr A Latha, Jodhpur Context: The below narration is from when I was working as a Chief Nursing Officer in a medical teaching hospital. During a routine morning round in a male surgical ward one day, I heard a person moaning loudly as if he…
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Albinism and Palliative Care – Dr Rabiya Abdu Razak Malayil and Dr Saurabh Vig, New Delhi Albinism is an autosomal recessive disorder caused due to the impairment of melanin biosynthesis. It is closely associated with specialized ectodermal derived cells originating from extacutaneous or cutaneous. The two common types of albinism are ocular and oculocutaneous albinism.…
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Grey Matter Matters – Meaningful Experiences in Neuro-oncological PPC – Paediatric Palliative Care Team, TMH Mumbai Brain tumours are the second most common type of childhood cancer. Prognosis tends to vary across the different paediatric age groups, based on the type and the site of the lesion. However, despite several recent advancements in treatment modalities…
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Music, Health and Palliative Care: Through the lens of Music Therapy – Ms Debashree Das Gupta, Mumbai Each one of us experience music every day in some form or the other. Whether it is physically, psychologically, socially, culturally or spiritually, music has an inexplicable presence in everyone’s life. From an ethnomusicology perspective, the functionality of…
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Centres offering MD / DNB in Palliative Medicine in India MD in Palliative Medicine Palliative Care was recognised as a medical subspecialty by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2010.The Specialist Palliative Medicine training (MD Palliative Medicine) in India is a 3-year onsite supervised training program offered at a Medical Council of India (MCI)…
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Newsletter: June 2023 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, In this June 2023 edition of Newsletter, the IAPC proudly presents to you a unique and interesting collection of ‘Reflections of people working in Palliative Care’. This short collection aims to encapsulate the heart and soul of dedicated individuals, who have embarked on a journey…
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Reflections of people working in Palliative Care As we venture towards the second half of the year with a possible reflection of the months gone by, we bring to you an interesting collection of ‘Reflections of people working in Palliative Care’. This short collection aims to encapsulate the heart and soul of dedicated individuals, who…
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Pharmacist: A vital link in the delivery of palliative care – Mr Premal Mehta, Mumbai Palliative care focuses on providing relief to patients suffering in pain and from distressing symptoms, and on also providing psychosocial support to the patient and their families too. A Pharmacists plays a vital role in delivering palliative care in several…
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Soaring Strong: The Transformative Power of Palliative Care Social Work – Ms Manisha Mary Marshal, Bengaluru Growing up, I was a child who lacked a clear aim and ambition in life. People around me had very high expectations of me. They presumed that I would become a medical doctor. Confused and uncertain, I couldn’t decide…
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