Impact of Palliative Care on the Spirituality of the Healthcare Provider – Ms Sarada Lingaraju, Hyderabad Working in a palliative care centre or an end-of-life care centre is often viewed as a very ‘special kind of work’ by the society. Though many ‘choose’ to work in this field for ‘a career’, the community often interprets…
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Newsletter: January 2023 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I wish each of you a very happy and a prosperous new year! As the world awakens to a new dawn, a new beginning filled with renewed hope and resolution, we at the IAPC, are committed to taking forward the aim of IAPC, to ensure…
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HIV/AIDS – Still stuck in the past – Dr. Sreedevi Warrier, Thiruvananthapuram 1981. The year when the monster of Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) started surfacing and wreaking havoc in the lives and minds of people. Little did we know that it was just the beginning of a global epidemic which continues even today.…
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Invitation to attend the IAPC’s upcoming AGBM We invite all IAPC members to join us in-person for the IAPC’s next Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) scheduled to be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 11th February, 2023, in Bengaluru. The AGBM will be held on the second day of the Annual International Conference of the Indian…
Read MoreThe critical need to integrate palliative care in neo-natal and infant care – Dr. Krithika Rao, Manipal As of 2020, UNICEF reports India’s Neonatal Mortality rate is 20 per 1000 live births. The major causes of neonatal deaths are Prematurity & low birth weight (46.1%), Birth asphyxia & birth trauma (13.5%), Neonatal Pneumonia (11.3%), Other noncommunicable…
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The Palliative Care Approach: Integration an Imperative – Dr. Ashita Singh, Chinchpada It is a privilege for me to share a few thoughts on this important theme which I believe, is crucial for health care in our country. There are a few questions that present themselves as we consider this for our country: What do we…
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Register for the Palliative Care workshop in the 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022 The 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022, is being organised at Fairfield by Marriott, Mumbai, between Thursday, 15th December, 2022, and Sunday, 18th December, 2022. This in-person conference is being organised jointly by the Institute of Pulmonology, the Tata Memorial…
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Newsletter: December 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, We are inching closer to the much-awaited academic fiesta, the 30th Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2023)! IAPCON 2023, has been designed as a unique scientific conference with track-based sessions on subspeciality topics. Additionally, the minor tracks and the…
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Nominations invited for an upcoming vacancy in the IAPC’s Central Council Committee The IAPC’s next Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 11th February, 2023, in Bengaluru. The timing of the meeting will be announced shortly. Please note that there is an upcoming vacancy in the IAPC’s Central Council Committee for…
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“Care, with cure, and beyond…” – Dr. Manasi Patil and Dr. Prajakta D. Bhagat, Mumbai The field of Palliative Medicine is one with many challenges, very much so in the context of incurable advanced cancer. The cancer is beyond cure, but not beyond care; which is why it becomes essential for palliative care services to…
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