Yoga – The Calm amidst the chaos in the life of a palliative care recipient – Ms Sreekala Sunderrajan, Bengaluru Imagine this: You are walking on a hard concrete road with a broken shoe on a scorching hot summer day in Delhi. At that moment when you are about to faint, you are welcomed into…
Read MorePalliative Care in Sickle Cell disease – Dr. Pankaj Singhai and Dr. Swati Patel Jain, Indore Arun (name changed)16-year-old male child, a known case of sickle cell anaemia, presented to the hospital with acute painful crisis. Arun was diagnosed at 5 years of age, was not on regular follow up and was taking hydroxyurea irregularly.…
Read MoreElder Abuse and Palliative care: The time to act is now! – Dr. Anish S, Thrissur Every year June 15th is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by the United Nations General Assembly. The day aims to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and…
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My father’s journey with Brain Cancer: from DGM to GBM – Ms. Krithika S. and Ms. Sharanya S., Bengaluru My father, Mr Swaminathan C K, Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BSNL, was a dedicated, humble, loving and caring person. He had built a beautiful family, well nested by his wife and his two daughters. We…
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The Delhi Supportive Care Oncology Group (DSCOG) had organized a grand meeting on Friday, 27 May, 2022, to advocate for the integration of Palliative Medicine in oncology. The meeting was aptly themed ‘Integrating Palliative Medicine improves quality of life’. The evening began with a role play ‘Nukkad Naatak‘ on how the integration of palliative medicine improves the quality of life of patients.…
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Webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards an inclusion in palliative care services’, 2nd June, 2022 The IAPC on collaboration with the Uttara Karnataka Mahila Okkoota and Samraksha, successfully presented a webinar on ‘Understanding Women in Sex Work: A First step towards inclusion in palliative care services’, on Thursday, 2nd June,…
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Newsletter: June 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am very excited to share that the much-awaited Academy of Palliative Medicine (APM) is now formally established with the signing of an MoU at Bengaluru, on Sunday, 29th February, 2022, between the IAPC, the Bangalore Hospice Trust – Karunshraya, and the Suprajit Foundation. Years…
Read MorePalliative care for Thalassemia Major – Dr. Tulika Seth, New Delhi Thalassemia major is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that results in chronic hemolytic anemia. The symptoms of the disease are due to both, hemolysis and dys-erythropoiesis. These patients require regular blood transfusions from about 6 months of life at a frequency of every 2-4 weeks.…
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Palliative Care in Peace and Humanitarian Crises – Ms. Joan Marston, South Africa On the 16th of May the world commemorated the International Day of Living Together in Peace. Sadly, for many, peace is just a pipe-dream. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview of April 2022, there are 303 million people needing humanitarian assistance with…
Read MorePalliative Care for End Organ Damage in Hypertension – Dr. Jenifer Jeba S., Vellore Every year, May 17th is observed as ‘World Hypertension Day’. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the chronic disease burden in India. One in every third adult is hypertensive according to a nation-wide survey(2015). Poorly controlled hypertension results in…
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