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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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Arti Chauhan, Ms. Jaya Negi, Ms. Lalita Awasthi, Ms. Mamta Krishali, Ms. Manisha Joshi, Ms. Philomina Mathai, Mr. Rajendra Rana, Ms. Renu Pundeer, Ms. Sheetal Kaintura, Ms. Shikha Pandey & Ms. Tsering Youdon (in alphabetical order) Ganga Prem Hospice, Rishikesh < Back The team at Ganga…
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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Amulya, Ms. Blessy Prabhudas, Ms. Danam Ratna Kumari, Ms. M Gangi,Ms. A. Jyothi, Ms. Pillipogu Amulya, Mr. Rajesh, Ms. Ramya Grace & Ms. Ratna (in alphabetical order) Basavatarkam Indo American Cancer Hospital (BIACH), Hyderabad < Back Ms Blessy Prabhudas is the ‘Powerpuff girl’ of the BIACH’s…
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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Govindi Chauhan, Ms. Judachinghi & Ms. Nileema Sharad Shingade (in alphabetical order) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Ms Govindi Chauhan, DNS, was the first palliative care nurse of IRCH AIIMS, New Delhi and was instrumental in starting the PCU ward in 2007…
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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Usha Rani Mohanty Kosish – the Hospice, Bokaro < Back Ms Usha Rani Mohanty is a Nurse working with Kosish – the Hospice, in rural Jharkhand since 2005. Ms Mohanty works pro bono providing palliative nursing services for the rural elderly and terminally ill in geographically…
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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Swaroop Kumar Baral Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center, Bhubaneshwar < Back Mr Swaroop Kumar Baral is a palliative care nurse at the Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the only stand alone palliative care center in Odisha. Mr Baral along with his colleagues go door-to-door…
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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Catharine, Ms. Pooja Gowri S., Ms. Radha K., Ms. Sangeetha R.Ms. Sowmya & Ms. Umavathi B. A. (in alphabetical order) Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru < Back ‘Nurses help people at their most vulnerable time.’ SVYM’s palliative care team is rich with six nurses,…
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