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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Harpreet Kaur & Ms. Indu Thakur (in alphabetical order) Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR < Back Ms Harpreet Kaur and Ms Indu Thakur are Nurse Practitioners’ at the Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR. The journey from oncology nursing to…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Margaret P. Manda Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital, Miraj < Back ‘Compassion and empathy coupled with skill and dedication to care for the dying are essential to high quality Palliative Care (PC).’ When the Palliative Care Department was initiated at Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Maria Carvalho Sukoon Nilaya Palliative Care Center, Mumbai < Back Ms Maria Carvalho, has been a Palliative Care Nurse champion since the last 25 years. She first started supporting the Palliative care program as the Principal of the Nursing College, Tata Memorial Centre, as a Lecturer…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Himanshu Patel Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad < Back Mr Himanshu Patel is a Staff Nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine in Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad. Mr Patel works with sincerity and consistency towards the development of specialized palliative care within the…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Agilandeswari, Ms. Bhuvaneswari, Ms. Devika, Ms. Kayalya, Ms. KripaAngeline A., Ms. Marthal, Ms. Sasiregai & Ms. Vadivu (in alphabetical order) Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry < Back The palliative care service has been on its wheels in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses 81 Superhero Nurses of Karunashraya Karunashraya (Bangalore Hospice Trust), Bengaluru < Back “Nurses are there when the last breath is taken,nurses are there when the first breath is taken.Although more enjoyable to celebrate birth,It’s as important to comfort in death.” Christian Bell The 81 Superhero nurses in…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Anitha Gladys K., Ms. Shakila Murali & Ms. Thangarathi Celine (in alphabetical order) Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore < Back The Palliative Care team at Christian Medical College, Vellore is enriched by three exceptional nurses; Ms Anitha Gladys K, Ms Shakila Murali and Ms Thangarathi Celine.…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Arpita Dey, Ms. Moushumi Chakraborty & Ms. Soma Jana (in alphabetical order) Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata < Back Ms Arpita Dey, Ms Moushumi Chakraborty, and Ms Soma Jana are palliative care nurses at the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, which is one of the two…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Chiinngaihlun, Ms. Jubilee Darrimawi Joute, Ms. Karthika Paneer,Ms. Laxmi Devi, Ms. Ngamshakning Roel & Ms. Sharon Varte (in alphabetical order) CanKids…KidsCan, New Delhi < Back Ms Chiinngaihlun, Ms Jubilee Darrimawi Joute, Ms Karthika Paneer, Ms Laxmi Devi, Ms Ngamshakning Roel and Ms Sharon Varte, are the…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Prarthmesh, Ms. Rashmi Jambhekar, Ms. Sandhya Kumari, Ms. Shobha Basso,Ms. Suvarna Rajguru, Ms. Urmila Patil, Ms. Vijaya Patil & Ms. Vinita Bala (in alphabetical order) Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute, Mumbai < Back Though challenging to work with terminally ill patients and their relatives, the team…