Newsletter: December 2021 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I would like to thank the IAPC members for actively participating in the Indian Association of Palliative Care’s first Online Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM), held on Friday, 12th November, 2021. The COVID 19 pandemic and the challenges imposed by it forced us to adopt…
Read MoreOnce a Volunteer, always a volunteer! – Mr. Akhil Valsarajan and Ms. Padmaja P. Gopi, Thrissur “Listen with ears of tolerance,see through the eyes of compassion,speak with the language of love.”– Rumi. This message from Rumi resonates with every volunteer at the Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS), Thrissur. Through this article, we, Akhil and…
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Leveling up the Emotional Quotient: It’s scope in the Technocratic Oncosurgical suite – Dr. Mayank Gupta and Dr. Nimish Singh, Bathinda The unsettling squeeze of hand and a frantic appeal to “save” her, by a lady about to undergo a hemi-mandibulectomy set an undertone of empathy and sadness in our minds. Her apprehension about who…
Read MoreThe Need and Role of Palliative Care for Diabetic Patients – Dr. Anuja Damani (Manipal), Dr. Arun Ghoshal (Toronto) Diabetes is one of the commonest non communicable diseases in India. According to a global survey published in 2019, India ranks 2nd among the countries with highest number of diabetic adults. 77 million people were living…
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Gender’s role in disabling help seeking behaviours – Ms. Keshav Sharma, New Delhi Polarities are abundant in nature: Day & Night, Highs & Lows, Light & Shadow, and so on. They co-exist and beautifully complement each other in what is seen as a grand display of a virtuous balance. One such polarity is that of…
Read MorePages from the Diary of a Palliative Care Counsellor – Ms. Vandana Mahajan, Mumbai Context: I am a Palliative care counselor and have been counseling cancer patients for over 7 years now. I am associated with a cancer NGO, Cope with cancer-Madat Trust, and currently work at the Thoracic Disease Management Group (DMG) of Tata…
Read MorePalliative care for patients with (COPD) – an essential unmet need – Dr. Rajani Bhat, Bengaluru November 17th is observed as World COPD Day around the world in over 50 countries. Clinicians, research professionals and patient advocacy groups come together to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive…
Read MoreThe elections for the office bearers of IAPC are scheduled to be held virtually between 9 a.m. on Friday, 21st January, 2022, and 9 p.m. on Sunday, 23rd January, 2022. Elections will be held for the following posts: President, IAPC (2022 – 2025) Secretary, IAPC (Secretary Elect from 2022 – 2023; Secretary from 2023 –…
Read MoreThe IAPC Elections for the office bearers of IAPC will be held online on 21st January, 2022. Elections will be held for the following posts: President, IAPC (2022 – 2025) Secretary, IAPC (Secretary Elect from 2022 – 2023; Secretary from 2023 – 2026) Central Council Members (2022 – 2024) North Zone (2 members) North –…
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IAPCON 2022, Jaipur The 29th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2022), will be a virtual conference from Jaipur. Eminent and the brightest stars from the Palliative Care fraternity, both from India and beyond will be participating in the conference, scheduled to be held between Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th February 2022. Pre-conference workshops will be organized on 10th February,…
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