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It’s all in the family – Dr. Santosh K. Chaturvedi, UK The role of family is very important in the causation, course, maintenance, as well as in the overall management of any medical or health condition. Family is a natural social defence. Numerous family traditions become inherent cultural defences. Thus, family and family’s activities have…
Series 4 commences from 14th February 2022 “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” ― Albert Einstein The IAPC’s online Lecture Series 4 will be on Palliative Care Drugs This series focuses on the clinical pharmacology of the commonly used drugs in a palliative care setting and…
The Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine, IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, recognized as a WHOCC for Training and Education in Palliative Care The Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine at the Dr B R Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre…
Newsletter: January 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Greetings for New Year 2022! As I sit down to pen my thoughts, I shudder thinking of the year each of us has overcome. Several of us lost our near and dear ones due to the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, while every single one of us…
Rights, Relief and the Road ahead – Ms. Smriti Rana, Trivandrum December 10th was celebrated as World Human Rights Day. The word “celebrate” does not roll easily off the tongue, or on to this page. Celebration indicates happiness at achieving a goal, a milestone. Perhaps in the context of palliative care, it is better viewed…
Palliative Care and the fundamental right to die with dignity – Mr. Rishabh Shrivastava and Dr. Anant Bhan, Bhopal The Indian Constitution guarantees the right to life under Article 21. Over a period of time, the jurisprudence around Article 21 has undergone significant transformation. One of the crucial facets of the right to life is…
Hope in Life with HIV – Dr. Rajni Herman, New Delhi Neeta (name changed) and her husband are HIV positive patients. It was during the World Aids Day commemoration event on 1st December, 2021, at Shalom, that Neeta shared her life journey. Neeta’s and her husband’s word fell apart in 2010, when they were diagnosed…
Volunteering: Evolving by touching lives – Dr. K. V. Ganpathy, Mumbai Context: Mr Ananth (name changed), the sole breadwinner in his family, was a Mathematics teacher by profession. He was referred to the Department of Palliative Medicine with relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). He was well aware of his prognosis and was accompanied by his…
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…
Once 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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