Meheli Chakraborty narrates a loving husband’s tribute to his wife by providing care to hundreds of needy people. Santanu was a musician. Ruma was the lead singer in Santanu’s musical band “Melody”. Ruma and Santanu got married on 26th January 1995. Four years later, Ruma became pregnant and in the first month of pregnancy, during…
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Lessons: In Life, In Death by Aneka She grew up in an ordinary middle-class family. She was sent to school with her elder brothers, in contravention of the times, largely thanks to her forward-thinking mother. She wanted to become a schoolteacher like her mother. Post-marriage she had to move to a metropolitan city in another…
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Applications invited for Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care Applications invited for Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care by MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC, Hyderabad, affiliated by Kaloji Narayanaro University of Health Sciences, Telangana. The applicant should possess post graduate degree (MD/DNB/Diploma) in any clinical speciality. Last date to receive…
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Apply Now! Fellowship in Palliative Care – 2021 Last date for receiving applications: 30th November 2020 Fellowship in Palliative Care is an advanced course run by the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode, India in partnership with Sanjeevan Palliative Care Project, Pondicherry, India, St Christopher’s Hospice, London, United Kingdom and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.…
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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020 “My Care, My Comfort” Based on the theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020, Palliative Care: it’s “My Care, My Comfort”, Dr. Lulu Mathews shares a story with our readers. Dr. Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics,Institute of Palliative Medicine,Kozhikode, Kerala.Email: lulumathews@gmail.com Palliative Care, Chacko’s Comfort Can I…
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World Day Celebration: AIIMS organises Lecture & Panel Discussion On the occasion of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, All India Institute of Medical Sciences invites you for a guest lecture and panel discussion on Palliative Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Medical and Ethical Care Principles and Practice. Topic: Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic:…
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Share your Experience on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020 Based on the theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2020_ Palliative Care: it’s “My Care, My Comfort” _ IAPC invites you to share your experience with us. Share your stories and join us on this occassion to raise voice for hospice and…
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From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Stay Safe, it is the only advice we can share now! We know how to protect ourselves from the virus. But please do not forget to take protective measures in your personal and professional life. Please remember always that taking protective measures is the only way to safeguard ourselves…
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Mother’s lap! Is that the abode of solace for her dying baby? Author: Dr Lulu MathewsProgram Director, Academics, Institute of Palliative Medicine(WHOCC for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long-term Care), Kozhikode, Kerala. Where would you like to die? In whose arms? This question when posed to an adult, you are unlikely to get a…
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Home Based Palliative Care: A Manual for Nurses Published by Institute of Palliative Medicine (WHO Collaboration Centre for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long Term Care) Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Dr. Lulu Mathews, Program Director, Academics, Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), Kozhikode introduces this book for our readers. Since most people prefer to spend their…
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