From The President’s Desk Dear Friends, As you must be aware, the WHO has initiated a process for revising its issued guidance documents on pain management. As part of an update of the 2011 WHO document “Ensuring balance in national policies on controlled substances: Guidance for availability and accessibility of controlled medicines”, the Division…
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Update by GB Pant Hospital in association with DNipcare on 30th August 2019 Dr. Rathi Balachandran, Assistant Director General Nursing, Ministry of Health & FW, Govt. of India, inaugurated the ‘Continuing Nursing Education Programme’ Palliative Care: An Update. Dr. Saveena Raheja, Incharge, Palliative Care Unit, Vardhman Mahavira Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjang Hospital, Dr. (Prof.)…
Read MoreNews & Events National CME cum CNE & Workshop on Pain and Palliative care NEIGRIHMS (North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences,Shillong) organized National CME cum CNE & Workshop from 9th to 11th Aug’19. This included panel discussion on Morphine and other opioids and the legal aspects of using it. Panelists…
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Karunashraya Institute for Palliative Care Education & Research (KIPCER) and End of Life Care India Taskforce (ELICIT) announce: Death And Dying In India Negotiating The Maze Date and Time: Saturday 9th November, 2019 from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Sunday 10th from 9.00 am to 1.30 pm. Venue: Karunashraya Old Airport – Varthur Main Road,…
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End of Life Nursing Education Consortium joined hands with AIIMS to teach the nurses under the guidance of Prof. Sushma Bhatnager HOD Anaesthesia, Pain and Palliative Medicine AIIMS New Delhi in collaboration with Cipla palliative care and training centre. Goal for the programme was to educate the nurses in large number for end of life…
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News & Events IAPC initiates Volunteer Certificate Course in Bihar A training of the Volunteer Certificate Course for community volunteers in Palliative care as recognized by the Indian Association of Palliative Care was conducted on 6th and 7th July 2019 at Mahavir Cancer Sansthan & Research Centre, Patna. The training programme was inaugurated by Dr.…
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AYUSH-PC Bridging Gaps Proposed to be held on 25th August, 2019 at Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari. Indian Association of Palliative Care in collaboration with “HeIpers of Mary” – Mother Anna palliative Care Centre organizes a national workshop on ‘AYUSH – PC Bridging Gaps‘: iapcayush2019 A National Workshop Palliative Care — AYUSH Integration A Group discussions on the…
Read MoreChronic Pain added to the International Classification of Diseases I am writing with some exciting news: the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) which includes a new classification system for chronic pain. This revision is a milestone achievement for IASP and the direct result of six years of…
Read MoreFrom The National Information Officer’s Desk Care and Empathy has been the core values of IAPC. Dear members, over the last two years, as NIO, for IAPC, I have witnessed the above values enshrined in every activity of the association. IAPC has been touching the lives of hundreds of the needy every day and there…
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As part of the “Nurses Week Celebration 2019”, DNipCare conducted a “Symposium on Palliative Care” by way of Continuing Nursing Education for the Nursing Officers of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Government of NCT Delhi, Khichripur, Delhi, on 8th May 2019. Dr. Anjana Saxena (Ex-Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Sr. Hanife Mac Gamwell…
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