Category: Newsletter 2021

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…

Newsletter: November 2021 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, We are preparing for the upcoming IAPC’s Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) scheduled to be held on Friday, 12th November, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. We have already circulated an email requesting registration and sharing the registration link and have also taken efforts to…

Newsletter: October 2021 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear friends, It is a moment of pride and  collective victory for the Indian palliative care community, as we jointly surpass another milestone, to offer DNB Palliative Medicine, in five Institutions across the country. This historic approval couldn’t have come at a better time as we join…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am delighted to announce that the much awaited IAPCON 2022 website is live now! I invite you all to participate in this virtual international conference as it is a unique opportunity for the palliative care community from India and beyond, to come together for a mutual exchange of…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The Palliative Care Community from across the globe is excited to come together once again, on the occasion of the much-awaited World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD), to raise our voice for Hospice and Palliative Care. The theme for 2022 is “Leave no-one behind – equity in access…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The pandemic has engulfed the world for the second year now; and we are still fighting to survive. In India, the horrendous second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is almost over. Life seems to be returning to ‘NORMAL’ though we are all aware that this ‘NORMALCY’ is superficial with post-COVID…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, We sincerely hope and pray that we are inching closer towards the end of the India’s second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wouldn’t be wrong in saying that each of us have been impacted and left shattered physically and/or emotionally. Several of us are also grieving and attempting…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, India is fighting, in all possible means against the dangerous second wave of COVID 19 which has already hit us hard and uprooted our normal life. It is heart-breaking to see the sufferings of thousands of people; it is extremely painful to witness so many deaths in a short…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, March was hectic, but inspiring as well. Brilliant academic sessions, flavors of togetherness, selfless hard work, and new initiatives, not only made March special but also imparted momentum to the Palliative Care movement in the country. At the end of the day, one felt both proud and motivated. All…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, A warm welcome to the first ever Virtual Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care. I hope that you have registered for the conference and have submitted abstracts. If you haven’t submitted an abstract yet, please note that you have time till 7th March, 2021. Don’t miss this opportunity,…