Newsletter: December 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, We are inching closer to the much-awaited academic fiesta, the 30th Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2023)! IAPCON 2023, has been designed as a unique scientific conference with track-based sessions on subspeciality topics. Additionally, the minor tracks and the…
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Newsletter: November 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was celebrated across the country with grandeur and fanfare. I am excited to see this ever-growing participation in the World Day Celebrations, to raise our voice for Hospice and Palliative Care. The IAPC has launched 2 dedicated…
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Newsletter: October 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am delighted to know that the various programs offered by the IAPC are proving to be beneficial and adding value to you as we have been receiving inspiring feedback from our participants of various programs. I would like to thank you all for your…
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Newsletter: September 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, On behalf of IAPC, I am delighted to announce the launch of several exciting training programs designed by IAPC, which aim to empower our palliative care professionals and volunteers to deliver quality palliative care to those in need. The first in this series will be…
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Newsletter: August 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, On behalf of the IAPC, I am elated to announce travel scholarships worth Rs. 1,00,000/- for IAPC Members presenting papers at IAPCON 2023. The winners of the scholarship will be selected by the Scientific Committee of IAPCON 2023. Authors of the 10 best abstracts, will…
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Newsletter: July 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The IAPC extends its heartiest warm wishes to all the Palliative Care Doctors, on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day! To commemorate this day, the IAPC presents to you a compilation of the MD and DNB Doctors of Palliative Medicine from across India. We invite you to…
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Newsletter: June 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am very excited to share that the much-awaited Academy of Palliative Medicine (APM) is now formally established with the signing of an MoU at Bengaluru, on Sunday, 29th February, 2022, between the IAPC, the Bangalore Hospice Trust – Karunshraya, and the Suprajit Foundation. Years…
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Newsletter: May 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Adversities are a part of one’s life. The human race is designed to overcome these adversities to co-exist and move forward. I feel that choosing the empathetic path, will make one feel more content and resilient to travel through this arduous journey. The heat wave in some…
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Newsletter: April 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, I am glad to share with you a few humble yet, key initiatives, sown by the Indian Association of Palliative Care in collaboration with other organizations across India. Such collaborations are a beginning to our arduous journey towards achieving our dream, ‘Palliative Care accessible to…
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Newsletter: March 2022 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, February flew by, leaving us with a myriad of feelings and memories, filled with moments of shock and pain, and also moments filled with happiness and excitement. February 2022, snatched away one of the great leaders of Palliative Care; our dear friend, Dr. Cynthia Goh.…
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