Category: Newsletter 2025

Newsletter: December 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear friends, November has been an exceptionally eventful month for the IAPC (Indian Association of Palliative Care), marked by a series of training programs, academic engagements, visits to organisations, and strategic meetings. These activities not only strengthened our national faculty pool and supported ongoing educational initiatives but…

Newsletter: November 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear esteemed members of IAPC, I am once again delighted to connect with you through our newsletter. It gives me immense pleasure to share the highlights of Indian Association of Palliative Care’s (IAPC) programs organised during the month of October, especially those conducted in connection with the…

Newsletter: October 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, On 25th September 2025, we lost a remarkable soul and a true pioneer, Dr. Balfour Mount, who passed away in the palliative care unit that bears his name at the Royal Victoria Hospital of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. The Indian Association of Palliative…

Newsletter: September 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, I am delighted  to connect with you through the September edition of the IAPC Newsletter. Guided by the aims and objectives of the IAPC, our  training programs and awareness activities  continue to gain momentum across the country. The month ahead promises to be both exciting…

Newsletter: August 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) continues to march ahead with purpose  and commitment to strengthening academic initiatives, facilitating state-level training under the National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC), and fostering collaborations with key national and international organizations. I am pleased to share that…

Newsletter: July 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, I am once again happy to connect with you through the July 2025 edition of the IAPC newsletter. The Indian Association of Palliative Care is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the air crash that occurred on 12th June 2025. As the…

Newsletter: June 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, Just a few days ago, we received the deeply saddening news of the passing of Prof. Akram Lal, Past President of the IAPC (1996–97). Prof. Lal served with distinction as Professor in Anaesthesia at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi—a city that became a nurturing ground for…

Newsletter: May 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, Building on over a decade of expertise, the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) continues to offer diverse training programs catering to members of the multidisciplinary team. IAPC’s Foundation Course in the Essentials of Palliative Care remains one of the most popular programs for doctors…

Newsletter: April 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, Warm greetings to everyone! As the temperatures are beginning to rise across India, preparations for the upcoming 33rd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2026) are heating up as well. On behalf of the IAPC, I invite each of you to register…

Newsletter: March 2025 Edition From the President’s Desk Dear All, My Greetings to All! My connection with the IAPC is deep and spread over four decades since late 1980s. I was fortunate to be a part of Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, since the early 1980s and was able to continue there…