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A Shift in Perspective: Understanding Pain in Palliative Care
A Shift in Perspective: Understanding Pain in Palliative Care – Dr Sidhulal K, Kozhikode In the world of palliative care, pain is an unwelcome but an ever-present companion. It’s a silent scream, a relentless shadow that envelops the lives of those battling terminal illnesses. Within the delicate ecosystem of this field, the role of healthcare professionals goes far beyond administering medication and managing symptoms. It requires an understanding of the…
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IAPC’s Election Notification
IAPC’s Election Notification Notice is hereby given to all members of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), that elections will be held for the below mentioned posts: President (2025 – 2028) Central Council Members, IAPC (2024 – 2026) North Zone (2 members) North – East Zone (2 members) East Zone (2 members) South Zone (2 members) West Zone (1 member) The eligibility criteria for those interested to contest in…
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Intersection and Role of Palliative Care in Caring for Older Persons
Intersection and Role of Palliative Care in Caring for Older Persons – Dr Pooja Dutta, New Delhi Palliative care is the holistic approach to care for people with serious illnesses, regardless of their age. It focuses on improving the quality of life for patients and their caregivers by managing symptoms, providing emotional and spiritual support, and promoting autonomy and control. India’s population is aging and the proportion of ailing elders…
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How Palliative Care and Disaster Risk Reduction reinforce each other
How Palliative Care and Disaster Risk Reduction reinforce each other – Mr Harsh Vardhan Sahni, Washington DC, USA I’ll call this friend Sneha. Her wedding was my last big celebration before the Covid19 lockdown. Friends and relatives showed up wearing their finest, danced into the night, did it again the next day, and the next. I realised how wonderful these ‘ice-breakers’ were to get to know the spouse’s family. I…
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Hoping for the best!
Hoping for the best! – Palliative Care Nurse, India Most of us have experienced ‘the pain’ caused due to the death of a loved one, at least once in our life. Each of us wish for our loved ones to spend their last days surrounded by people who mean the most to them and for them to eventually pass away without pain. Rightfully, each of us also deserve to have…
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Palliative Care for Cardiovascular Disease
Palliative Care for Cardiovascular Disease – Dr Eric Borges, Mumbai The management of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) using Palliative Care (PC) principles is in its infancy in India and is evolving worldwide. To commemorate ‘World Heart Day’, observed on 29th September, I am presenting my approach to this very complex field. The concept of Palliative Care was enunciated in the 1950’s in response to the terrible suffering that terminally ill cancer patients…
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Navigating Suicidality in Palliative Care: A Multi-dimensional View
Navigating Suicidality in Palliative Care: A Multi-dimensional View – Dr Sravannthi Maya, Hyderabad From being just a specialty to being an emerging field in care provision, and to now having specialist and sub specialties, palliative care has come a long way from the hospice movement back in 1980’s. (Salins et al., 2022). Palliative care addresses suffering beyond the physical symptoms and includes caregivers and the treating medical team under its…
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You can feel better even when you are not getting better
You can feel better even when you are not getting better – Mr Krishnan Sivaramakrishnan, Mumbai When you are in the right place at the right time, you turn lucky. I got lucky in September 2021, for it was when I got the nod at Shankar Mahadevan Academy, a not-for-profit Trust, to become a part of a musical initiative named ‘SMA Nirvana’. Let me tell you, this is an initiative…
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The Beautiful Journey of a Nurse: Touching Lives with Compassion
The Beautiful Journey of a Nurse: Touching Lives with Compassion – Lt Col Lovely Antony (Retd), Kozhikode As a small child, I dreamt of becoming a soldier, but a different calling tugged at my heartstrings as I grew older. I wanted to be a nurse, a beacon of hope and healing in people’s lives. This desire was ignited by the smiling faces of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation sisters working in…
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My journey in Palliative Care
My journey in Palliative Care – Ms Nileema Sharad Shingade, New Delhi For 12 years I worked in a cancer department and strived to provide the best possible nursing care for my patients who had undergone surgery, or for those who were getting chemotherapy or radiation as a part of their cancer treatment. During that time, I had heard of this word, ‘palliative care’ several times. Since I was never…
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Moment of hope during the humanitarian crisis in Manipur
Moment of hope during the humanitarian crisis in Manipur – Dr Nandan Choudhary, Imphal There is no denying that the world is in a state of chaos. But amidst all the turmoil, there are moments of hope and inspiration. Quoting Archbishop “Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” On Wednesday, 3rd May, 2023, an ethnic…
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Palliative care during humanitarian crisis: An inside view from Ukraine
Palliative care during humanitarian crisis: An inside view from Ukraine – Dr Olena Riga (Ukraine), Ms Joan Marston (South Africa) For Ukrainians and many people across the globe, we see the world before Thursday, 24th February, 2022, and after that. The world for us is accordingly divided into light and darkness. Our society built a young country. Yes, in earlier times, Ukraine could not boast of having access to strong…
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