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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 6 – Lecture 24
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 24 Lecture Date: 10th April, 2023 Topic: Nutrition in Advanced and Terminal Patients Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Moderator: Dr. Vinod Kumar The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested to drop us an email at academyiapc@gmail.com along with your name, designation, affiliation, contact number and…
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Register before 30th April, 2023, to avail the early bird registration rates for the ACP-i 2023, 24th – 27th May, 2023
Register before 30th April, 2023, to avail the early bird registration rates for the ACP-i 2023, 24th – 27th May, 2023 Register before Sunday, 30th April, 2023, to avail the early bird registration rates for the 8th International Conference on Advance Care Planning (ACP-i 2023), scheduled to be held in Singapore, between Wednesday, 24th May, 2023, and Saturday, 27th May, 2023. This is the first International advance care planning (ACP) conference in Asia. The…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 6 – Lecture 23
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 23 Lecture Date: 3rd April, 2023 Topic: The palliative care needs of adults with intellectual disabilities Speaker: Dr. Isha Jatin Shah Moderator: Dr. Jayita Deodhar The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested to drop us an email at academyiapc@gmail.com along with your name, designation,…
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Supreme Court Judgement copy: Advance Medical Directives (Living Will) and withdrawal of life support treatment
Supreme Court Judgement copy: Advance Medical Directives (Living Will) and withdrawal of life support treatment A Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice K M Joseph has passed orders to making suitable amendments to the previous procedure regarding making an advance medical directive and withholding and withdrawing of life support treatment. This landmark judgement is set to be a game changer in the practice of End of Life care…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 6 – Lecture 22
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 22 Lecture Date: 27th March, 2023 Topic: Palliative care in patients with dementia Speaker: Dr. Manisha Moderator: Dr. Nishkarsh Gupta The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested to drop us an email at academyiapc@gmail.com along with your name, designation, affiliation, contact number and an…
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Role of Pediatric Palliative Care and Down’s Syndrome
Role of Pediatric Palliative Care and Down’s Syndrome – Dr. Mohammad Ishak and Dr Spandana Rayala, Hyderabad Down’s syndrome or Trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder caused due to the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It occurs in approximately 1 in 830 live births, manifested at birth through characteristic physical features. In the 1980’s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down’s syndrome was only 25…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 6 – Lecture 21
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 21 Lecture Date: 20th March, 2023 Topic: Psycho-pathology of death in children and bereavement care for parents Speaker: Dr. Savan Kukadia Moderator: Dr. Bhavna Patel The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested to drop us an email at academyiapc@gmail.com along with your name, designation,…
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Reflections from a palliative care volunteer counsellor
Reflections from a palliative care volunteer counsellor – Ms. Madhu Juneja, New Delhi Context: This article is based on my personal experiences while working with patients and their families in a hospital setting, as both, a mental health volunteer counsellor and a palliative care volunteer. I feel that this role provides me with a unique position as I am a trained Mental Health Volunteer Counsellor who is now also able…
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Webinar on ‘Advance Medical Directives and withdrawal of life support treatment’, on 21st March, 2023
Webinar on ‘Advance Medical Directives and withdrawal of life support treatment’, on 21st March, 2023 The webinar on ‘Advance Medical Directives and withdrawal of life support treatment’, was presented successfully on Tuesday, 21st March, 2023, between 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. A record 270 healthcare professionals from India and beyond participated in the interactive webinar. The stellar panel kept the audience riveted to their seats, as they went about sharing…
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A Symphony of Words: A Collection of Poems
Join the stride, with the Tribe! Ms Sree Priya S.Thiruvananthapuram About this, be forever sure,Palliative care, is always pure!Inside their hands, we are secure,For they manage, not our pain mere. We are assured of profound care,That is truly, so much rare!The multi-disciplinary team is prepared-To make sure the “paths” are well paved. Communities here are compassionate,And come together, for lives desperate!They heal the needy, of situations desolate,Making the days left,…
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A Symphony of Words: A Collection of Poems
Pause… Dr. Nandini VallathBengaluru I see you prancing …. alongside, the words of the wise…..delightfully deep … yet empty, when otherwise… I smell you in the fragrant bloom … as it blossoms in the darkIn the darting glow in arid woods…., ever ready to spark I hear you in the waves that kiss the shore, void and spent… and in the depth of the oceans … resolute to heave, and…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 6 – Lecture 20
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 6 Lecture Number: 20 Lecture Date: 13th March, 2023 Topic: Congenital malformations and palliative care Speaker: Dr. Neha Singh Moderator: Dr. Rakesh Garg The IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series are delivered every Monday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., via Zoom. Those interested to participate in the sessions, are requested to drop us an email at academyiapc@gmail.com along with your name, designation, affiliation, contact number and an…












