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There Are Some
There Are Some – Mr. Harshvardhan Ghanshyam More, Kohlapur There are some, whose steady hands made,Take the incision with 15 no. blade There are some, who look for many causes,To calculate, the confusing chemo doses There are some, with caution and precaution,To decide, the fraction and dose of radiation There are some, with head in beams and cones,To look deep inside organs and bones There are some, with feeling of…
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Perspectives: Palliative Care Home Visit
Perspectives: Palliative Care Home Visit – Col. (Dr.) Nikahat Jahan, Secunderabad After serving twenty years as a specialist in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, I started training in the field of Palliative care. As a part of my training I, along with three of my colleagues, had the opportunity to join the palliative care team of a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) that provides home-based care in North India. On a warm…
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Spreading the essence of empathy: an NGO experience in Patient Navigation
Spreading the essence of empathy: an NGO experience in Patient Navigation – Dr. Anupama Mukherjee, Goa On a rainy evening, during a routine visit to the Medical Oncology ward at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Goa, we chanced upon a weak yet playful boy curled up at his bed by the window-side. The nurses led us to this new patient, little Arbaz (name changed) who was glued to his…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 4 – Lecture 23
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 23 Lecture Date: 18th July, 2022 Topic: Topical Agents in palliative care practice Speaker: Dr Kesavaraj Moderator: Dr Gaurav Sharma 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…
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‘Sri Satya Sai Palliative Care Centre’ inaugurated at Puttaparthi
‘Sri Satya Sai Palliative Care Centre’ inaugurated at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, on 12th July, 2022 A new palliative care centre, Sri Satya Sai Palliative Care Centre, was inaugurated at Puttaparthi on Tuesday, 12th July, 2022, by the Collector, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. The centre is being set up by the Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society (PRPCS), Hyderabad, in collaboration with The Government of Andhra Pradesh, United Care Development Services (UCDS) and…
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Aravanaippu: The Rural Palliative Care Project
Aravanaippu: The Rural Palliative Care Project – Dr. Harsha Singh, Coimbatore Aravanaippu is a home based palliative care initiative by the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation. Aravanaippu was born in 2019, and began its services at Karadivavi, a small village near Coimbatore, which is the birthplace of Padma Bhushan Dr Sitra Srinivasan, Founder, Coimbatore Cancer Foundation. The project was envisioned to serve this rural community by delivering quality palliative care to those…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 4 – Lecture 22
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 22 Lecture Date: 11th July, 2022 Topic: Opioid Pharmacogenomics Speaker: Dr Rabiya Razak Moderator: Dr Raghav 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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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 4 – Lecture 21
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 21 Lecture Date: 4th July, 2022 Topic: Drugs used in Palliative Sedation Speaker: Dr Adumala Aruna Moderator: Dr Gayatri Palat 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…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 4 – Lecture 20
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 20 Lecture Date: 27th June, 2022 Topic: Endocrine Drugs in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Susan Shekinah Moderator: Dr. Jenifer Jeba S 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,…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 4 – Lecture 19
IAPC Academy Lecture Series 4: Palliative Care Drugs Lecture Number: 19 Lecture Date: 20th June, 2022 Topic: Cannabinoids in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Bhawesh Pangaria Moderator: Dr. Karthik AR 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…
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Yoga – The Calm amidst the chaos in the life of a palliative care recipient
Yoga – The Calm amidst the chaos in the life of a palliative care recipient – Ms Sreekala Sunderrajan, Bengaluru Imagine this: You are walking on a hard concrete road with a broken shoe on a scorching hot summer day in Delhi. At that moment when you are about to faint, you are welcomed into an AC room, given a cool glass of lemon juice and a wet towel to…
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Palliative Care in Sickle Cell disease
Palliative Care in Sickle Cell disease – Dr. Pankaj Singhai and Dr. Swati Patel Jain, Indore Arun (name changed)16-year-old male child, a known case of sickle cell anaemia, presented to the hospital with acute painful crisis. Arun was diagnosed at 5 years of age, was not on regular follow up and was taking hydroxyurea irregularly. He presented with fever, pain in hands and legs for 2 days. Arun was managed…
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