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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sana Zeby Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun & Yamuna Karuna Sanstha, Dehradun < Back Ms Sana Zeby is a palliative care nurse who has completed her 6 week certificate course in palliative nursing from the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS). Ms Zeby is currently working with Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun. Additionally, she offers her services to provide part time services at the Yamuna…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Rekha Kuchekar Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai < Back Ms Rekha Kuchekar is a Senior Nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine, at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and works with sincerity and dedication. The Department of Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, sees footfalls of about 100-110 patients on any working day. Ms Kuchekar conducts priority triage of the patients…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Ramswaroop Garwa All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur < Back Mr Garwa is a palliative care nurse at AIIMS, Jodhpur. Mr Garwa always takes the time to understand the needs of each of his patients’ so that he can provide them quality palliative care. His empathetic nature allows him to provide his patients and their families with individualized care,…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Priyanka Patiyal Sood All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh < Back Ms Priyanka Patiyal Sood is a Nursing Officer in the Radiation Oncology IPD, at AIIMS Rishikesh. Ms Sood was AIIMS Rishikesh’s first nursing officer to attend the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care’ in November 2018, to thereafter become the institution’s first Palliative Care Nurse.  She…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Prarthana Sarkar Care Continuum Private Limited, Kolkata < Back Ms Parthana’s contribution to Palliative Care in the urban community for the past 7 years has been exemplary in terms of supporting patients for Pain management, providing psychological support, and in the prevention of hospitalization through home procedures, and by being available 24*7 on the phone for her patients’ and their families.…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Superhero Nurses of Pallium India Pallium India, Trivandrum < Back The nurses at Pallium India as referred to as ‘Pallium Angels’. Most of Pallium India’s activities are primarily done by these Pallium Angels, who work alongside the multidisciplinary team at the center comprising of doctors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, pharmacist, palliative care assistants and volunteers to deliver OP, IP and Home Care…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Neena Victor Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre, New Delhi < Back Ms Neena Victor is a Nursing Superintendent at the Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre, New Delhi. Ms Victor carries a legacy in Nursing Care. She is an exceptional nurse who is kindhearted, compassionate, has strong communication skills, is an active listener and is someone who always puts her patients first. Her exceptional…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Superhero Nurses of MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC andPain Relief & Palliative Care Society, Hyderabad MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC and Pain Relief & Palliative Care Society, Hyderabad < Back Palliative care as a specialty involves more personal care than the traditional field of medicine. Our compassionate team of Palliative care nurses at both MNJ Institute of Oncology and RCC,…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Meenakumari V. Pain and Palliative Care Society, Calicut < Back Ms Meenakumari V is the Care Coordinator at the Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS). Ms Meenakumari joined the team of PPCS as their ‘first volunteer’ in 1993. The team at PPCS then promoted her as Nurse in 2001, after she was qualified and completed rendering 8 years of voluntary service…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. V. Menaga DEAN Foundation, Chennai < Back A petite and timid girl, Ms V Menaga, joined the DEAN Foundation immediately after completing her Auxiliary Nurse Aide training in 2005, when she was only 19 years old. Within 5 years of joining the team, she was forced to take on the role of the Nurse-in-charge. Today, Ms Menaga currently handles patient care…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Harpreet Kaur & Ms. Indu Thakur (in alphabetical order) Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR < Back Ms Harpreet Kaur and Ms Indu Thakur are Nurse Practitioners’ at the Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR. The journey from oncology nursing to palliative care has been life changing, both professionally and personally, for both Ms Harpreet and…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Margaret P. Manda Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital, Miraj < Back ‘Compassion and empathy coupled with skill and dedication to care for the dying are essential to high quality Palliative Care (PC).’ When the Palliative Care Department was initiated at Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital in 2017, the team was fortunate to have Ms Mary Margaret P Manda, who was…