IAPC News & Events

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Maria Carvalho Sukoon Nilaya Palliative Care Center, Mumbai < Back Ms Maria Carvalho, has been a Palliative Care Nurse champion since the last 25 years. She first started supporting the Palliative care program as the Principal of the Nursing College, Tata Memorial Centre, as a Lecturer in all the teaching programs for Doctors, Nurses and Social Workers since 1996, all over…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Himanshu Patel Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad < Back Mr Himanshu Patel is a Staff Nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine in Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad. Mr Patel works with sincerity and consistency towards the development of specialized palliative care within the Department. He is very skillful in advanced nursing care and is able to provide services…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Agilandeswari, Ms. Bhuvaneswari, Ms. Devika, Ms. Kayalya, Ms. KripaAngeline A., Ms. Marthal, Ms. Sasiregai & Ms. Vadivu (in alphabetical order) Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry < Back The palliative care service has been on its wheels in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (MGMCRI) since 2016. The palliative nurses have rendered their services to several patients of…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses 81 Superhero Nurses of Karunashraya Karunashraya (Bangalore Hospice Trust), Bengaluru < Back “Nurses are there when the last breath is taken,nurses are there when the first breath is taken.Although more enjoyable to celebrate birth,It’s as important to comfort in death.” Christian Bell The 81 Superhero nurses in Karunashraya, a 73-bedded hospice in Bengaluru, epitomize the above mentioned words. These superhero nurses embody…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Anitha Gladys K., Ms. Shakila Murali & Ms. Thangarathi Celine (in alphabetical order) Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore < Back The Palliative Care team at Christian Medical College, Vellore is enriched by three exceptional nurses; Ms Anitha Gladys K, Ms Shakila Murali and Ms Thangarathi Celine. These three nurses make every effort to connect with the suffering patients and their families…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Arpita Dey, Ms. Moushumi Chakraborty & Ms. Soma Jana (in alphabetical order) Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata < Back Ms Arpita Dey, Ms Moushumi Chakraborty, and Ms Soma Jana are palliative care nurses at the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, which is one of the two centers in West Bengal to provide Out-patient services, In-patient services and Hospice Care to cancer…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Chiinngaihlun, Ms. Jubilee Darrimawi Joute, Ms. Karthika Paneer,Ms. Laxmi Devi, Ms. Ngamshakning Roel & Ms. Sharon Varte (in alphabetical order) CanKids…KidsCan, New Delhi < Back Ms Chiinngaihlun, Ms Jubilee Darrimawi Joute, Ms Karthika Paneer, Ms Laxmi Devi, Ms Ngamshakning Roel and Ms Sharon Varte, are the ‘Nursing Superwomen’ working at the Pediatric Palliative Care Centre (Subhita) of CanKids…KidsCan. These nurses should…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Prarthmesh, Ms. Rashmi Jambhekar, Ms. Sandhya Kumari, Ms. Shobha Basso,Ms. Suvarna Rajguru, Ms. Urmila Patil, Ms. Vijaya Patil & Ms. Vinita Bala (in alphabetical order) Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute, Mumbai < Back Though challenging to work with terminally ill patients and their relatives, the team of palliative care nurses at Bhaktivedanta Hospital and Research Institute, do so with a smile…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Geetha Rani, Mr. Lakshmi Narayan & Ms. Vindhya K. (in alphabetical order) Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru < Back Our dynamic Palliative Nursing team comprises of Ms Geetha Rani, the lead Pallaitive Care Nurse specialist; Mr Lakshmi Narayan, the palliative nurse brother; and Ms Vindhya K, the palliative team coordinator. The three of them work passionately together to create a lifeline for…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Bhuvaneswari, Ms. Jensirani, Ms. Kowsalya, Ms. Megala, Ms. Mounika,Ms. Sandhya & Ms. Sudha (in alphabetical order) Annai Adhuragam Hospice, Thimmakudi (Kumbakonam) < Back Ms Bhuvaneswari, Ms Jensirani, Ms Kowsalya, Ms Megala, Ms Mounika, Ms Sandhya and Ms Sudha are the back bone nurses of our charitable institute, the Annai Adhuragam Hospice, at Thimmakudi. These young girls are from remote villages surrounding…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Ajisha B. S. & Ms. Shiji V. O. (in alphabetical order) Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Ms Ajisha, is a palliative care nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. On completion of her graduation, she completed a six weeks residential certificate course in Palliative care and has been working in the Department for three years.…