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Palliative Care and the fundamental right to die with dignity
Palliative Care and the fundamental right to die with dignity – Mr. Rishabh Shrivastava and Dr. Anant Bhan, Bhopal The Indian Constitution guarantees the right to life under Article 21. Over a period of time, the jurisprudence around Article 21 has undergone significant transformation. One of the crucial facets of the right to life is the right to die with dignity. Courts, through various decisions, have recognized the right to…
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Hope in Life with HIV
Hope in Life with HIV – Dr. Rajni Herman, New Delhi Neeta (name changed) and her husband are HIV positive patients. It was during the World Aids Day commemoration event on 1st December, 2021, at Shalom, that Neeta shared her life journey. Neeta’s and her husband’s word fell apart in 2010, when they were diagnosed to be HIV positive. They were soon started on antiretrovirals from the nearby Government Hospital.…
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Volunteering: Evolving by touching lives
Volunteering: Evolving by touching lives – Dr. K. V. Ganpathy, Mumbai Context: Mr Ananth (name changed), the sole breadwinner in his family, was a Mathematics teacher by profession. He was referred to the Department of Palliative Medicine with relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). He was well aware of his prognosis and was accompanied by his wife and his school-going son, when he visited us. Ananth was doing fine symptomatically. However,…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 21
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 21 Topic: Multiple Sclerosis Date: December 13, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Manisha More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an aim to provide expert training to…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 20
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 20 Topic: Paediatric Neurological Conditions needing Palliative Care Date: December 6, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Rutula Sonawane More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an aim…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 19
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 19 Topic: Advanced Dementia Date: November 29, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Prarthna Jayseelan More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an aim to provide expert training…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 18
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 18 Topic: Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism Date: November 22, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Amelia Sahana Michael More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an aim to…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 17
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 17 Topic: Neuromuscular Disorders Date: November 15, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Vikram Pratap singh More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an aim to provide expert…
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Golden Butterflies Children’s Palliative Care Foundation’s 3rd Anniversary
Golden Butterflies Children’s Palliative Care Foundation’s 3rd Anniversary Golden Butterflies Children’s Palliative Care Foundation (GB) celebrated its 3rd anniversary of service on November 14th, 2021, at Welcom Hotel, Chennai. Special guests for the occasion were: Prof. Dr. S. Elilarasi (Director & Professor, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children, Egmore), Mr. S. Santhanakrishnan (Founder & Managing Partner, PKF Sridhar & Santhanam, GB’s Patron and sponsor for the function), Dr. Rejiv…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 16
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 16 Topic: Ethical Dilemmas in Conducting Research in Palliative Medicine Date: November 8, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Fiona Rawlinson and Dr. Santosh K. Chaturvedi More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian…
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Once a Volunteer, always a volunteer!
Once a Volunteer, always a volunteer! – Mr. Akhil Valsarajan and Ms. Padmaja P. Gopi, Thrissur “Listen with ears of tolerance,see through the eyes of compassion,speak with the language of love.”– Rumi. This message from Rumi resonates with every volunteer at the Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS), Thrissur. Through this article, we, Akhil and Padmaja, palliative care volunteers at PPCS, wish to share with you some of the key…
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Successful completion of the ELNEC course by AIIMS, Bathinda
Successful completion of the ELNEC course by AIIMS, Bathinda – Dr. Mayank Gupta and Dr. Gegal Pruthi, Bathinda The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, in collaboration with the End-of-Life Care Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) India, successfully conducted the ELNEC course from Tuesday, 16th November, 2021, to Thursday, 18th November, 2021. The ELNEC project is a national education initiative to improve palliative care and is a partnership between…
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