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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 11
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 11 Topic: Respiratory Emergencies 2: Massive Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax and Acute & Sub-acute Airway Obstruction Date: October 4, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Nikahat Jahan More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian…
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An urgent need for Palliative care models for chronic mental illness
An urgent need for Palliative care models for chronic mental illness – Dr. Chitra Venkateswaran, Kochi, Kerala World Mental Health Day was commemorated on October 11th, 2021 with a focus on “Mental health in an unequal world”. This rings so clearly alongside this year’s World Hospice and Palliative Care Day theme, ‘Leave no one behind; equity in access to palliative care’. What better way to highlight the common strong foundation of…
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The evolving social narrative of ‘Poverty’: A random recollection
The evolving social narrative of ‘Poverty’: A random recollection – M. K. V. Hamza, New Delhi Poverty is not having enough resources to meet one’s basic needs. The onset of chronic or terminal diseases aggravates an individual’s existing situation and pushes them into a state of deprivation; a possible aggregate deprivation of physical, psychological, financial and social wellbeing. The ripple of this new diagnosis is also felt by the patient’s…
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Let’s discuss palliative care for our pets!
Let’s discuss palliative care for our pets! – Ms. Crystal Pereira, New Delhi “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” — Mark Twain It was 4 years ago that I entered the fascinating, delightful, and ever-giving world of companion animals. The young and youthful pet industry yearns to offer pets in…
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IAPC’s WHPCD video to celebrate Palliative Care providers from across the country
IAPC’s WHPCD video to celebrate Palliative Care providers from across the country We thank Dr. Wasim Hoda for editing and compiling these videos
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The role of Palliative Nursing Care in Spinal Injury and Disabilities
The role of palliative nursing care in spinal injury and disabilities – Ms. Mamta Parihar, Jodhpur A jeweller can understand the true value of gold while a palliative care nurse can understand the true value of a person’s life! Receiving the diagnosis of a life-threatening condition, most often leaves the patient and their family devastated. Palliative care is not only about relieving pain, reducing distressing symptoms and improving the quality…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 10
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 10 Topic: Respiratory Emergencies 1: Acute Pulmonary Embolism, Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage and Differentiation Syndrome Date: September 27, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Vivek Gupta More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 9
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 9 Topic: Integration of Palliative Medicine: What is the science behind it and how it improves quality of life Date: September 20, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Eduardo D. Bruera More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY…
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‘Saath Saath’ helpline launched
Tags: Announcements‘Saath Saath’ helpline launched by Consortium of Indian Palliative Care On 7th October 2021, 11 palliative care organizations across India announced the launch of ‘Saath Saath’ a national and free palliative care helpline, in an effort to unify their actions and commitment to provide palliative care. This concerted effort strives to address the inequity in access to palliative care services for patients and their caregivers. The national toll free helpline…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 3 – Lecture 8
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 8 Topic: Vascular Emergencies 3: Superior Venacaval Obstruction, Mesenteric Ischemia & Cancer Associated Arterial Thrombosis Date: September 13, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Bhanu Pratap Maurya More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by…
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IAPC’s Special Feature for the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
We are excited to inform you that the IAPC has drawn on the theme of this year’s World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) ‘Leave no-one behind – equity in access to palliative care’, to put together a special feature with an update of the status of palliative care services from every state across the country. The idea of this special feature is to generate awareness and facilitate a cross…
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A Pharmacist’s role is beyond just dispensing medications
A Pharmacist’s role is beyond just dispensing medications – Ms. Saroja Gangaiah, Bengaluru When asked ‘What is the role of a pharmacist?’, the usual response is ‘To provide care to patients by dispensing those drugs recommended by the doctors’. Right? Well, let me tell you that it is certainly not limited to just that. Yes, the delivery of medication is a major part of a Pharmacist’s job; however, our role…













