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Foundation stone laid for the Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center in Odisha
Karunashraya lays the foundation stone for the Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center in Odisha Karunashraya surpasses another major milestone and created history on 12th July, 2021, as Shri Naveen Patnaik, Honb’le Chief Minister of Odisha, laid the foundation stone for their upcoming Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center at Info Valley in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. The palliative care center is envisioned to offer home care services along with a state of the art 110…
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Online training program on ‘Pediatric Palliative Care’
Register for the online training program on ‘Pediatric Palliative Care’ The Department of Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, is organizing an online training program on “Pediatric Palliative Care”, to train Doctors and Nurses to meet the growing demand for Pediatric Palliative Care services at various health care settings. The course aims to train Doctors and Nurses in managing Paediatric patients and their families, who are struggling to live…
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IJPC has a new Editorial Board
Tags: AnnouncementsAfter an outstanding tenure of over seven years as Associate Editor and Editor, Prof Naveen Salins passes the baton to Dr. Raghavendra Ramanjulu. IAPC expresses its gratitude to Dr. Salins for his leadership, that saw IJPC grow in stature. Dr. Ramanjulu is a palliative care physician with special interest in interventional pain relief. He is based in Bengaluru. Eminent persons will be Section Associate Editors. With their support, IJPC will…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 2 – Lecture 25
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 2 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 2 – Lecture 25 Topic: Approach to a patient with breathlessness Date: July 5, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Sunitha M. Daniel. More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with an…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 2 – Lecture 24
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 2 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 2 – Lecture 24 Topic: Working with families and improving family satisfaction of care Date: June 28, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Pradeep Kulkarni. More Online Training Program videos IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care…
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Stories from our COVID Heroes!
My Experience from the battle fields of a COVID Hospital – Dr. Ram Singh, AIIMS, New Delhi The constantly evolving novel corona virus infection and the havoc it unleashed has created a lot of clamor among health care professionals globally. Despite advancements in medicine and medical technology, this pandemic manufactured a situation that was so unexpected and beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. The unwavering courage and responsibility displayed by our medical…
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Holistic care at Home
Holistic care at Home: Golden Butterflies’ efforts to help child-patients and families cope during COVID-19 – Aneka Paul, Stella Matthew, Ramalakshmi V., Chennai The novel coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) spread worldwide, lakhs of people succumbed to COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease), and healthcare systems across the globe crumbled under the patient load. Chronically ill or terminally ill child-patients tend to most often slip under the radar of care in most developing countries,…
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Cancer Survivors Day, 6 June, 2021
One step at a time: The story of a cancer survivor – Ramalakshmi V., Stella Matthew, Aneka Paul, Chennai Sarita (name changed) is a very smart and young girl, who lives with her mother and older sister. Her mother became the sole breadwinner of the family after she was deserted by her husband. One fine day Sarita noticed rashes on her skin. Her mother decided to take her to a…
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IAPC Academy Online Training Program: Series 2 – Lecture 23
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 2 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 2 – Lecture 23 Topic: Implementing Integrated Care Plan to Improve end-of-life care outcomes in a Hospice setting Date: June 21, 2021.Faculty: Dr. Babita Varkey. IAPC ACADEMY is an initiative by Indian Association of Palliative Care with…
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Father’s Day, 20 June, 2021
Globally, Father’s day is celebrated on June 20 to celebrate, recognize and honour fathers’, father figures, paternal bonds and the role of fathers’ in the society. We chose to honour fathers’ and the paternal bond that palliative care professionals so often share with their patients while caring for them by bringing to you Mr. Lakshminarayanan’s story which beautifully illustrates these bonds that exist not only him and his father, but…
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Autistic Pride Day, 18 June, 2021
Globally, Autistic Pride Day is celebrated on June 18 every year. On this occasion we present to you two very interesting articles that highlight how integrating the elements of palliative care help improve the quality of life of autistic individuals and their families. Autism Spectrum Disorder and It’s Management – Dr. Procheta Mahanta, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), is a phenotypically heterogeneous group of neuro developmental…
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Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health
Covid-19 pandemic and Mental Health: Experiences of Organising Services at a Mental Health Care Institution A monograph by AIIMS, New Delhi The Department of Psychiatry & National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi has published a monograph ‘Covid-19 pandemic and Mental Health: Experiences of Organising Services at a Mental Health Care Institution’. The monograph includes a collection of articles, writings, experiences, discussions about…
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