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IAPC Launches Online Training Program
Series Starts from 29th June 2020 Note (July 30, 2020): You can watch the video series Here Indian Association of Palliative Care launches a new initiative – IAPC Academy- an online training program with an aim to provide training to students doing MD in Palliative Medicine, by experts in the field. This series will start from Monday 29th June 2020, with an opening session by Dr. M R Rajagopal, a…
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Finally the Dilemma on DNAR ENDS; Gains Legal Basis
Dr. Roop Gurshani explains the relevance of the position paper by the BioEthics Unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) orders and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), published in the current issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Research The ICMR has confirmed that CPR is not a default option. Instead it is a medical procedure and in certain circumstances it cannot and should…
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Living Will
What is a Living Will? It is important for people to plan their future healthcare, especially at a time when they may no longer be able to make decisions or communicate these decisons. The “Living Will” will provide people the opportunity to think about, talk about and write down their wishes, preferences, priorities and refusals. They can make their own decisions on how they would like to be cared for…
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Cast Your Vote & Select A Tool
Tags: COVID-19An initiative to make palliative care more accessible By National Cancer Grid with the Support of Indian Association of Palliative Care A tool to assess Serious Health Related Suffering (SHS) is being developed as a preliminary screening tool to use in Health Care Settings in India where serious health related suffering is highly prevalent and often invisible. SHS causes patients to drop-out of treatment and needless distress, when the system…
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Board is Essential in Decision Making
A zoom session on COVID -19 and palliative care was organized by Pallium India INC and IOWA University on 25th March 2020. Here is a brief report prepared by Dr. Lulu Mathews (Program Director, Academics, IPM, Kozhikode and Mr. I. Terrymize, Research Associate, IPM). Dr. M R Rajagopal, a global leader in palliative care and founder of Pallium India, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India started the session discussing the aspects of palliative…
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MSC in Palliative Medicine: Apply Now for Commonwealth Scholarships
Cardiff University and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) are again able to offer Distance Learning Scholarships to support 10 healthcare professionals in India and neighbouring commonwealth countries to enroll on The Cardiff University MSc in Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals starting in September 2020. The scholarships will fund the student’s full Cardiff University course fees, and the flights and other expenses for successful applicants to attend residential teaching in the…
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About COVID-19
What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV’. The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? Symptoms…
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NGO participation in Palliative Care and the role of IAPC
IAPCON 2020 Guwahati organises a satellite session On “NGO participation in Palliative Care and the role of IAPC” Facilitators Dr. Mary Anne Muekaden Immediate Past President IAPC Dr. K V Ganpathy Member, Central Council IAPC Venue: The Auditorium, State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati. Date: February 14, 2020 | 2pm – 3pm. Coordinator: Mr. Tarun Sonowal — Mobile: 9577121983 (For registration and other details, please contact him latest by…
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IAPC conducts Volunteer Training Programme in Cuttack
The Theosophical Society, Cuttack, is all set to receive volunteers in palliative care.The purpose to organise the 16 hour Volunteer Certificate Course of IAPC from 14th to 15th March 2020, ably supported by Dr. Abhijith Dam, Secretary, IAPC and Dr. Sumita Mohanty, Head, palliative Care Unit, Acharya Harihara Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC). This course is being organised appreciating an urgent need to train volunteers,family members as well as…
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Palliative Care Awareness Sensitization Campaigns for ANM Students
Palliative Care Awareness Sensitization Campaigns for ANM Students of: 1) Rural Health Training Centre (DGHS, MoHFW), Najafgarh, Delhi and 2) Lady Reading Health School (DGHS, MoHFW), Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi on 25th January 2020. On the eve of Republic Day, the Volunteers of DNipCare held two Palliative Care Sensitization Campaigns on 25th January 2020 for the ANM Students of Rural Health Training Centre (DGHS, MoHFW), Najafgarh, Delhi and Lady Reading…
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XVlII Annual Conference on Evidence Based Management of Cancers in India
Palliative Medicine – Current Concepts and Controversies 28th February to 1st March, 2020. Pre conference workshop 27th February, 2020. Venue: Tata Memorial Centre ORGANISING CHAIRPERSON Jayita Deodhar M A Muckaden ORGANISING SECRETARY Arunangshu Ghoshal Anuja Damani PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome Early Palliative Care in Cancer Chronic Breathlessness Syndrome Cancer Related Fatigue Quality Improvement Research methodology in Palliative Medicine (Pre-conference workshop) Website: https://tmc.gov.in/m_events/Events/conference Email: tmhebm@gmail.com
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Death and Dying: Negotiating the Maze
Karunashraya has organised a symposium on Death and Dying – Negotiating the Maze, on Saturday 9th (1:30 PM to 5:30 PM) and Sunday 10th (9:30 AM to 2:00 PM) November 2019. The topics are very interesting with eminent speakers participating. We have arranged for live streaming and the links (either of the two) are: http://dazzletv.ivb7webcaster.com/karunashraya.aspx http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiT7qaNVL18R0Yme022h4g
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