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Cancer awareness and palliative care Sensitization Campaign
The DNipCare (Delhites’ National Initiative in Palliative Care) held a Cancer Awareness & Palliative Care Sensitization Campaign at the St. Basil Church, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi on 5th May 2019. Rev. Father Bineesh Babu inaugurated the Campaign. The following esteemed persons consucted the campaign: Dr. Anjana Saxena (Ex-Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Dr. Sindhu Sunil Nair (Onco-Radiologist & Palliative Care Specialist, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Research Institute, Rohini,…
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IAPC Volunteer Training Programme
IAPC Volunteer Training Programme Report by Mr. Radhakrishnan Menon Training for community volunteers spreads wings in Tamil Nadu PG Scholars, Medical Officers and Assistant Professors of Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, Kulasekharam volunteered to attend the 16 hour training programme for community volunteers recognized by Indian Association of Palliative Care held at Mother Anna Palliative Care Centre, Nagacode, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. 21 scholars attended the training programme. The programme…
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Hindi version of Palliative workbook of carers
A community sensitization programme for palliative care workers in Mussoorie, was conducted by Dr. Divya Mishra, an alumni of the NFPM program of Palliative Medicine and consulting physician at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, where the book was first introduced in English. As many volunteers in Northern India are not well versed in English so, the need to translate it in Hindi was felt. With the encouragement of Dr. Suresh Kumar, IPM, Calicut,…
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Kochi Home Care Experience
A Testimony from a delegate on Kochi Home Care Experience 4th to 7th February 2019 were allotted for Kochi Home Care Experience as one of the Pre-Conference workshops organized in connection with IAPCONKochi2019 – the 26th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care. More delegates chose to accompany the home care teams of various palliative care units to have first-hand-knowledge about the magic behind the Kerala Model of Home…
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CHWs Training on Palliative care
CHWs Training on Palliative care A new initiative at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata An eight weeks course has been designed for Community Health Workers with hands on training by the Palliative Care Department of Saroj Gupta Cancer Center and Research institute, Kolkata, India. The objective of the program was to develop knowledge and practical skills in domiciliary palliative care for CHWs which will piggy-back on…
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World Kidney Day: March 14th
World Kidney Day: March 14th Report by Mr. Suresh T. P., Zonal member, IAPC On the occasion of World Kidney Day, the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangolpuri, Delhi in association with DNipCare held a Symposium on Palliative Care at 1.30 PM on Thursday, 14th March 2019. Dr. Renu Manchanda, Training Coordinator of the hospital presided over the function. The speakers were:Dr. Anjana Saxena, Deputy Commissioner (Retd.), Ministry of Health &…
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IAPCON 2019, Aluva, Kochi: From the Organising Secretary’s desk
We started the conference activities an year ago; but with a difference While reporting the conduct of IAPCONKochi2019 – the 26th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care – held from 8th February 2019 at AELI Hills, Keezhmadu, Aluva, Kerala, India, we have a different story to share. The Conference theme was “Voices in Palliative Care, Ensuring Quality, Creating Solutions. The registration of delegates was launched at AIIMS, Delhi…
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IAPC Annual Conference, IAPCON 2020
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IAPCON 2020 website is functional: www.iapcon2020guwahati.in (old website is defunct). As The Filmfare awards are going to be conducted on 15th Feb 2020, in Guwahati, all the hotels will be booked. Therefore we request all the delegates to book their hotels for accommodation, before 15th Nov’19. Kindly contact Mr. Anand Das for bookings at low rate. (Mob: 9864045457) The IAPC Annual Conference, IAPCON 2020 The 27th International Conference…
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Workshop on Re-exploring Spirituality
Workshop on Re-exploring Spirituality in Palliative Care Date: 3rd and 4th May, 2019 Venue: Prof. Rustam Choksi Auditorium, 2nd floor, GJB, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012. Speakers: Dr. Christina Puchalski Dr. Santosh Chaturvedi Dr. Suhita Chatterjee Dr. Soumitra Dutta Dr. Nagesh Simha Dr. Abhijit Dam Registration is free but compulsory. For registration please contact Dr. Akanksha on +91 75066 34367 or send email…
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Dr. Abhinav Singh’s contribution to LEXICON
Dr. Abhinav Singh, IAPC Central Council member and an experienced palliative care physician, has contributed to the ‘Lexicon’, 24th Edition, ‘The cloak that matters’, in the section ‘Diverging Roads’ which is dedicated to the Deptt. of Palliative Care,CMC, Vellore. CAREER IN PALLIATIVE CARE: THE FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE – TIME TO RECKON Dr. Abhinav Singh, Patna. Introduction: A trained palliative physician is a precious and rare professional in India. Care…
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Inaugural Ceremony of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Department, GNRC Group of Hospitals
Inaugural Ceremony of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Department, GNRC Group of Hospitals In association with Indian Association of Palliative Care, Guwahati, Assam The GNRC Group of Hospitals have initiated the Pain and Palliative Care Department in Guwahati on 10th of November 2018. The department will be headed by Dr. Kalpajit Dutta, MD Anaesthesia & trained Palliative Care Physician. An inaugural CME was the main attraction of the inaugural ceremony…
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DNipCare team meets Hon. Minister of State for Defense
A report by Mr. Suresh Thalirayil, IAPC CC member The DNipCare Team met Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Honourable Union Minister of State for Defence, Government of India on 08th January 2019 with the following request: a) Ministry of Defence to set up Palliative Care Units as in the case of Base Hospital, Delhi, using the potential of Medical Corps of the Forces under every Military Unit for not only patients…
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