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IAPC congratulates Dr. M. R. Rajagopal
‘Father of Palliative Care’ honoured with Padma Shri Award IAPC is proud that one of its senior member, a pioneer and often referred to as ‘Father of Palliative Care’, Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award, 2018. He has nurtured palliative care in India and has helped to ease pain of millions of suffering soul. Dr. Rajagopal at TEDx in 2015 Suggested readings:…
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Highlights of Alpha Palliative Care in 2017
Let us wish a happy 2018 to Palliative Care in the world and India in particular! We have had a satisfactory year in 2017. We have established two more Link Centres during the year to make it 18 in all. We look forward to implementing more in 2018, with your blessings! Alpha Palliative Care is a chain of centers run by one one of the CC member from Kerela, Mr.…
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Forthcoming meeting on ‘Compassion in Care’
This is a subject pertinent to all of us and as you can see we have eminent speakers who have considerable experience in this field. It promises to be an excellent meeting and some of the topics to be covered include: what is Compassion? is it important? can it be taught? it’s context in India self care / burnout use as a therapeutic tool? Programme 09.15: Registration 10.00: Welcome /…
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Palliative Care in Vishakhapatnam
On a personal visit to Vishakapatnam, I decided to check out the listed Hospice in the city. I was directed to the ‘American hospital’, where the hospice was located on the ground floor, in a separate annexe. I was duly impressed by the cleanliness of the hospital as a whole and the simplicity of the hospice. It had four beds and the unit was maintained and run by Dr. N.…
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Bruce Davis Gold Medal winner in Palliative Medicine, 2017
Dr. Puneet Rathore who is pursuing an MD in Palliative Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sci-ences (AIIMS), has won the prestigious Bruce Davis Gold Medal in Palliative Medicine for the year 2017. The Bruce Davis Gold Medal includes a citation and cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- and is the only national-level program for junior doctors in palliative medicine in India. The other finalists were Dr. Nandan Choudhary, Dr.…
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Congatulations to Dr. Sanghamitra Bora!
In order to create awareness about palliative care, IAPC (indian Association of Palliative Care) had supported an organisation in Guwahati in the north-eastern India, to conduct a conference headed by Dr. Sanghamitra Bora and her team. An amount of Rs.50,000/- was officially granted for this awareness programme and it was spent efficiently. Dr. Bora could save Rs.13,650/- from the alloted money and deposited it in the IAPC’s bank account. On…
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Palliative Care Consciousness in North East India
A Report A program aimed at promotion of palliative care in the North East region was organized under the aegis of Indian Association of Palliative Care – North East Zone on 2nd and 3rd December 2017 in Don Bosco Institute of Management, Kharguli, Guwahati Assam. Day -1 consisted of a focused group discussion on the theme “Promotion of Palliative Care Consciousness in the North East” with deliberations from palliative care…
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Eventful month at Bhagawan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Jaipur
A month of events at Bhagawan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Jaipur, Rajasthan. In keeping with this year’s theme – “Universal Health Coverage – Don’t Leave Those Suffering Behind”, an awareness training programme was conducted in the institute. Nurses were educated in the basics of pain management, basics of palliative care and Communication skills by Dr. Vinita Jain, Hemrajani and Mrs. Arati Hota. Approximately 300 post graduate students from…
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Joint statement on ‘Palliative care’ & ‘End-of-Life Care for Older People’
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care for Older People Joint statement made by: The Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG) Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Society of India (ARDSI) HelpAge India Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Draft 21/01/17 The Indian population is ageing: Elder population now stands at 100 million and is projected to grow to 324 million, constituting 20% of the total population, by 2050. More than 3.7 million are with…
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Election Notification 2018
Election to the Central Council of Indian Association of Palliative Care for the year 2018 will be held during the Annual General Meeting. Vacancies open for the year are as follows: President Elect The term of President elect will be for 1 year and will take over after 1 year, during the AGM of IAPC February 2018. The term of President is for 3 years. Eligibility for the post: For…
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World Hospice & Palliative Care Day observed
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day observed on Oct 27th 2017, by CanSupport CanSupport, recipient of WHO, Public Health Champion Awards 2017, celebrated World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Oct 27th at the Bathai House of Worshiping in New Delhi. Sufi music was performed by singer Ms. Rekhs Surya. A Souvenir containing stories of patients and their journey during their suffering and treatment was released on this day. It…
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