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‘World Hospice Day’ celebrated by KOSISH
‘World Hospice Day’ was celebrated by KOSISH at Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, India. The event took place under the able leadership of Dr. Rupali Choudhary. A Health Camp was conducted for the elderly and terminally ill patients.
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Recommendations formulated at ‘The Way Forward’
The following recommendations have been formulated at the “First National Symposium on Integrating Spirituality & Religiosity into Clinical Practice: the way forward”, which was held on 2 September at Kosish-the Hospice in Jharkhand. This was a joint effort by Kosish(a registered NGO providing palliative care services), The Indian Association of Palliative Care and SANDHI, IIT Kharagpur.
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Bruce Davis Gold Medal Examination 2017
Bruce Davis Gold Medal Examination was launched by Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode, India, in 2005 with an aim to improve awareness about palliative care among young doctors in India. This is the only national level program to honour junior doctors for their excellence in Palliative Medicine. ELIGIBILIY Doctors who appear for their final MBBS examination in the current year (2017) and those who have successfully completed MBBS not earlier…
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IAPC is committed to end the needless suffering due to persistent severe pain
Tags: AnnouncementsIAPC Opioid availability Task Force consists of: Coordinator – Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar; Members – Dr. Rajagopal, Dr. Nagesh Tripti Tandon, Dr. Gayatri Palat, Dr. Nandini Vallath and Dr. Naveen Salins. This team is working with the central government to translate the amended law into implemented practices in different parts of the country. It is also in the process of developing structured training program,to enable champions from different regions of India…
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First National Symposium on September 2, 2017
First National Symposium on ‘Integrating Spirituality & Religiosity in End-of-Life Care: The Way Forward’ Date: 2nd September, 2017. Venue: Kosish – the Hospice Organized by: Kosish – the Hospice & SANDHI, IIT Kharagpur Contact: minisaha56@gmail.com Programme 8.30 AM: Prayer & Welcome address Abhijit Dam, Secretary, Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) and Director, Koshish-the Hospice Suhita Chopra Chatterjee. Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur Lamp Lighting by…
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National Fellowship in Palliative Nursing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Applications are invited from eligible nurses for National Fellowship in Palliative Nursing jointly organised by Institute of Palliative Medicine (WHOCC) Kozhikode and CMAI. The National Fellowship in Palliative Medicine, started in 2004 is a popular training program in India and each year more than 20 candidates join. Following the success of this program, and considering the request for an advanced program for Nurses working in Palliative Care, NFPN was launched…
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Doordarshan to telecast ‘END OF LIFE CARE’
Doordarshan India recorded a panel discussion on End Of Life Care. Dr. Nagesh Simha, the Medical Director of Karunashraya in Bengaluru, India and Honorary Tutor of School of Medicine of Cardiff University, Wales, has anchored the show. The participants in this panel discussion are all passionately involved in the End of Life care India Task Force (ELICIT). The telecast dates and timings are as follows: ****************************************************** Friday, 9th…
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Opening of a Palliative Day Care Centre for the Senior Citizens | May 20, 2017
Hope for senior citizens – Nurse Assisted Palliative Day Care Centre for the Elderly opened Anwar Memorial Pain and Palliative Care Society marks another milestone in its pursuit of patient care. Mr. A Veeran Pillay, Octogenarian and Managing Trustee, Aminumma Hydrose Dr. Nafeesa Beevi Charitable Trust, planted a sapling at the premises to mark the opening of Anwar Memorial Nurse Assisted Palliative Day Care Centre for the Elderly at West…
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Jhargram… A promise!
Jhargram… A small sleepy town about 38km from Kharagpur. It is popular for its Sal forests… a place called Salboni. It’s a small Railway Station, crowded with villagers, carrying their massive loads of fresh vegetables, fish and poultry for sale in larger cities of Kolkata and Tata, and their unique ways of hanging their loads onto the window railings of the local trains using hooks, was a humbling sight. This…
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Using WhatsApp for palliation in resource poor settings
Palliation and WhatsApp Irfan is barely 18 and very angry… for life has been very unkind to him. His osteosarcoma has recurred with a large solid metastasis in his chest… he is now having trouble in breathing and can barely walk a few steps before he gets breathless. He hails from Gumla in Jharkhand and has to travel a good 160 km to our hospice. He is very anxious and…
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‘Mathura Declaration’ for ensuring humane care
Representatives from the IAPC, ISCCM & the Indian association of Neurology met together at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh on 29th and 30th April, 2017. They were able to bring out a document called the ‘Mathura Declaration‘ for ensuring Humane care at the End of life. These suggestions will be forwarded to the Government of India.
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