IAPC Newsletter: February 2022

From the President’s Desk

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the IAPC, I express my heartfelt gratitude to all those IAPC members who exercised their vote during the recently concluded IAPC’s virtual elections to choose the IAPC’s new leadership. I hereby acknowledge each and everyone for continuing to keep faith and confidence with the IAPC. The new committee pledges to work harder towards developing our country’s palliative care and make palliative care accessible to those in need of such services. The IAPC’s newly elected governance body is committed to achieving this goal…

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Education and Training

Update: IAPC’s CCEPC batch of January 2022

Register now for the IAPC’s Certificate Course in Palliative Care Pharmacy (CCPCP)

Register for the ‘Essentials of Palliative Care for Physiotherapists’, offered by Pallium India

ELNEC conducts their 47th training at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Jaipur

Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute successfully conducts a one day training on End of Life Care

Update from IAPC ACADEMY: Report on activities in January

Update from IAPC ACADEMY: IAPC Academy’s Online Lecture Series 4 announced!

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Awards and Recognitions

Drs. Gopichandran, Manjeet Singh Chalga and Rakesh Garg, bestowed with the National e-governance Silver Award 2020-21

The Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, recognized as a WHOCC for Training and Education in Palliative Care!!

ITM Hospital and Research Center, Gwalior, inaugurates Palliative Care service provision

RMD Specialities Hospitals launches community mobile clinic for palliative care services!

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Interesting Reads

• It’s all in the family by Dr. Santosh K. Chaturvedi, UK, in observance of Global Family Day (1^st January)
• ‘Better late than never’: Integration of palliative care into the Armed Forces by Lt. Alice Stella Verginia, Calicut, in commemoration of the Indian Army Day (15^th January)
• Doctors cure, should they also help recover? by Mr. Vijaykumar Koterri, Pune, an article originally published on wrisources.com
• Few countries offer quality end-of-life care, a republication from ehospice international edition

Other upcoming events

Register for the Cardio Oncology Lecture series from the Global Cancer Consortium

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To offer help and support during challenging times

1. Bereavement support India: https://www.bereavementsupportindia.co.in/
2. Sukh Dukh Helpline: https://palliumindia.org/2020/10/sukh-dukh-helpline
3. Caregiver Saathi: https://caregiversaathi.co.in/index.php
4. Canhelper: https://www.cipla.com/press-releases-statements/can-helper-indias-first-toll-free-emotional-support-helpline-cancer
5. National Helpline for Psychosocial and Mental health support offered by The MoHFW, GoI and NIMHANS: 080-46110007 (If you are a health care worker, please press 5 when prompted after dialing the above number to access a direct and dedicated line for healthcare workers)