Newsletter: May 2024 Edition
From the President’s Desk
Hello Friends,
I am thrilled to announce that the preparations for the 32nd Annual International Conference of the IAPC (IAPCON 2025) is progressing systematically. Registrations are now open for the conference, with an early bird offer available! The conference will take place at the Auditorium of AIIMS between Friday, 31st January, 2025, and Sunday, 2nd February, 2025; and with pre-conference workshops scheduled for Thursday, 30th January 2025. On behalf of the organising committee, I invite you to also register for the pre-conference workshop on ‘Revolutionizing Palliative Medicine Tool Kit: Ultrasound for Diagnosis to Symptoms Relief,’ scheduled for Thursday, 30th January. I urge you to visit the conference website for further information and to register for IAPCON 2025…
Announcements / Messages from IAPC
IAPC’s Infographic of the month
IAPCON 2025: Registrations open for the pre-conference workshop on ‘Revolutionizing Palliative Medicine Tool Kit: Ultrasound for Diagnosis to Symptoms Relief’
Recordings of lectures from the ‘APM’s Online Lecture Series 1’ is now available
Tune in at 2:50 p.m. on 15th May, 2024, for a multilingual edition of ‘Singing for the Stars’
Leverage the IAPC’s Social Media to stay connected!
The IAPC’s Careers page has been updated to reflect new vacancies from across the country
Call for Support: Your 2 minutes = Someone’s entire lifetime of Peace, Comfort and Dignity!
‘Saath Saath Helpline’: India’s free palliative care helpline
Education and Training
Last chance to apply for the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in Palliative Care for Volunteers’
Applications invited for the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in the Physiotherapy – Palliative Care interface’
Registrations invited for ‘Certificate Course in Counselling skills in Cancer and Palliative Care’ offered jointly by KIPCER and KMC
IAPC and Shanti Palliative Care Center, Siliguri, jointly trained 32 individuals in ‘Home Based Palliative Care’ between 18th and 20th April, 2024
A Training program in palliative care for community healthcare providers was organised at AIIMS Bathinda in April, 2024
SKIMS, Srinagar, organised a CME ‘An update on Pain and Palliation’ on 20th April, 2024
College of Nursing, AIIMS Deoghar, conducted a National skill enhancement workshop on critical care and palliative care nursing on 22nd and 26th April, 2024
19 Community Medicine Physicians from 7 Medical Colleges participated in the inaugural lecture of Phase – 1 of the ‘IAPC – IAPSM collaboration’ on 24th April, 2024
The Delhi State Chapter of the IAPC successfully conducted their 4th CME on 27th April, 2024
Update from APM’s lecture series
Awards and Recognitions
Dr Sushma Bhatnagar recognised by the IASP
Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center, Bhubaneswar, inaugurated their 110 bedded in-patient services on 10th April, 2024
Niloufer Hospital for Women and Children and Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society signed an MoU on 15th April, 2024, to improve palliative care service delivery in Hyderabad
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust celebrated 24 years of service on 16th April, 2024
AIIMS Raebareli inaugurated their Palliative Care OPD on 23rd April, 2024
Interesting Reads
IAPC’s Exclusive Articles
- ‘Partnering with ECHS to initiate Palliative Care in Armed Forces’, by Dr Savita Butola, Panisagar, Tripura
- ‘Death at my Doorstep’, by Dr Sharada Vinod Kutty, New Delhi
- ‘What is at the heart of nursing?: My recent Reflections’, by Erika Cleborne-Bérubé, Edinburgh, Scotland
Other Compelling reads
- ‘Promoting Resilience & Preventing Burnout: One size does not fit all’ a republication from e hospice (Africa edition)
- ‘Caregiver Emotions: 2 tips for managing tough feelings’ a republication from DailyCaring
Other upcoming events
Registrations invited for the webinar ‘Teaching Leaders and Adult Learners Effectively about Palliative Care: Methods, Tools and Tactics’, 8th May, 2024
Participate in the Malaysian Hospice and Palliative Care Council’s webinar, ‘Support for Caregivers in Care for Dementia’, 9th May, 2024
Submit abstracts before 20th May, 2024, to participate in the ‘Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine 2024’ conference, Adelaide, 5th – 8th September, 2024
Abstract submissions are open for the ‘3rd Grief and Bereavement Conference Singapore’, 6th – 8th November, 2024
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