IAPC Newsletter: September 2025

From the President’s Desk

Dear All,

I am delighted  to connect with you through the September edition of the IAPC Newsletter. Guided by the aims and objectives of the IAPC, our  training programs and awareness activities  continue to gain momentum across the country. The month ahead promises to be both exciting and eventful. We look forward to the Foundation Course in Essentials of Palliative Care (FCEPC) Online Examinations, scheduled across 52 centres with 262 candidates, a clear testimony to the growing interest and commitment to palliative care education. The preparations for the Final Examination for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses are underway.  Additionally, NPPC training programs are being held in different states…

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Announcements / Messages from IAPC

IAPC’s Infographic of the month: ‘Palliative Care at Home’

“Theme Song of the IAPC” – Submit Your Entries by 15^th September, 2025

National Essay Writing & Photography Competitions

Join us for the Word Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) Webinar Series

Empowering Voices: A Dynamic Launch to the IAPC’s WHPCD Webinars

IAPC – West Bengal State Chapter Hosts Its First Conference

IAPCON 2026: Registrations Open for Volunteer Focused Track

‘Singing for the Stars’: Update from the August 2025 event

Leverage the IAPC’s Social Media to stay connected!

New vacancies from across the country are now published in the IAPC’s Careers page

Call for Support: Your 2 minutes = Someone’s entire lifetime of Peace, Comfort and Dignity!

‘Saath Saath Helpline’: India’s free palliative care helpline

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Education and Training

Applications invited for the IAPC’s ‘Foundation Course in Palliative Care Pharmacy’

APM launches the Essentials of Geriatric Palliative Care (EGPC) – Maiden Cohort on 2^nd August, 2025

APM Launches 3^rd Cohort of Advanced Nursing Skills in Palliative Care (ANSPC) on 5^th August, 2025

Institute of Palliative Medicine invites applications for the Bruce Davis Gold Medal Examination 2025

Delhi State Chapter of IAPC Organised 13^th CME on 23^rd August, 2025

“Good to Go”: India’s First Death Literacy Festival Marks a Successful Debut in Bangalore, 23^rd – 24^th August, 2025

Workshop on “Breaking Bad News” at Bagchi Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bhubaneswar – 20^th August, 2025

Over 150 Join the Palliative Care CTC Program and National Alumni Meet, Delhi, 25^th–28^th August 2025

Cynthia Goh Palliative Care Fellowship: Application Deadline Extended to 30^th September, 2025

Applications are Open for the Global Fellowship in Palliative Medicine, Application Deadline: 19^th November, 2025

Update from the APM’s lecture series 3

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Awards and Recognitions

ICMR Sanctions CAR Grant for Multi-Centre Palliative Care Research Led by Prof. Naveen Salins and Dr. Arun Ghoshal

Sparsh Hospice and ECHS Join Hands to Offer Free Palliative Care to Veterans from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Sub Area

Celebrating 20,000 Consultations: A Remarkable Journey of ACCF’s First Palliative Care Unit

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Interesting Reads

IAPC’s Exclusive Articles

• ‘“Even though I’m leaving, a piece of me will stay” – T, age 15‘ – Dr. Mayank Gupta, Bathinda
• ‘Touching Lives through Palliative Care‘ – Ms. Maya Nair, Indore
• ‘From Paper to Patients_Why India must put Palliative Care Policies into Practice‘ – Ms. Smriti Rana, Thiruvananthapuram

Other Compelling reads

• ‘Last meals: How durian, chilli crab, and KFC bring comfort to the dying in S’pore‘, a republication from ‘The Straits Times’
• ‘An Ageing World on a Heating Planet: Why Older People Must Be Central to Climate Policy‘, originally published by Inter Press Service News Agency

Other upcoming events

4^th ICPCN International Conference: Early Bird Deadline Extended to 12^th September, 2025

Don’t Miss APHN’s Next Webinar on Palliative Assessment Instruments – 16^th September, 2025

Register Now for ICPCN’s Webinar: The Role of Integrative Medicine in Children’s Palliative Care, 18^th September, 2025

Register Now for Scientific Scholar Editorial Workshop (Online), 20^th September, 2025

ASCO’s International Development and Education Award (IDEA): Apply Now! Deadline 30^th September 2025

Free streaming access to Orchestra concert for APHN Organisational Members, 6^th – 19^th October, 2025

Abstract Submission Now Open for the 20^th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care – Deadline: 31^st October, 2025

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