Inaugural Ceremony of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Department, GNRC Group of Hospitals

In association with Indian Association of Palliative Care, Guwahati, Assam

The GNRC Group of Hospitals have initiated the Pain and Palliative Care Department in Guwahati on 10th of November 2018. The department will be headed by Dr. Kalpajit Dutta, MD Anaesthesia & trained Palliative Care Physician. An inaugural CME was the main attraction of the inaugural ceremony which was done in association with the Indian Association of Palliative Care, North East Zone. The CME covered palliative care topics by eminent speakers –

• Dr. Sanghamitra Bora,
• Dr. Dinesh Goswami, and
• Dr. Naba J Borah.

The inaugural speech was given by Dr. Amal Kataki, Director of B. Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati. 150 delegates attended the program and interacted in the sessions. Topics such as Opioid availability and Basics of Palliative Care were discussed.