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IAPC’s Special Feature on Paediatric Palliative Care 1. A current update on Children’s Palliative Care in India Dr. Mary Ann Muckaden, Mumbai 2. We cannot change the outcome, but we can affect the journey! Dr. Krithika S. Rao (Shinde), Manipal 3. Improving access to children living with life limiting conditions; Hyderabad experience Dr. Gayatri Palat, Dr.…
A Goodbye that eventually wipes the tears – Mr. K. V. Ganpathy, Mumbai A diagnosis of cancer uproots normalcy in a child’s or an adolescents’ life; and during this time, parents can work with the health care team, the strongest allies. This act will not only foster the trust between the child and the health…
IAPC ACADEMY Lecture Series 3 on Mondays Every Monday from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM. For registration, please send an email to academyiapc@gmail.com Schedule of the program is available for download Here Series 3 – Lecture 1 Topic: Surgical Emergencies and Concerns in Palliative Care: Role of the Surgical Oncologist Date: July 26, 2021.Faculty: Dr.…
How Palliative Care services can help a paediatric patient and their family: Experiences from an RCC – Dr. Prabha Seshachar, Bengaluru The primary aim of Paediatric Palliative Care is to allow the child to grow and develop through childhood in the face of a serious illness. Pediatric palliative care teams support the child and family…
Children’s Palliative Care Projects in Maharashtra and Goa – Dr. Pradnya Talawadekar, Mumbai The Children’s Palliative Care Project (CPC), was launched in Maharashtra, in 2010, with National and International Collaboration and was a major breakthrough in the development of Pediatric Palliative Care Projects in India; especially for non-cancer. This five year project, implemented from April…
Expanding horizons towards an independent living – Ms. Jyothi Jayan Warrier, Kerala At our center, the Pain and Palliative Care Society in Thrissur, we provide Palliative care and supportive care to both cancer and non-cancer patients and their caregivers, through our Out-patient, In-patient, Home care, Hospice, and Physiotherapy and rehabilitation units. On the occasion of…
A current update on Children’s Palliative Care in India – Dr. Mary Ann Muckaden, Mumbai At the outset, let me emphasise that there is a lot of work going on in India for Paediatric Palliative care (PPC) and I may not do justice to it all, so apologies. As with the branch of Paediatrics when…
Caring for a paediatric patient: A paediatric palliative care nurse’s perspective – Ms. Anusha Cheekati, Hyderabad It is a well established fact that the patient and the family are considered to be a single unit in palliative care. As a recently practicing paediatric palliative care nurse, I believe that the paediatric palliative care community is…
We cannot change the outcome, but we can affect the journey! – Dr. Krithika S. Rao (Shinde), Manipal What is Paediatric palliative Care? Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) has been identified as a specialized care modality that seeks to improve the quality of life of children living with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, regardless of the stage…
Communicating with a child who is terminally ill Dr. Soumitra Shankar Datta is a senior consultant psychiatrist working in Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, and holds a dual affiliation with UCL Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London. Dr. Datta has a CCT in child psychiatry from the UK and has been working with…
