International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Priyanka Patiyal Sood All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh < Back Ms Priyanka Patiyal Sood is a Nursing Officer in the Radiation Oncology IPD, at AIIMS Rishikesh. Ms Sood was AIIMS Rishikesh’s first nursing officer to attend the IAPC’s ‘Certificate Course in Essentials of…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Prarthana Sarkar Care Continuum Private Limited, Kolkata < Back Ms Parthana’s contribution to Palliative Care in the urban community for the past 7 years has been exemplary in terms of supporting patients for Pain management, providing psychological support, and in the prevention of hospitalization through home…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Superhero Nurses of Pallium India Pallium India, Trivandrum < Back The nurses at Pallium India as referred to as ‘Pallium Angels’. Most of Pallium India’s activities are primarily done by these Pallium Angels, who work alongside the multidisciplinary team at the center comprising of doctors, nurses, social…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Neena Victor Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre, New Delhi < Back Ms Neena Victor is a Nursing Superintendent at the Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre, New Delhi. Ms Victor carries a legacy in Nursing Care. She is an exceptional nurse who is kindhearted, compassionate, has strong communication skills,…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Superhero Nurses of MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC andPain Relief & Palliative Care Society, Hyderabad MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC and Pain Relief & Palliative Care Society, Hyderabad < Back Palliative care as a specialty involves more personal care than the traditional field of medicine.…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Meenakumari V. Pain and Palliative Care Society, Calicut < Back Ms Meenakumari V is the Care Coordinator at the Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS). Ms Meenakumari joined the team of PPCS as their ‘first volunteer’ in 1993. The team at PPCS then promoted her as…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. V. Menaga DEAN Foundation, Chennai < Back A petite and timid girl, Ms V Menaga, joined the DEAN Foundation immediately after completing her Auxiliary Nurse Aide training in 2005, when she was only 19 years old. Within 5 years of joining the team, she was forced…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Harpreet Kaur & Ms. Indu Thakur (in alphabetical order) Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR < Back Ms Harpreet Kaur and Ms Indu Thakur are Nurse Practitioners’ at the Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi-NCR. The journey from oncology nursing to…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Margaret P. Manda Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital, Miraj < Back ‘Compassion and empathy coupled with skill and dedication to care for the dying are essential to high quality Palliative Care (PC).’ When the Palliative Care Department was initiated at Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Maria Carvalho Sukoon Nilaya Palliative Care Center, Mumbai < Back Ms Maria Carvalho, has been a Palliative Care Nurse champion since the last 25 years. She first started supporting the Palliative care program as the Principal of the Nursing College, Tata Memorial Centre, as a Lecturer…