Challenges and Compassion in Palliative Care: Addressing Misconceptions and Cultural Dynamics

Date:

June 22, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Articles, Awareness, End-Of-Life Care, Interesting Reads, Palliative Care

Challenges and Compassion in Palliative Care: Addressing Misconceptions and Cultural Dynamics – Palliative Care Nurse, Canada Persistent myths and misunderstandings surrounding palliative care present a poignant issue that profoundly impacts patient care and family dynamics. During my experience of providing end-of-life care to an immigrant from a marginalized community, I encountered a troubling situation related…

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Reflections from a silent guardian: The vital role of a social worker in palliative care

Date:

June 21, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Cancer, Caregivers, Hospice, Interesting Reads, Palliative Care, Social Work, Stories

Reflections from a silent guardian: The vital role of a social worker in palliative care – Ms Vahini Bodasing, Hyderabad The vital role discharged by a Social worker in hospice care often goes unnoticed. Social workers help provide essential emotional support, facilitate communication, and help arrange practical assistance for palliative care patients and their families…

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Mishti Doi: From Chennai to Cooch Behar

Date:

June 21, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Cancer, Children’s Palliative Care, Interesting Reads, Palliative Care, Stories

Mishti Doi: From Chennai to Cooch Behar – Dr. Meenakshi V V, Chennai Unrelenting lower limb pain with an ominous looking lesion in the lumbar vertebral space brought 9-year-old Ajay (name changed) and his family from West Bengal to Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, in November 2022. The family’s worst fears were confirmed when the oncologists…

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Register for IAPCON 2025

Date:

June 18, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Conferences, IAPCON, IAPCON 2025

Register for IAPCON 2025 The 32nd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2025) will be held at the Auditorium of AIIMS Jammu, between Friday, 31st January, 2025, and Sunday, 2nd February, 2025. Pre-conference workshops have been slated for Thursday, 30th January, 2025. IAPCON 2025 is organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Chapter of IAPC in…

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IAPC Newsletter: June 2024

Date:

May 29, 2024

Category: News, Newsletter, Newsletter 2024

Tags: Newsletters

Newsletter: June 2024 Edition From the President’s Desk Hello Friends, I am delighted to share interesting updates from the upcoming 32nd International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2025). The conference team has announced an interesting line-up of pre-conference workshops. Exciting ‘Combo offers’ for those interested to become members of the IAPC, along…

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The Science of Yoga and it’s benefits in a Palliative Setting

Date:

May 23, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Articles, Interesting Reads, Palliative Care, Yoga

The Science of Yoga and it’s benefits in a Palliative Setting – Dr. Bindu Menon, Hyderabad Yoga is a mind-body practice which originated in India thousands of years ago, that aims to create inner harmony and integrate the physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions of life. What yoga can offer in palliative care is a holistic…

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Individual grief manifests as love for the community

Date:

May 20, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Bereavement, Cancer, Compassion, Grief, Interesting Reads, Palliative Care, Stories

Individual grief manifests as love for the community – Ms. Sailaja Tripathy, Bhubaneswar Deepesh’s association with Amrit Dhara Palliative Care Trust (ADPCT) was made possible by Ms Namrata Rath (Managing Trustee and Secretary, ADPCT), who was a source of support during his cancer treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Deepesh was a 25-year-old gentleman who was…

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Empowering tomorrow’s nurses is the economic force of Compassionate Care

Date:

May 18, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Articles, Empowerment, Interesting Reads, International Nurses Day, Nursing, Palliative Care

Empowering tomorrow’s nurses is the economic force of Compassionate Care – Ms. Sangeetha Murugan, Bengaluru Imagine a hospital without nurses. It is a daunting thought that sends shivers down one’s spine, as it reveals a nurses’ profound impact on our lives from the moment we are born to the final moments of our journey. In…

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IAPC Newsletter: May 2024

Date:

April 29, 2024

Category: News, Newsletter, Newsletter 2024

Tags: Newsletters

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…

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What is at the heart of nursing?: My recent Reflections

Date:

April 24, 2024

Category: News

Tags: Compassion, Interesting Reads, Nursing, Palliative Care, Stories

What is at the heart of nursing?: My recent Reflections – Erika Cleborne-Bérubé, Edinburgh I maintain that being a nurse involves far more than competently completing a set of clinical tasks, such as recording clinical observations, it must involve the care of the patient as a whole person. How one nurse can be the difference…

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