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“When medical prowess is finite, infinite compassion truly helps to heal” Authors Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care,Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. Healthcare systems globally and in India have been struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, is a major…
To Tell or Not to Tell: Exploring the Preferences and Attitudes of Patients and Family Caregivers on Disclosure of a Cancer-Related Diagnosis and Prognosis Cancer-related communication is a complex process and not just the mere transfer of information. It is important to understand the preferences of patients and family caregivers about disclosure of diagnosis and…
Guidelines for End of Life Care, AIIMS, New Delhi A “Good death” is the right of every dying patient. In the UK, a world-wide survey was done for Quality of Death in 2015 and India was ranked 67th amongst 80 countries. With this background, this document for implementation of “Guidelines for End of Life Care,…
Karunashraya has organised a symposium on Death and Dying – Negotiating the Maze, on Saturday 9th (1:30 PM to 5:30 PM) and Sunday 10th (9:30 AM to 2:00 PM) November 2019. The topics are very interesting with eminent speakers participating. We have arranged for live streaming and the links (either of the two) are: http://dazzletv.ivb7webcaster.com/karunashraya.aspx…
DELHI DECLARATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE 25 February 2018 – New Delhi Background: With the objective of improving palliative and end of life care for older people, the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), invited representatives of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG), Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Society…
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care for Older People Joint statement made by: The Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG) Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Society of India (ARDSI) HelpAge India Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Draft 21/01/17 The Indian population is ageing: Elder population now stands at 100 million and is projected to grow to 324…
Doordarshan India recorded a panel discussion on End Of Life Care. Dr. Nagesh Simha, the Medical Director of Karunashraya in Bengaluru, India and Honorary Tutor of School of Medicine of Cardiff University, Wales, has anchored the show. The participants in this panel discussion are all passionately involved in the End of Life care India Task Force…
In the first-ever partnership of its kind, the specialities of critical care and palliative care joined hands on the occasion of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, 2014 and vowed to work together for excellence in end-of-life care. “Together we choose”, the joint campaign of IAPC and the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)…
Indian Association of Palliative care (IAPC) takes the position that access to palliative and end of life care (EOLC) is a human right. Therefore everyone with a life limiting illness has a right to a life free from pain, symptoms and distress; psychosocial and spiritual, and has the right to a dignifi ed life that…
A Joint Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC). Sheila Nainan Myatra, Naveen Salins, Shivakumar Iyer, Stanley C. Macaden, Jigeeshu V. Divatia, Maryann Muckaden, Priyadarshini Kulkarni, Srinagesh Simha, Raj Kumar Mani
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