Chef SM – Ms. Alpa Dharamshi, Bengaluru As a volunteer counselor, I regularly visit Karunashraya (Bangalore Hospice Trust), a hospice where patients often have only weeks, days, or even hours left to live. While one might expect such a place to be filled with despair and sadness, it’s surprisingly peaceful. When you enter the hospice,…
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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…
Read MoreExperiences in caring for the elderly in a rural hospice – Dr. Preethi Chandramohan, Kumbakonam Context: The Annai Adhuragam Hospice, is a charitable trust, situated in a village, Thimakudi, that is approximately 5 kms away from the nearest town, Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. The 20 bed cancer hospice is currently managed by a physician, 3…
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Karunashraya lays the foundation stone for the Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center in Odisha Karunashraya surpasses another major milestone and created history on 12th July, 2021, as Shri Naveen Patnaik, Honb’le Chief Minister of Odisha, laid the foundation stone for their upcoming Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Center at Info Valley in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. The palliative care center…
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The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) has opened applications for the Rosalie Shaw Travel Scholarship (RSTS) and APHN Bursaries for individuals attending the 14th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference (Online), scheduled for the Saturday, 13th and Sunday, 14th of November, 2021. The Rosalie Shaw Travel Scholarship also covers the registration fee and is available…
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Meheli Chakraborty narrates a loving husband’s tribute to his wife by providing care to hundreds of needy people. Santanu was a musician. Ruma was the lead singer in Santanu’s musical band “Melody”. Ruma and Santanu got married on 26th January 1995. Four years later, Ruma became pregnant and in the first month of pregnancy, during…
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World Hospice & Palliative Care Day People from all over India joined with the Global Community to raise their voice for Palliative Care once again. Various programs were organized on 10th October, 2020 to celebrate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Indian Association of Palliative Care launched training programs in Palliative Care for Physiotherapists as…
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Here you can read a series on the Struggle and Challenges faced by Palliative Care Service Providers, Patients and Carers during this COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope, a platform to share experiences and strategies adapted by service providers will be helpful for all working in the same field.
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Annual Memorial Service at Bangalore Baptist Hospital Commemorating World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2019 To commemorate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Bangalore Baptist Hospital conducted a memorial service on Friday, 11th October 2019. This event is conducted annually to remember patients who passed away in the past year under the care of the…
Read MoreStella Cancer Center Hospice It is about 3 kms away from Cardinal Gracias hospital. This is a hospice for cancer patients managed by sisters of St. Ann . Its a free of cost and 20 bedded center with trained medical palliative nurses and I Dr,Swetlana( palliative physician) and Dr. Joseph Sequeira (Oncologist) visit this center.…
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