IAPC’s Special Feature on Palliative Care for the LGBTI Community 1. An overview of care for the LGBTI Community: Role of Palliative Care Dr. Rajni Herman, New Delhi 2. Hidden Lives also Matter: A Nurse’s perspective Ms. Anu Savio Thelly, Puducherry 3. Challenges in caring for the LGBTI Community: A Counsellor’s Perspective Ms. Poornima Prakash,…
Read MoreChallenges in caring for the LGBTI Community: A Counsellor’s Perspective – Ms. Poornima Prakash, Bengaluru Providing palliative care to patients of the LGBTI community comes with its own sets of challenges due to their unique needs and circumstances. This article tries to accentuate a few of those challenges I faced while taking a particular case…
Read MoreExperiences in working with the LGBTI community: A Nurse’s perspective – Ms. Anu Savio Thelly, Puducherry It was in 2016, that I met my best friend, Dr. Mx K. Sheethal (Mx – Transgender) who played an instrumental role in setting up a gender clinic for the LGBTI community in our medical college, the Mahatma Gandhi…
Read MoreAn overview of care for the LGBTI Community: Role of Palliative Care – Dr. Rajni Herman, New Delhi Shalom Delhi is a Palliative care unit of Emmanuel Hospital Association that provides holistic care for patients with HIV, terminal cancer and NCD, with a focus of providing care for the poor and marginalised sections of society.…
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