Most of us won’t be lucky to pass away peacefully in our sleep. We will need to engage with healthcare at the end of our lives. My ode to a hospital & idea which cares rather than cures. Nilaya is easy to translate but Sukoon? In todays ⁦Hindustan Times⁩ hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-…

250 fresh medical students in GMC Trivandrum discussed “What is it to be a patient?” May the next 6 years nurture your compassion & make you ‘citizen doctors’. Thank you Drs Devika, Dr Arun B Nair, the “students’ principal” Dr Kala. Pallium India Deepak Sudhakaran, MD

Tomorrow is the last date to apply!

1 year Global Fellowship in Palliative Medicine
Eligibility: MBBS or BDS

Last date to apply: 31 October 2022
**Applications received after 5 PM IST on 31st October 2022 will not be considered**

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Don’t miss out! Join us on November 10 for our next Global #CancerResearch & Control Seminar featuring M.R.Rajagopal of Pallium India, who will discuss #PalliativeCare Research in India. Register here: buff.ly/3TyLpL3

It’s time to apply for an IAHPC member recognition award! Cash prizes & one-year membership! Open to our member individuals & institutions in low, middle, & high-income countries.

Deadline
12/31/22

More information
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This #WorldStrokeDay , let us all take measures to prevent it by being aware of its signs and symptoms and choosing a healthy lifestyle. #SwasthaBharat

Inspiring work from Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai ICMR-National Inst. of Cancer Prev. and Research Pallium India Project ECHO in #Cancer Project ECHO: spreading access to specialist care through democratising knowledge cancerworld.net/project-echo-s… via CancerWorld

Thrilled to announce my new book, Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine, will be published mid November. Helping to raise the bar on person-centered care OUP Medicine Canadian Virtual Hospice Canadian Medical Hall Fame Waiting Room Revolution Kathryn Mannix Eduardo Bruera MD CSPCP IPOS

As doctors, we’re often more comfortable seeing blood than tears… Lacrimation sends us scrambling. (1/3 - thread since Twitter only allows 4 photos per tweet.) #hapc

💻 Pallium India's online #volunteer training programs ( #free ) are intended for anyone interested to know the basics of #palliativecare and to contribute to their community.

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When a person dies from an expected death at home;

It is not a crime scene

No need to call 911

No duty to report to police

A precious time for family to sit, exhale & be together

Nothing gory happens

Hours can pass

Every family, culture, death is unique.
#Medtwitter

Paul Farmer said it more eloquently, but I do agree that a big part of why healthcare seems to be so broken is that we’ve conditioned ourselves into accepting that poorer people should get poorer quality care, wait much longer and have fewer treatment options.

Hereditary breast cancer? Why must we uncover a potential genetic cause? #BreastCancerAwareness #breastcancer

Wondering how to showcase your World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) celebrations with the world?

The IAPC invites you to share the details of the WHPCD celebrations at your Institute / Center in our dedicated page by following this link: palliativecare.in/world-hospice-…