Published on: June 2, 2015

The next one month certificate course in Pain & Palliative Care for Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers and Volunteers at MNJIO & RCC, Hyderabad, begins on 6 July 2015 (Monday) and ends on 1 August 2015. The course is conducted by MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Centre in collaboration with Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration- INCTR Canada and Pallium India. This is an opportunity to learn managing chronic pain, difficult symptoms, difficult issues around end of life care and communication skill training.

Note: Limited Scholarships are available for candidates by Indo American Cancer Association (IACA). For details please visit: Scholarships. Only Doctors and Nurses are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Training of a combination of nurse / doctor from a centre is encouraged but not mandatory. The expressed support from the head of the department / institution from where the candidates come and go back to would be an additional consideration. Scholarship awarded candidates are required to do an additional 2 weeks of internship after the completion of 4 weeks course. An additional certificate will be awarded by the IACA after the successful completion of 6 weeks course. Scholarship covers the cost of travel, boarding, lodging, and the registration fees. If the candidate is local, then the registration fees would be supported.

Interested candidates can apply for the course by writing to mnj.palliative@gmail.com.

For more details, please visit: https://palliumindia.org/courses/