Palliative Care revival in Indore

There is a resurgence of activity in palliative care at Indore Cancer Foundation in the state of Madhya Pradesh, a state which even today has [...]

Let us help them live pain-free

IAHPC Traveling Scholarships to the EAPC Congress

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) will provide ten (10) scholarships to support the travel of palliative care workers to attend the [...]

22nd International conference of IAPC, Feb 13-15, 2015

The 22nd International conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON HYD 2015) being held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hitex, from 13- 15th [...]

The time to retrospect, and to plan forward

Well, friends, it is Christmas time. The year is almost over – it is time to look back at the year gone by and to [...]

Dextropropoxyphene stays banned

The whole of palliative care community of India feels that the ban of inexpensive analgesic Dextropropoxyphene is unreasonable. We also suspect that it is the [...]

Tramadol causes hypoglycemia

We thank Dr Vijayanand Palanisamy from Hyderabad for bringing our attention to the findings published in Journal of American Medical Association of December 8, 2014 [...]

Indian Palliative Care to attract Medical Tourists?

“The low cost, better hospitality and up to the mark palliative care were the factors that will make India a global leader in health tourism,” [...]

Would a doctor fetch a pitcher of water for a thirsty patient?

If it is beneath you to fetch a pitcher of ice water for a thirsty patient, so is the practice of medicine.  – Mark Reid, [...]

Please support: Paediatric palliative care clinic get-together for patients and families

Pallium India and SAT Paediatric Department & Paediatric Neurology are organising the third anniversary celebration and family get-together of Pratheeksha Paediatric Pain and Palliative Care [...]