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Places Available for APHN Palliative Care Certificate at Flinders University

December 14, 2010

Ms Wei-Yee from Asia Pacific Hospice Network (APHN), writing on behalf of APHN Chair Dr Cynthia Goh: The 2011 intake of the APHN Diploma/Graduate Certificate [...]
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CanKids Capacity Building Workshop, New Delhi

December 10, 2010

CanKids, in association with INCTR and Pallium India, is holding their 2nd Capacity Building Workshop in New Delhi next week: CanKids 2nd Capacity Building Workshop [...]
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A Beautiful Death – Facing the Future with Peace

December 9, 2010

Cheryl Eckl shares her poignant story in “A Beautiful Death – Facing the Future with Peace”, her book on facing death, grief and loss with [...]
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Medicated into Poverty

December 6, 2010

We have, on this blog, talked about the high costs of modern medical treatment and its impact on society. The 2009 edition of the Oxford [...]
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A Carer, Your Support and Forgiveness

December 4, 2010

Last week, “Suma” committed suicide. Suma (not her real name) was a 26 year old postgraduate diploma holder in computer science, but had been unable to [...]
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A Letter: Parent to Parent

December 1, 2010

Here is a letter from a parent who suffered prolonged pain and finally loss of a child – to any parent whose child has been [...]
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New Section: Your Health

November 30, 2010

Pallium India is honoured to partner with American Cancer Society (ACS) in disseminating an excellent resource on cancer “prevention to palliation with an additional focus [...]
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Institute of Palliative Medicine: WHO Collaborating Centre

November 29, 2010

Dr Suresh Kumar, Director of the Institute of Palliative Medicine (Calicut) informs us of a new designation from the World Health Organization: Dear All, Happy to [...]
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HIV/AIDS, India and Our Collective Conscience

November 28, 2010

Do you see a scar going round the neck? That scar should be on our collective conscience. “Ramesh” (not his real name) is just 25. [...]
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The Avastin Debate

November 28, 2010

One of the fundamental ethical principles of medical practice is “Justice” – the fair allocation of available resources. So, should the National Health Service of [...]


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