On Saturday, 10 October 2020, something extraordinary is going to happen. People from around the world who have been impacted by a life-limiting illness — either personally or by supporting a loved one — will be making their voices heard, asking policy makers to pay attention to prioritize palliative care policies and services. Further, people …
April 14, 2015 Dear Friends and Colleague I wanted to share my friend Megans delight in being able to prescribe morphine syrup to a small baby ! She thanked us and I would like to thank IPPSG for enabling us with the knowledge and support towards this giant step forward Also would like to thank …
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22nd March Bangladesh government implemented a lockdown when the first death in Mirpur Tolarbagh was detected with corona virus. The house was later locked down and under strict supervision for further movement. The lockdown which was first enacted on 22nd March to 4th April, further extended up to 5th May as the number of confirmed …
APHN: https://aphn.org/covid19-resources/ NCCN: https://www.nccn.org/covid-19/ ASCO: https://www.asco.org/asco-coronavirus-information ESMO: https://www.esmo.org/newsroom/covid-19-and-cancer Resource for cancer patients: https://www.cancer.gov/contact/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus MGH COVID19 protocols: https://www.massgeneral.org/news/coronavirus/treatment-guidances BWH COVID19 protocols: http://www.covidprotocols.org/ Ongoing clinical trials for COVID19: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ Ethical guidelines discussing the allocation of healthcare resources in the time of COVID19. (It is not first come first serve). NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2005114 WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
On 04 February 2020, The Daily Star published an article named Death need not be painful: Palliative care in Bangladesh. For details please find the link below. Click here to read the article online
27th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2020) is organized by Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) held from Feb 14 – 16, 2020 at Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati (Gauhati), Assam, India.
