This was a wonderful night at the South Australasian Indian Medical Association gala dinner, who are fantastic supporters of APLI. Through ticket sales and auctions on the night, over $7000 was raised to support Project Hamrahi. APLI sincerely thanks the…
Opioids for Cancer Pain Dr Anil Tandon: Opioids for chronic cancer pain Dr Mukul Mishra: Opioids and Palliative Care in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna This 7th ECHO Hamrahi session saw us revisit issues of opioid prescribing for severe chronic cancer…
Methadone in pain management Didactic by Dr Sunil Kumar Mupliyath Case presentation by Dr Jessica Mather-Hillon Factors which make prescribing methadone stressful/difficult: Unfamiliarity with the drug Used for unstable patients with poorly controlled pain, in what may already be a…
Written by Davinia Seah, Christine Drummond, and Dr Odette Spruijt for ANZSPM Case study We met Rani on a ward round at the Indian regional cancer centre during our Hamrahi week-long visit. Rani was a 54-year-old woman with widespread inoperable…
The topic of the 5th ECHO Hamrahi session, taking place on the 12th of April, 2002, was QI in palliative care. After an introduction from Dr Odette Spruijt, various topics were presented by Dr Vidya Viswanath, Dr Anjum Joad and…
The 4th ECHO Hamrahi session took place on 8th March 2022, the theme being “Frailty and falls in the palliative care setting”. The session was led by nursing and allied health members of the palliative care teams in Australia and…
On 8th February, APLI and TIPS-India held their third ECHO Hamrahi session. The topic was Opioid availability in India with Dr Rajagopal, Pallium India as key speaker, followed by three speakers from across India, Drs Ali Azher, Thanal, Lakshadweep, Rita…