The EPEC Project

Inaugural EPEC-India workshop held in Chennai, India in August 2007

The first ever EPEC–India workshop on palliative and end-of-life care took place August 16-18, 2007 and was graciously hosted by Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai, India. EPEC-India is based on the EPEC and EPEC-Oncology curricula with extensive region-specific adaptations and several new modules. The curriculum consists of 26 modules and 4 plenaries. This project has received strong support from institutions in India and around the world. With support from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Drs. Linda Emanuel, M. R. Rajagopal and Vivek Khemka along with a team of experts from India and the USA worked on developing this curriculum. The modules cover such topics as “Whole Patient Assessment,” “Requests for Dying,” and “Advancing Palliative Care in India,” in addition to several others. Dr. Ram Rajagopalan of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine wrote a new plenary on legal issues in palliative and end-of-life care in India. HIV expert Dr. Vijaybhaskar Reddy Kandula wrote a module on HIV in India. Pediatrics, geriatrics and emergency medicine were also incorporated into the curriculum. A whole new set of trigger videos were created for EPEC-India. All of the materials were very well received by the audience. We are thankful to all the contributors to EPEC-India, the EPEC and the EPEC-Oncology curricula. The president of the Indian Association of Palliative Care Dr. Sukdev Nayak and other members participated in the workshop both as attendees and as faculty.

EPEC-India workshop on February 7th , 2008 in Kochi, India

An EPEC-India workshop was held as a pre-conference to the XV annual conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care. It was made possible with support from the Lance Armstrong Foundation and was organized by Pallium India. Faculty from various parts of India included Drs. M. R. Rajagopal, Reena George, Rajasekharan Warrier, Mary Ann Muckaden, Gayatri Palat and Anjum Khan Joad. Dr. Suresh Reddy from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Palliative Medicine Program also taught at the program. 163 delegates attended the workshop. The feedback from them was very positive and the interactive learning methodology was received very well. World-renowned palliative care physician Dr. Robert Twycross also witnessed the workshop and was impressed with the EPEC-India project.

Palliative Care Network

EPEC-India is glad to provide a link to the Palliative Care Network which is an innovative platform for global partnerships in palliative and end-of-life care.

EPEC-India workshop at Manipal University, India, April 26-27, 2008

On April 26-27 there will be another EPEC-India workshop at Manipal University in India. It will be open to all physicians and other healthcare professionals. The focus will be on teaching the EPEC-India curriculum in small group interactive sessions and help medical personnel to better teach and implement palliative care into their practices and institutions. Faculty from India and the USA will be participating in both the workshops. The workshop is made possible with the support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Manipal University and the Indo-American Cancer Association. For further information email us India@epec.net

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