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 INHS
Asvini, the Naval Hospital, Mumbai conducted a ten-day
course in `Role of a Nurse in Palliative Care.' It was
inaugurated by Surg Cmde RT Awasthi, a senior medical officer
of the Navy. About 30 participants from Defence and civilian
hospitals of Maharashtra state attended this course which was
aimed at emphasising the various aspects of the role of a
nurse in caring for a terminally ill patient.
The course commenced
with the invocation song by the probationer nurses of the
School of Nursing. Lt Col P Meera, Principal Tutor, School of
Nursing, INHS Asvini in her welcome address, emphasised
the need for keeping abreast with the latest developments in
medical technology.
Dr LJ De Souza,
Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Chief GI Services,
Tata Memorial Hospital delivered the keynote address on `The
Challenges of Palliative Care in India'. In his address, he
discussed the problems faced by the patients suffering from
terminal diseases and the pathways to deliver comprehensive
bio-psycho-social care to patients. He finally concluded,
`there is a limit for cure, for that is divine and we are not
Gods, but there is no limit for care and there is no pain
where there is love'.
Surg Capt S Nangpal,
Director, Institute of Naval Medicine released the precis on
`The role of a nurse in Palliative Care'. Lt Col (Mrs) Maresh
Prasad, Secretary organising committee proposed a vote of
thanks. The Master of ceremonies was Lt Col (Mrs) Kamlesh
Singh.
- Cdr R Madhusoodanan
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