Palliative Care Basic Certificate Course in Hyderabad, India
Providing opportunities for
physicians to develop their skills in children’s palliative care is one of the
key aims of the Children’s Palliative Care Initiative in Bangladesh. Three
doctors from Bangladesh have now attended intensive paediatric palliative care training at the MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Centre, in Hyderabad, India.
Dr. Sarabon Tohura and Dr. Nilufar
Chowdhury from Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Dr. Momana Begum from Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujib Medical University have attended this one month long training
course. All 3 doctors are working in pediatric oncology, treating children with
cancer and other blood disorders, where palliative care is a very important
part of high quality cancer care.
The training in Hyderabad equips
doctors to assess and manage pain in children, including how to prescribe
morphine and other opioid pain medications. Additionally, the training also
provides practical instruction on effective and sensitive communication with
patients, families, and other clinicians
After returning from Hyderabad, each of these physicians has shared
their new knowledge with their colleagues, trainee physicians, and nurses
within their respective departments through teaching seminars and rounds presentations.
Additionally, they have been able to use their knowledge to improve the pain
control and communication which they provide to children and families in their
clinical practice.