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Overview
Palliative Medicine is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for individuals with life- limiting illnesses. It aims to alleviate symptoms, pain, and physical and mental stress caused by terminal diagnoses, ultimately improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Established at St. John's in 2000 as a unit under anesthesia, the department became independent in 2008 and began offering inpatient care in 2010. In 2013, the department moved to its present location in the Oncology block.
Location
● The Outpatient Department (OPD) is located in the A block, Ground Floor Room No.46
● The department's office is situated on the second floor of the oncology block building.
Physical Infrastructure
● The department includes an OPD, daycare facility, and inpatient care on the third floor for general ward rooms and fourth floor for single rooms of the Oncology block.
Services Offered by the Department
Inpatient, Outpatient, Daycare Facility, and Home-Based Care Support
Pain Management and Symptom Management, End of Life care, Nursing Care, Psychosocial Support, Physiotherapy
Our Team
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Projects
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Project Type | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Implementation and Evaluation of a Multifaceted Comprehensive Appropriate Care Package (MCACP) for People with Advanced and Terminal Illness in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in India – A Multicentric Implementation Science Study | Dr Nandini Vallath, Dr. Mathangi Krishnakumar, Dr Amarja Ashok Havaldar | Implementation study | 2025 | ongoing |
| 2 | To transform the department of Pain and Palliative Medicine to a Centre of Excellence in Palliative Care | Dr. Nandini Vallath | Development Project | 2022 | ongoing |
Publications
An innovative model for integrated delivery of prevention, screening and palliative care services of cancers at health and wellness centres in Assam
Rahul RR, Vallath N, Oswal K, Singh R, Gaurav K, Sebastian P, Ramachandran V, Purushottham A. The Namaste of caring
Vallath N, Viswanath V, Roy AM Awareness about Cervical Cancer and Acceptance of Pap Smear for Screening among Women Attending a Tertiary Care Center
Sudhager A, Vallath N, Krishnatry R, Balasubramani L. The Development of Quality Improvement Education Program of the National Cancer Grid – EQuIP- India (Enable Quality Improve Patient Care), and Its Impact on the Quality of Cancer Care in India
Nandini Vallath, R. Ravi Kannan, Shirley Lewis, Priyanka Augustine, Karl Lorenz, Jake Mickelsen, Jenifer Mugesh Sundararaj, Praveen Kumar Shenoy, Kapil Malik, Rinisha Banik, Sarbani Laskar, C.S. Pramesh Enhancing the outcome of quality improvement education of the National Cancer Grid, India - An A3 methodological study
Vallath, Nandini; Mickelsen, Jake1; Immanuel, Terrymize2; Palat, Gayatri3; Warrier, Jyothi Jayan4; Rayala, Spandana5; Sunilkumar, MM6; Viswanath, Vidya7; Laskar, Sarbani8; Digumarti, Leela9; Rahul, Rewati Raman10; Mathews, Lulu11 Kidney supportive care: every nephrologist’s business
Mark A. Brown, Barnaby D. Hole, Frank Brennan, Nandini Vallath, Sara N. Davison A Multicentric Field Test to Study the Validity and Feasibility of the SHS-tool to Screen for Serious Health-related Suffering in Adult Patients with Cancer
Vallath N, Paul A, Ghoshal A, Sundararaj JJ, Balakrishnan K Conservative kidney management and kidney supportive care: core components of integrated care for people with kidney failure
Davison SN, Pommer W, Brown MA, Douglas CA, Gelfand SL, Gueco IP, Hole BD, Homma S, Kazancıoğlu RT, Kitamura H, Koubar SH, Krause R, Li KC, Lowney AC, Nagaraju SP, Niang A, Obrador GT, Ohtake Y, Schell JO, Scherer JS, Smyth B, Tamba K, Vallath N, Wearne N, Zakharova E, Zúñiga C, Brennan FP. Systematic Review on Barriers to Access Opioid Analgesics for Cancer Pain Management From the Health Worker Perspective
Fleckner J, Pettus K, Vallath N, Pastrana T EQuIP India: The National Cancer Grid quality improvement competency training initiative
Vallath Nandini; Pramesh, C. S Comparison of Icchabhedirasa with Bisacodyl in opioid-induced constipation
Nandini Vallath Developing a Screening Tool for Serious Health-related Suffering for Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Phase-1: Domain Identification and Item Generation
Vallath N, Salins N, Ghoshal A, Daniel SM, Damani A, Rajagopal MR, Rewati RR, Bhatnagar S, Pramesh CS Oncology-Based Palliative Care Development: The Approach, Challenges, and Solutions From North-East Region of India, a Model for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Vallath N, Rahul RR, Mahanta T, Dakua D, Gogoi PP, Venkataramanan R, Sethuraman L, Bahar HMI, Bhagabati K, Goswami D, Purushotham A The Palliative Care-Promoting Access and Improvement of the Cancer Experience (PC-PAICE) Project in India: A Multisite International Quality Improvement Collaborative
Lorenz KA, Mickelsen J, Vallath N, Bhatnagar S, Spruyt O, Rabow M, Agar M, Dy SM, Anderson K, Deodhar J, Digamurti L, Palat G, Rayala S, Sunilkumar MM, Viswanath V, Warrier JJ, Gosh-Laskar S, Harman SM, Giannitrapani KF, Satija A, Pramesh CS, DeNatale M. Decision-making around Commencing Dialysis
Indu Ramachandra Rao, Nandini Vallath, YJ Anupama, Krishan Lal Gupta, Krithika S. Rao Epilogue on the interface of nephrology, palliative medicine and primary care – Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Supplement, May 2021
Nandini Vallath, Frank Brennan Symptom Management among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Seema Rajesh Rao, Nandini Vallath, Vishwanath Siddini, Tukaram Jamale, Divya Bajpai, Nitish Nitin Sancheti, Dharshan Rangaswamy, Development and Progress of a Collaborative Learning Model for Quality Improvement in the Field of Palliative Care in India
Vallath N, De Natale M, Lorenz KA, Bhatnagar S, Mickelsen J. Relax City Homecare team; protocols are ready for you” – A Quality Improvement Project Conducted on Behalf of the City Homecare Unit Team at the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences
M. M. Sunilkumar, Amirtha Thampi , S. Lekshmi , Stephanie M. Harman , Nandini Vallath Epilogue: Reflections from International Mentors of the Quality Improvement Training Programme in India
Karl Lorenz1 , Sydney Dy2 , Michelle DeNatale3 , Michael W. Rabow4 , Odette Spruijt5 , Karen Anderson6 , Meera Agar7 , Jake Mickelsen8 , Nandini Vallath9 Approaches and Best Practices for Managing Cancer Pain within the Constraints of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
Anuja Damani, Arunangshu Ghoshal, Naveen Salins, Sushma Bhatnagar, Priti R. Sanghavi, Vidya Viswanath, Shrenik Ostwal, Gauraiya Chinchalkar, Nandini Vallath No Data available for Book chapters.
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