Palliative care is the active total care applicable from the time of diagnosis, aimed at improving the quality of life of patients and their families facing serious life-limiting illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering from pain and other physical symptoms as well as psychological, social and spiritual distress through socially acceptable and affordable interventions.
In today’s world non communicable diseases like cancer,dementia,renal failure etc are increasing in leaps and bounds and these chronic conditions need a long term care.here comes the role of palliative care, which is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families experiencing problems related to life threatening disease.It is provided through the prevention,assessment and treatment of pain and other physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems.
palliative care is required for patients with a wide range of life -limiting health problems. The majority of adults in need of palliative care have chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney failure,chronic liver disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, dementia, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetic mellitus.
Access to palliative care should be a human right and equity of access to service is a co-concept guiding palliative care policy, the principles of palliative care need to be applied starting from the time of diagnosis in chronic ailments like cancer. As the disease progresses and the impact of curative treatment decreases, the role of palliative care increases. At the end of life palliative care is provided as thermal care extending as bereavement counselling and support for grieving family after the patient’s death.
Palliative life care is not end of life care alone, but end of life care is an part of palliative care.palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life and providing comfort to patients afflicted with all forms of debilitating and life threatening medical conditions by symptom control including pain relief and the minimising of suffering.
- PALLIATIVE INPATIENT SERVICES
(PAIN MANAGEMENT(Conservative(including narcotic use) and interventional pain management),MANAGEMENT OF DIFFICULTY SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED WITH MALIGNANCY AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES,CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES, MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE TOXICITIES OF ONCOLOGIC TREATMENT,MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS,MANAGEMENT OF ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE,CATHETER CARE, WOUND CARE,PSYCHO SOCIAL SUPPORT, FAMILY COUNSELLING, DEATH CARE,TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES,END OF LIFE CARE,TREATMENT FOR PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS,ASCITIC TAPPING,PLEURAL TAPPING,BLOOD TRANSFUSION,RESPITE CARE,ORAL CARE,SKIN CARE, RYLES TUBE INSERTION,TRACHEOSTOMY CARE,MACHINERY SUPPORT, BATHING SUPPORT.)
PALLIATIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES: We are offering op services from Monday to Saturday 09:30am to 01:30pm.
HOME CARE SERVICES: Home based palliative care services take care to the doorstep of the patient. The provision of palliative care at home is also required as part of the continuum of care for those individuals with terminal illnesses so as to reduce patient hardship and costs associated with repeated admissions. This is where people are most comfortable at the end of their lives,surrounded by their loved ones. Our community based home care system , runs aon 24*7 Manner:We register patients who reside within a 15km radius and the area is divided into 6 routes.Each route is entitled to a specific working day and the patients on each route will be seen on a regular basis depending on their condition as weekly/twice weekly/monthly etc.
DOCTOR’S HOME CARE: We are offering doctor’s home care everyday in a week except Sunday
NURSES HOME CARE: We have experienced team members in nursing care working from morning to evening outreaching their services in different areas of Calicut district from Monday to Saturday
EMERGENCY HOME CARE: On sudden requirement of any medical assistance pre arranged team members secluded for the off days will provide their services .
NIGHT HOME CARE: (around 15km from IQRAA hospital)
VOLUNTEERS HOME CARE: Identification of patients volunteers play an important role in their needs, resource mobilization etc. Post palliative volunteers are from their respective region. They have a good network among the people of that area. Most volunteers in palliative care are trained volunteers. To some extent, they meet the psychological and social needs of the patients and their families.
PHYSIOTHERAPY HOME CARE: Among our patients, the doctor identifies those who need Physiotherapy and then the initial assessment a plan is made for each patients and they are regularly cared for according to the plan.
PSYCHIATRY HOME CARE: Palliative care patient’s or family members with mental challenges are identified and a Psychiatry home visit with a Psychiatrist is conducted once a month.
DENTAL HOME CARE: Our patients with dental problems are identified during regular visits and dental care is delivered to the home as needed.
SPEECH THERAPY HOME CARE: Offering the services of speech therapist under home care services
PSYCHO SOCIAL SUPPORT: Psychosocial support and family education are a critical part of palliative care interventions, as it benefits family members to better understand the patient’s condition and to provide basic care. We have a Social Worker who sees patient’s as needed along with their home care team.
PROVIDING MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS
List of equipments:-
| Cot | Walker | Elbow crutches | Bipap |
| Bed | Commode chair | Back rest | Cardiac table |
| Air bed | Walking stick | Oxemeter | Section machine |
| Nebuliser | Wheelchair | Oxygen cylinder | Electric wheelchair |
| Walker | Crutches | Oxygen concentrator | Waterbed |
- JOB VACANCY
- INTERNSHIP( FOR DOCTORS,SOCIAL WORKERS,PSYCHOLOGIST,NURSE,UG OR PG STUDENTS)
- VOLUNTARY SERVICES
- TRAININGS (STUDENTS PALLIATIVE TRAINING, VOLUNTEERS TRAINING,PALLIATIVE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME)
- SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
- CERTIFIED PROGRAMME FOR DOCTORS IAPC-CCPEC
- CERTIFIED PROGRAMMES FOR NURSES IAPC-CCPEC
- 6 MONTHS CERTIFIED COURSE FOR PALLIATIVE VOLUNTEERS
- 3 MONTHS CERTIFIED COURSE FOR STUDENTS
- 10 DAYS INHOUSE CERTIFIED PALLIATIVE TRAINING FOR NURSES
- 1 MONTH PSYCHOSOCIAL CERTIFIED PROGRAMME FOR SOCIAL WORKERS/PSYCHOLOGIST
- 15 DAYS IN HOUSE CERTIFIED PALLIATIVE TRAINING FOR DOCTORS
- 1 MONTH HOME NURSE CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAMME
- ELNEC – END-OF-LIFE NURSING EDUCATION CONSORTIUM – TRAINING COURSE
Direct registration facility from centre (9am – 5pm except sunday)
CONTACT US:
Palliative : 8281598410
painandpalliative@thanal.org.in
Online registration
- After completing 3 days of palliative training you can join our home care team.
- Be a caregiver for patients without attendants by coming to our IP centre.
- Be part of the rehabilitation programme.
- Can conduct palliative awareness programmes in your areas.
- Patents requiring palliative care can be referred to palliative centres.
- Contact us to start a palliative care unit in your area.
- You can visit the homes of suffering patients and stay there for sometimes as attendants.
- Food kits for palliative patients can be provided.
- You can share new ideas in your mind with our palliative team.
- You can stand with us for fund raising.
- You can deliver the used equipments of palliative care patients to our centre for effectively transferring it to others in need of it.