While teleconsultation has immense benefits, it can be limiting for patients with chronic pain where a physical examination may be necessary to reach correct diagnosis, avers Dr Mary Abraham, Pain & Palliative Care Specialist.
The year 2020 has been the year of the SARS Covid-19 pandemic. It has been and still is an unprecedented situation that has transformed the lives of people all over the world. Besides the physical suffering it has inflicted, it has also affected the emotional, social…
Nilanjana Maulik talks about the challenges faced by persons with dementia and their family caregivers during Covid-19 times and how ARDSI has supported these families remotely. She is National Coordinator - Working Group ARDSI (Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India) and Secretary, ARDSI Calcutta. How do you think the disruption in the day care centres during the ongoing Pandemic has affected persons with dementia ? Can you give a few examples? The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge…
On World Suicide Prevention Day, Sunitha Ramachandran, senior volunteer and mentor in Samaritans Mumbai, a suicide prevention helpline, gives us a gamut of vital information on how to recognise and prevent suicidal thoughts and acts and seek timely help to save lives. Could you tell us a little bit about the work being done by Samaritans Mumbai? Samaritans Mumbai offers emotional support for those who may be stressed, distressed or even suicidal. Our helpline is available via both phone and…
Sweta Tiwary, Volunteer, Mentor and Trainer at Connecting NGO, Pune, a suicide prevention helpline talks about how the nature of distress calls changed during the ongoing pandemic. And how callers have been impacted by the media coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput. *TW: Discussion on causes of suicide and feelings of people in distress Have you kept your helplines open through the lockdown? Yes, we have. We are offering telephonic and email support. Walk-in service is temporarily not…
As the best alternative for face-to-face meetings, since the lockdown began in March 2020, more and more doctors are flocking towards teleconsults via video and telephonic calls. While the guidelines for Telemedicine came in a little later*, much was left to the individual’s discretion on how to conduct these consults, leaving many doctors and patients unhappy and unsatisfied. We spoke to several patients and doctors before putting together the essential crux of what both sides of the call…
Join us as we speak with Hvovi Bhagwagar, Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Therapist on how covid-19 pandemic is causing a lot of stress and tension in people. Previously defined coping and self care mechanisms are not available or not working. So what we can do to find strategies to cope Topic Pandemic Stress and Burnout: Relearning How To Cope When: 5th September, 2020 3:30pm IST, 6pm SGT To join the webinar, click on the link below https://us02web.zoom.us/j/…
Rheumatic conditions like Lupus, Anklosing Spondylitis, Scleroderma and Sjogren's Syndrome affect people in a myriad ways. These often create body image issues and impact self esteem. We spoke with patient leaders Kirtida Oza, Neetu Wadhwa, Vachasamrita, Ami Shah and Mental health therapist Arouba Kabir on the common issues faced by persons with Rheumatic Conditions and how they can reclaim their self esteem. Kirtida, founder Sjogren's India Neetu Wadhwa, co-founder Scleroderma India…
Unofficial statistics from India indicate that there are nearly 300 deaths every day due to organ failure, translating to more than one lakh deaths per annum. Its time to step up and do what we can do something to save lives You Too Can Save Lives #SaveLives #OrganDonationAwareness #Donate #LiveOn Over the next few days, we will do a series of webinars to address all your questions and concerns on Organ Donation as a donor and as someone waiting for a transplant You will also…
Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) India recently did a cross sectional study on the association between family distress on loneliness and coping during COVID-19. Researcher Sanjana Goutham explains findings and suggests solutions. Can you describe the study on loneliness during Covid-19? The present study was done to estimate the prevalence of loneliness among general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Along with that, association between family distress and loneliness…
