A four-day specialised training on Palliative care, a crucial aspect of healthcare, was held recently.
Some 70 nurses and faculty members from 20 public and private nursing colleges participated in the event.
Specialised nurses from abroad provided the training on pain and symptom management, loss and grief, mental health and self-care, and ethics. Palliative care aims to provide relief to those suffering from severe illnesses, manage physical symptoms and emotional stressors, and provide mental and spiritual support.
AYAT Education in partnership with Kumudini Welfare Trust provided the training to physicians and nurses at Mirzapur in Tangail.
Social Welfare minister Dr Dipu Moni and Health and Family Welfare state minister Dr Rokeya Sultana, among others, were present at the event.
Harvard University Professor Bangladesh Programme Director at MGH Dr Bimalangshu R Dey, Simmons University’s Dean of School of Nursing Dr Heather Shlosser, Simmons University’s Professor Emerita Anne-Marie Barron, University of Nebraska Medical Center's (UNMC) Dean of College of Nursing Lepaine Sharp-McHenry and Chairman and Managing Director of Kumudini Welfare Trust Rajiv Prasad Shaha, among others, shared experience with the participants.
