Bruce Davis Gold Medal in Palliative Medicine 2010

INTRODUCTION

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Dear Sir / Madam,
Institute of Palliative Medicine, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala is conducting an examination at the national level in OCTOBER 2010 for Bruce Davis Gold Medal in Palliative Medicine for young doctors in India . Doctors who
appear(ed) for their final MBBS examination between 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2010 from any Medical College in India can apply for the examination
conducted by the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut, India. There will be two levels
of examinations: an open screening test at national level at the candidate's place and a
final examination in Calicut. There is no registration fee for this examination
The screening test comprises of one hundred multiple choice questions. The application
form and questionnaire for the screening test are downloadable from this blog. These can also be collected
from the nearby palliative care centres or Principals of many of the medical colleges.
Candidates can work on the questionnaire on their own. A list of possible resources
including books and web sites are enclosed . Guidance may also be available from the near
by palliative care units / specialists. The completed questionnaires along with the
application forms should reach the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Pain and Palliative
Care Society, WHO Demonstration Project, Medical College, Calicut- 673008, Kerala,
India only by postal before 30 SEPTEMBER 2010
Ten top scorers in the screening test will qualify for the final examination to be held at the
Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut. The selected candidates are entitled to III a/c
return fare to Calicut by train and will be provided accommodation at the institute during
the final examination.
The final examination will consist of two parts: Theory & Assessment of clinical skills. The
final examinations will be in OCTOBER 2010.
The winner of the final examination will be awarded the Bruce Davis Gold Medal in
Palliative Medicine, a citation and cash award of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five
thousand only).
Thanking you,
Sincere Regards,
Dr. E. Divakaran
Chairman, Board of Examiners

LIST OF RESOURCES FOR PREPARATION

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BOOKS

1.OXFORD TEXT BOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2.INTRODUCING PALLIATIVE CARE BY ROBERT TWYCROSS
3.PALLIATIVE MEDICINE BY ROGER WOODRUFF
4.PALLIATIVE CARE FORMULARY BY RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRESS
5.PALLIATIVE CARE A HAND BOOK FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

WEBSITES

www.cancer.org

www.hospicecare.com/manual/IAHPCmanual.htm

http://hab.hrsa.gov/tools/palliative/

http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/

http://palliativecare.in/

http://www.instituteofpalliativemedicine.org/

http://bdgm.blogspot.com/

Mr. Wilfrid Bruce Davis, MBE

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This Gold Medal programme is launched to honour Mr. Wilfrid Bruce Davis, MBE. He has supported many palliative care projects in India including the construction of the Institute of Palliative Medicine at Kozhikode.

Mr. Bruce Davis was born in 1925 into a mining engineering family, eventually becoming managing director of Davis Derby, the Company founded by his great- great grandfather in 1779... For well over a century India has been a market for the supply of Davis mining equipment including many thousands of flame safety lamps of the type invented by Humphry Davy for use in gaseous atmospheres.

In 1967, following the deaths of a close friend and his mother from cancer, he founded the W.B.Davis Charitable Trust. At that time there was virtually no proper pain relief, other than the so-called ‘Brompton Cocktail’ of drugs, or palliative care as such in the UK and he determined to do what he could to alter that state of affairs. In 1974, the Trust began work in earnest.

From very small beginnings, in 1979 the Trust built up a team of Macmillan nurses in Cornwall and also Marie Curie nurses who visited cancer patients in their own homes. In 1982, the Trust founded a small Hospice in the West of Cornwall, St Julia’s, named after Bruce’s mother. This was mainly staffed by nuns of the Sisters of the Cross of Liege.

The Charity first worked Overseas in the 1980’s, starting in Hong Kong, from where nurses funded by it were trained in palliative care, both at St Julia’s and at Dame Cicely Saunder’s Hospice, St Christophers. That pioneering work flourished with the help of the then Hong Kong Government. The project became too large for the Trust to carry to the building stage, when their work was taken on by Macmillan, the Bradbury Trust and others resulting in the establishment of the Bradbury Hospice in Shatin.

Projects commenced in India in the mid-90’s and mainly centred on Kozhikode when the Trust was put in touch with a vital, forward-looking, team running the Pain & Palliative Care Society there. It was then decided to fund the building of what is now the Insitute of Palliative Medicne with the Savitri Waney Charitable Trust providing funds for the internal furnishing. The initial thrust to start many related initiatives like physiotherapy home care programmes, children’s palliative care programmes, rehabilitation programmes, support programmes for patients with renal failure etc. came from the Trust. The Trust has also played a major part in the building of a Hospice in Vellore and continues to help existing and novel ideas in many parts of India including Palliative Care Society, Guwahati and Pallium India, Thiruvananthapuram.

Mr. Bruce has contributed immensely to the palliative care programmes in India. As Founder of the Trust, Mr. Brucecarries out all the day-to-day running of the Trust without clerical support, though in constant touch with 3 Trustees and a Medical Advisor.
His work also includes support of kidney dialysis patients and the disabled generally both in the UK and India.
He was awarded the MBE in 1992 for his services to charity by the Queen.

Mr. Bruce Davis lives in Feock, Cornwall, UK and always keeps a close association with palliative care programmes in India. His hobbies are sailing, flying and gliding sports which still form part of his life.

Institute of Palliative Medicine has initiated the Gold Medal in 2005 in his honour. We hope this programme will help to improve awareness about palliative care among junior doctors in India.

SCREENING TEST

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The screening test comprises of one hundred multiple choice questions.question paper is a Questionnaire cum response sheet.It should be submitted with the application form (Photocopies of the questionnaire can also be used).To download question paper please click here .

For each question there are four responses given. Tick the most appropriate response. All questions carry equal marks.Please return the completed application application form and response sheet to
Institute of Palliative Medicine, Medical College
Calicut, Kerala - 673 008 before 30th september 2010

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORMS IN PDF FORMAT

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COVERING LETTER

SCREENING QUESTION PAPER

please use print out of application form and screening test and send them by postal to
Institute of Palliative Medicine, Pain and Palliative
Care Society, WHO Demonstration Project, Medical College, Calicut- 673008, Kerala,
India before 30 SEPTEMBER 2010

INSTITUTE OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

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instituteofpalliativemedicine.org

The Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM) is the leading training institution for palliative care in Asia. An autonomous institution, it is the policy, training & research wing of the World Health Organization Demonstration Project in Palliative Care for the Developing world. It is also the nodal agency for initiating and implementing community based palliative care programme under National Rural Health Mission (Kerala), a Government of India Project.

Institute of Palliative Medicine works closely with local governments in Kerala. IPM is the technical advisor and implementing agency for Pariraksha, the comprehensive home care program by the Local Self Governments in Malappuram District. IPM is the Indian partner for the WHO Collaborating Centre in Oxford.

Allotted space within the Medical College Campus itself by the Government of Kerala, Mr. Bruce Davis, founder of the W. Bruce Davis Trust supported the project & helped build this facility. Inaugurated on January 21st, 2003, admission of patients and training programs began by July 14th, 2003.

The Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM) was constructed to make palliative care available & accessible to all those in need of it. To complete the total care provided by us to all our patients, here patients are admitted to bring difficult symptoms under control or to provide the carers respite care.

instituteofpalliativemedicine.org

List of palliative care centre in india

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CONTACT DETAILS

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Institute of Palliative Medicine
Pain and Palliative Care Society
WHO Demonstration Project
Medical College, Calicut- 673008
Kerala,India

Tel: 0495 2351248
Fax: 0495 2354897
E-mail: palliativecare@gmail.com

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