June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Today we talk about some of the common misconceptions on what constitutes abuse.
According to the UN, elder abuse can be defined as “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person”. It is a global social issue which affects the Health and Human Rights of millions of older persons around the world including India.
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Healthy donors are encouraged to continue donating blood despite pandemic because there are still patients in hospitals in need of blood transfusions and blood components, maintains Dr Lalit Dhantole, Consultant/Head Transfusion Medicine, Fortis Hospitals Mumbai The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected lives in all sectors. How have blood banks been impacted? As far as blood donation is concerned, blood donors are the backbone of effective blood transfusion services. Lockdown due to Covid-19…
Dr Debasis Basu, Specialist in Diabetes and Preventive Cardiology, President of DAY (Diabetes Awareness and You) and a Senior Consultant with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, talks about how the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is affecting lives of people with Diabetes and how DAY is trying to alleviate the situation. How are you helping people with Chronic diabetes during this COVID-19 crisis? By providing regular OPD services if patients can commute to our clinics. We have diligently pursued…
It is crucial to root out stigma and discriminatory behaviour linked to coronavirus disease and death and restore emotional connection and compassion to build a stronger community to fight the crisis together, writes psychotherapist H'vovi Bhagwagar. What happens to us when we watch a movie of the “Pre-COVID times” where people are jostling in a metro, or crowding supermarkets or hugging to greet each other? Doesn’t our brain automatically say, “Hey that’s wrong!” What earlier seemed so natural…
This webinar held on 30th March, 2020 was an informative session with Dr Sapan C Pandya on how patients who are living with a rheumatological conditions can manage their condition during this current pandemic and lockdown period. Are people with Rheumatic diseases more vulnerable than others to the COVID infection? There is no evidence that people who have immunosuppressant diseases will get the corona virus infection more than others. They may be more susceptible for complications once they…
Dr Wadia helps patients with Neurological Conditions and their primary family caregivers navigate this Covid-19 lockdown period with expert advice on managing emergencies and complications. Click on the video link below to view the webinar recording. Let’s discuss the major challenges patients may face during this COVID pandemic: Identification and management of neurological emergencies, so you know when to avoid unnecessary trips to the hospital. Emergency scenarios will include Stroke…
A webinar with Dr. Piya Ballani Thakkar, consultant endocrinologist and diabetelogist was held on 3rd April 2020 for all patients who are living with Diabetes. It address several questions on what people with this condition can and should do during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown period. Click on the video link below to listen to the entire webinar. How is COVID different from other viruses? We know that this is a respiratory virus which has a high transmission rate i.e. it travels faster…
On 27th March, 2020 PatientsEngage spoke with Dr. Vinay Deshmane, Consultant in Surgical Oncology & Breast Diseases and Medical Director and Jnt. Hon secretary of the Indian Cancer Society on the challenges faced by cancer patients during the lockdown period. Here are the key points from the webinar. Click here to listen to the entire webinar. Cancer treatment should be continued in consultation with your Oncologist because cessation of…
As part of our series of staying safe and healthy and preventing emergencies during Covid-19 pandemic related restrictions, we announce our next webinar for patients of Heart Failure and Heart Transplants. Join us on Thursday 30th April, 11am IST as we speak with the experts below Dr. Anvay Mulay, Director, Heart Transplantation and Advanced Cardiac Surgery, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai and Rishi Gangoly, Heart Transplant recipient You can…
