To innovate on new models of working with healthcare a Live Centre of Excellence is created under India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre. Live COE is built on Swedish quadruple helix model of innovation that refers to interactions between academia, industry, government and civil society, to nurture innovation and deliver on new ways of working. Through this model, we will enable development and piloting of protocols, processes and technology and showcase innovation in healthcare delivery and potential benefits of working in certain delivery models.
As part of the Live CoE, our first project on Comprehensive Cancer Patient Support Service is launched in AIIMS Jodhpur campus to deliver best in class treatment to cancer patients
Globally and in India, cancer patients arrive hospital at an advanced stage where it becomes inoperable. There is poor of awareness of signs/ symptoms among the patients and also a lack of access to right diagnostics for early and accurate diagnosis. However, there is a scope to improve quality of life and putting patient at the centre of care. The patients and the family have to undergo physical, emotional, and financial burdens for many during such a challenging time. There is a need to guide the patients by helping them understand the treatment, provide holistic treatment, support through counselling, increase treatment adherence, and improve health outcomes.
Globally and in India, cancer patients arrive hospital at an advanced stage where it becomes inoperable. There is poor of awareness of signs/ symptoms among the patients and also a lack of access to right diagnostics for early and accurate diagnosis. However, there is a scope to improve quality of life and putting patient at the centre of care. The patients and the family have to undergo physical, emotional, and financial burdens for many during such a challenging time. There is a need to guide the patients by helping them understand the treatment, provide holistic treatment, support through counselling, increase treatment adherence, and improve health outcomes.
To run an evidence based Comprehensive Cancer Patient Support Service that help patients
To provide a holistic Cancer Patient Support Service, the Live Centre of Excellence is being setup at AIIMS Jodhpur and will include the following components:
Advice to patients on various therapies and nutrition side effects imposed by each.
Help with depression/ anxiety, mental issues, sleep problems.
Involved in care, management and rehabilitation of cancer patients from diagnosis to the end of life. Our team helps alleviate many distressing symptoms such as fatigue and breathlessness, which debilitate many cancer patients.
Providing holistic care to the patient and family or caregiver focusing on the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual issues that patients may face during the cancer experience
Care-giver support to enable them cope up with servicing the needs of a cancer patient.
Professor, National Cancer Coordinator(SALAR),Chairman (Vison Zero Cancer)