Please join us for a public consultation on the GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare seeking public inputs.
When: Sunday, October 13, 2024 between 430 and 630 pm
Where: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94237592550?pwd=rWq3HHVbbgablBnGTTPTQYWiPNOWDg.O0pX7KbU8p1UdnTn
Passcode: 853144
The proceedings will be compiled to develop a submission to the Ministry by October 20, 2024.
Co-hosts:
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Medical College and Hospital (BVDUMC), Pune
Forum for Medical Ethics Society – Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (FMES-IJME)
PANELISTS
B Ekbal, Neurosurgeon, Joint Convenor, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, India
D. B, Kadam, Professor & Head (Retd), Dept. of Medicine, B. J. Govt. Medical College & SGH Pune
Jigeeshu Divatia, Professor of CCM, HOD, Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain at the TMC, Mumbai
Rema Nagarajan, Senior editor, the Times of India, New Delhi
Rohin Bhatt, Advocate, Supreme Court
Satendra Singh, Professor Director, Physiology University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Disability Justice Advocate
Shirish Prayag, Chief Consultant in Critical Care Medicine at Prayag Hospital
Sylvia Karpagam, Public Health Professional, Associated with health and civil rights movements.
Sanghamitra Bora, Lead-Palliative Care at the Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF)
MODERATORS
Shivakumar Iyer, HOD, CCM, BV (DTU) MC
Sunita Sheel Bandewar, General Secretary, FMES; Working Editor, IJME
Guidelines are available from https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Guidelines%20for%20withdrawal%20of%20Life%20Support.pdf)