SIP

Students' Initiative in Palliative (SIP)

Students' Initiative in Palliative (SIP) is an initiative by the young, vibrant student community of the college runs intending to improve the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing the difficulties associated with life-threatening illness, through the treatment of pain and other health issues, providing physical, psychological and spiritual motivations, in association with Palliative Care Centres around of the college. The College SIP Unit will be instrumental in ensuring consistent involvement of students in spreading awareness on palliative care, hands-on patient care and mobilizing volunteers, material and financial resources. SIP will be engaged in organising affordable support programs for the palliative care needy people in the locality. The campaign helps the students to identify a genuine opportunity to better their own lives and the community as a whole. Participation of the student community in palliative care is possible as social participation towards a common public will help mould an integral character of student communities around the society. Engaging students in palliative care has a dual advantage. One is that, their energy can be utilised for the benefit of patients with chronic disease. Another is that inculcating the spirit of care can have a positive effect on the attitude of students.
Objectives

To ensure student involvement in palliative care.
To explore the possibility of replication.
To impart training to volunteers on palliative care.
To create a sense of social and civic responsibility in students.
To encourage community participation in palliative care activities.
To provide services to bedridden patients with incurable diseases.
To organize awareness campaigns to popularize palliative care among the student community.
To assist in the rehabilitation of the patients.
To serve Home Care Services of Palliative care societies in the locality.
To make the students aware of the community in which they work and their relation to the community.