The Clinical Consultative Committee
Dr. R Akhileswaran
Senior Consultant
Specialist in Palliative Medicine
Dept. of Geriatric Medicine
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
Dr. R Akhileswaran chairs the Committee and is a specialist in Palliative Medicine and Radiation Oncology. He has trained and worked in both specialties in the US, UK, France and India. He is currently working full time as a palliative care specialist in Singapore. He has also spoken in International conferences across the globe and published his work in accredited medical journals and books. He is actively involved in training doctors, nurses and psychosocial staff in graduate and post-graduate studies in Singapore. Apart from that he has also led āTrain the Trainersā programmes in Indonesia and Myanmar. He was the Chairman of Singapore Hospice Council, the umbrella body for all hospice and palliative care organisations in Singapore for two terms from 2011-2015.
Dr. Jenifer Jeba S
Professor and Head in Palliative Care Unit,
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Dr. Jenifer Jeba S, is Professor and Head in Palliative Care Unit, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. Dr Jenifer Jeba S completed her post-graduation in Radiation Oncology in 2006. She pursued her career in Palliative Medicine. In 2006, she received the Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue MSc Palliative Medicine from Cardiff Univeristy, UK. She completed Dip Pal Med and MSc Pal Med from Cardiff University, UK. She was the joint recipient of the Dame Cicely Saunders medal for the top student in the Diploma in Palliative Medicine from Cardiff University in 2008. She is an Honorary Tutor at School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK.
Dr. Seema Rao
Senior Consultant
Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal
And
Full-time Faculty and Consultant
Palliative Care Training Program for Cancer Treatment Centers in India
Dr. Seema Rao completed her postgraduate studies in Psychiatry in the year 2001 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Her work in the field of mental health involved working with the vulnerable and abandoned ā the destitute elderly, those with dementia, and chronic mental illnesses in Mumbai. She completed the āNational Fellowship in Palliative Medicineā in 2013 and joined Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai as a Senior Research Fellow in the Geriatric Palliative Care Project. During her tenure of six years at Tata Memorial Hospital she was responsible for the clinical and administrative functioning of the 13-bedded inpatient respite palliative care facility. Dr. Rao completed her Masters in Palliative Medicine with distinction from Cardiff University, United Kingdom in January 2019. She is currently working as a Senior Consultant in the āDepartment of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Careā at Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal. She is also an Honorary Tutor at School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK.
Sr. Anu Savio Thelly
Nurse Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Sr. Anu Savio Thelly has specialized in both Palliative and Alternative Medicine. She acquired her MSc in Nursing from the Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing in Bengaluru. Ms. Thelly has trained at the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut, Kerala, and has been a Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care for three years at the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Institute in Pondicherry. In 2014, Ms. Thelly received a Third Prize for the āNo Pain for Children ā Pediatric Palliative Care Excellence Awardā in Rome, Italy, and has received a number of bursary awards to attend various international palliative care conferences. Ms. Thelly has been working to develop trained groups of people in different parts of selected areas which include schools, colleges, community settings, hospitals, etc, in Pondicherry so that these individuals can then go on to volunteer in Palliative Care activities in hospital, hospice and community settings.