About
Dr. Damani is passionate about improving the awareness, access and integration of palliative care in India. Her particular areas of interest are improving access to effective pain relief, research and evidence-based practice of palliative medicine.
Other Appointments and Accomplishments
- Central council member of Indian Association of Palliative Care
- National trainer for Elderly and Palliative Care with NHSRC (National Health Systems Resource Centre)
- National faculty for IAPC certificate course in essentials of Palliative Medicine
- Coordinator for integrated Palliative Medicine and Intervention Pain joint clinics at Tata Memorial Hospital
- Member of Data Safety and Monitoring Unit of Tata Memorial Centre
- Faculty for Palliative care in Oncology fellowship training by Society of Integrated Pain and Palliative Care
Education / Honors
- Attended training of National Trainers on Elderly and Palliative Care for Medical Officers, 2021
- Attended EPEC-Professional Development Workshop 2020
- IDEA PC award recipient, ASCO 2018, Chicago, 2018
- AAHPM scholarship recipient, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual assembly, Chicago, USA, 2017
- Attended IASP-ISSP Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Pain Management Program, Mumbai, 2017
- ESMO Travel grant, ESMO Asia conference, Singapore 2015
- Participated in CREDO 2015 Workshop, Lonavala, India 2015
- Senior Resident Doctor, Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India 2015-2017 (2 years)
- Clinical Residency, Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India, 2012-2015 (3 years)
- Clinical Internship, Rural Medical College, Loni, Maharashtra, India, 2010-2011
- M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik (2011)
Please Leave a Review or Suggestion