Dr Naveen Salins
Professor and Head
Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
Qualification: MBBS, MD, FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Lon), Clinical Fellowship in Palliative Medicine, Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine,(PhD)
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Professor in the Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
- Academic mentorship to the junior doctors and junior faculty
- PhD Guide: Currently supervising three PhD students
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Palliative Medicine |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, MAHE, India | April 2000 | |
| MD | General Medicine | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. MAHE, India | July 2003 |
| Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia | Palliative Medicine | Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia | Sept 2007 |
| Clinical Fellowship in Palliative Medicine | Palliative Medicine | Lyell McEwin Hospital, South Australia | Feb 2009 |
| FRCP (Glasg) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, | Glasgow | Feb 2020 | |
| FRCP (Lon) | Royal College of Physicians, London | May 2020 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, Manipal | Professor and Head | July 2018 – Present | |
| Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai | Associate Professor and Consultant -Department of Palliative Medicine | Nov 2013 – July 2018 | |
| HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore | Consultant - | Oct 2010 – Oct 2013 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor-Division of Palliative Medicine | Sep 2009 – Sep 2010 | |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia | Senior Clinical Fellow-Department of Palliative Medicine | Feb 2009 – Aug 2009 | |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital, South Australia | Registrar -Department of Palliative Medicine | Aug 2005 – Jan 2009 | |
| KMC Manipal | Assistant Professor in General Medicine | July 2003 – Aug 2005 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Resident | July 2000-July 2003 |
Sl. No |
Title |
Role |
Status |
1. |
Stigma as a barrier to palliative care outcomes among people with HIV and cancer in India. |
PI |
Ongoing |
2. |
Assessment of myofascial pain in Head and Neck Cancer patients and exploring its impact on Quality of life. |
CI |
Ongoing |
3. |
Population Pharmacodynamic Model of Tapentadol and Morphine in Palliative Oncology. |
CI |
Ongoing |
4. |
Creating a model for real time analgesia using a closed loop system by assessing nociceptive chemical that triggers release of analgesia. |
PI |
Ongoing |
5. |
Effectiveness of Capacity Building: Integrating the palliative care and symptom relief into Primary Health Care - An Evaluative approach. |
CI |
Ongoing |
6. |
Oncologists and Haematologists views of what facilitates and hinders referral of a child with advanced cancer to palliative care in India. |
PI |
Completed |
7. |
Preparedness of the Indian palliative care services to face COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey for rapid assessment |
PI |
Completed |
8. |
Effectiveness of Respite Model of Palliative Care in Indian Setting |
PI |
Completed |
9. |
Understanding patients' and caregivers' preferences and attitudes towards disclosure of cancer related diagnosis and prognosis - A descriptive cross-sectional study |
PI |
Completed |
10. |
Evaluation of the prescription pattern of drugs and adherence of physicians to NeuPSIG guidelines in treatment of cancer related neuropathic pain. |
PI |
Completed |
11. |
Provision of Palliative Care in National Cancer Grid Centres: A descriptive cross-sectional gap analysis survey |
PI |
Completed |
12. |
Experiences of the Indian parents and caregivers about caring for a child with Retinoblastoma: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
PI |
Completed |
13. |
Exploring the lived experiences of the adult family caregivers caring for a patient with malignant fungating wound in India |
PI |
Completed |
14. |
Validation of the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (Peds QL 3.0) for paediatric oncology patients in a tertiary cancer hospital |
PI |
Completed |
15. |
Validation of the PEDIQUEST Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale for Paediatric Oncology Patients in a tertiary cancer centre |
Co-PI |
Completed |
16. |
Validation of the FAMCARE-2 for advanced paediatric cancer patients in a tertiary cancer centre |
Co-PI |
Completed |
17. |
Assessment of palliative care needs in geriatric cancer care setting using a comprehensive cancer-specific geriatric assessment tool and evaluation of the feasibility of utilization of the tool |
Co-PI |
Completed |
18. |
Validation of a Novel Quality of Death Scale in Hospital (QODH) |
CI |
Completed |
19. |
A prospective Cohort study of breast cancer patients with New bone metastases to estimate Quality of life, health Economics &Risk of skeletal complications (CONQUER) |
CI |
Completed |
20. |
Effect of early integration of specialized palliative care into standard oncologic treatment on the quality of life of patients with advanced head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial |
CI |
Completed |
21. |
Distress screening and Quality of Life in treatment naive Lung cancer patients attending radiotherapy outpatient department. |
CI |
Completed |
22. |
Distress screening in Head and Neck Cancer patients undergoing active cancer directed treatment and impact of referral to psycho-oncology and palliative care. |
CI |
Completed |
23. |
Development and validation of a Brief Quality of Life assessment tool for use in Routine Oncology Practice |
CI |
Completed |
24. |
To develop a Comprehensive Domiciliary Palliative Care Model for patient on palliative care treatment in advanced cancer. |
CI |
Completed |
25. |
Patient's Decisional Control Preferences in the Palliative Care setting: A Multi-Center Survey |
CI |
Completed |
26. |
A study to assess feasibility of topical radiation disinfected honey-based gel for the management of malignant fungating wounds |
CI |
Completed |
27. |
Standards based audit of documentation of assessment of spiritual concerns/needs in adult advanced cancer patients referred to hospital based palliative care service |
CI |
Completed |
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Editor -Indian Journal of Palliative Care from Feb 2014 till date
- Associate Editor -BMC Palliative Care Journal from Jan 2019 – till date
- Director-EPEC India Program from Feb 2016 till
- Honorary Tutor-School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK from May 2016 till date.
- Member -Institutional Ethics Committee, KMC/KH, Manipal from Sept 2018 – till date.
- Course Director, BMJ Online course in Palliative Care from Jan 2019 – till date
- Indian Association of Palliative Care-Member since 2011
- American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine-Member since 2015
- Multi-national Association of Supportive Care in Cancer-Member since 2017.
- American College of Physicians-Member since 2018
- The Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow)-Member since 2020
- The Royal College of Physicians (London)-Member since 2020.
- Lead - IAPC Commission: Consensus position statement on End of Life Care policy.
- Lead - IAPC-ISCCM Joint Commission: End of life care Guidelines.
- Member – Expert Committee of the Medical Council of India for Developing Specialist Palliative Care Training in India.
- Mentor – Cancer Treatment Centre Palliative Care Training Program in association with AIIMS New Delhi and APHN Singapore.
- Lead - ICMR Commission: Definition of terms used in limitation of treatment and providing palliative care at end of life.
- Lead - ICMR Commission: White paper on Advance Care Planning.
- Member – ICMR Committee for Preparing Telemedicine Guidelines.
- Member – Technical Committee of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare – Government of India for developing Primary Health Palliative Care Model.
How views of oncologists and haematologists impacts palliative care referral: a systematic review
BMC Palliat Care. 2020 Nov 23;19(1):175 Salins N Ghoshal A Hughes S Preston N
Is hackathon in oncology a plausible way to foster innovation? An experiential narrative account of conducting Hacking Cancer
BMJ Innovations 2021; 7:164-174. Lewis S, Rao CR Shenoy PA Salins N et al
Provision of palliative care in National Cancer Grid treatment centres in India: a cross-sectional gap analysis survey
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020 Jun 9 Damani A Salins N et al.,
Validation of "Cancer Dyspnoea Scale" in Patients with Advanced Cancer in a Palliative Care Setting in India
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Nov;54(5):715-720 Damani A Ghoshal A Salins N et al.,
To Tell or Not to Tell: Exploring the Preferences and Attitudes of Patients and Family Caregivers on Disclosure of a Cancer-Related Diagnosis and Prognosis
J Glob Oncol. 2019 Nov; 5:1-12 Ghoshal A Salins N et al.,
Patient's Decisional Control Preferences of a Cohort of Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care in India
J Palliat Care. 2019 Jul;34(3):175-180 Ghoshal A Damani A Muckaden MA Yennurajalingam S Salins N Deodhar J
Spiritual well-being and its influence on fatigue in patients undergoing active cancer directed treatment: a correlational study
J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Jul-Sep;10(3):676-80 Lewis S Salins N Rao MR Kadam A
Definition of Terms Used in Limitation of Treatment and Providing Palliative Care at the End of Life: The Indian Council of Medical Research Commission Report
Indian J Crit Care Med. 2018 Apr;22(4):249-262 Salins N etal.,
Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing the Integrated Care Plan for the Dying in the Indian Setting: Survey of Perspectives of Indian Palliative Care Providers
Indian J Palliat Care. 2017 Jan-Mar;23(1):3-12 Salins N et al.,
Integration of Early Specialist Palliative Care in Cancer Care: Survey of Oncologists, Oncology Nurses, and Patients
Indian J Palliat Care. 2016 Jul-Sep;22(3):258-65 Salins N et al.,
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