Swasth Mitra
CHILDHOOD CANCER – HOW TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG WARRIORS
CHILDHOOD CANCER – HOW TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG WARRIORS
SWASTH MITRA – Webinar
DATE: Saturday 18 May 2024 TIME 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
MBBS MD (Paediatrics) Consultant Medical Oncology, Ramiah Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru
Zoom link to register and join the program
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-2opz4jG93RH-EgG3iPJ_vQuKvHbZC1
TOPIC : CHILDHOOD CANCER – HOW TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG WARRIORS
SYNOPSIS
No one is ever prepared to hear that their child is diagnosed with the life threatening dreaded disease. For most parents the first few months is a nightmare. Anybody can get cancer. Nothing you did caused your child’s cancer. As parents, the most challenging part is, you have to not only manage your emotions you have to conduct yourself normal with your diagnosed child as well as your other children.
About Dr. Rasmi Palassery
Dr Rasmi is a children’s cancer, blood disorders and bone marrow transplant specialist. She did her M.B.B.S from Govt. Medical College Thrissur, Kerala, followed by a 3 year residency in Pediatrics from Texas Tech University, Amarillo, USA where she was also the Chief Resident. She went on to do a 3 year fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology from Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, USA, where she gained expertise in the treatment of pediatric cancers, benign blood disorders, stem cell transplantation and research trials
Her research in developing methods to enhance stem cell engraftment after a bone marrow transplant, funded by an institutional grant was presented at the ASPHO 2015 conference in Phoenix, AZ, USA. She joined the Department of Medical Oncology at Ramaiah Medical College in 2016, where she continues as a faculty.
Dr Rasmi’s clinical interests include malignancies and benign blood disorders in children and young adults. She is trained in performing hematopoietic stem cell transplant for malignant conditions as well as benign blood disorders and immunodeficiency. Her research interests are epidemiological studies and quality improvement projects focusing on adolescent and young adult cancer and bone marrow transplant patients.
She is part of the CHBMT blood and marrow transplant program at Ramaiah Medical College which became the first medical college in Karnataka to complete 100 HSCTs in January 2022. She has co-authored articles in various peer reviewed journals and presented abstracts at various scientific society meetings nationally and internationally. In her institute, she works with various charities and organisations to provide financial assistance to children with cancers and blood disorders.
She is the chair of the task force on ‘Information, Awareness and Engagement’ at the Indian Childhood Cancer Initiative (ICCi) and a member of the global advisory board for Together by St. Jude’s
She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and an avid literature enthusiast.