AHPI, IMA release book Perils in Practice: Prevention of Violence against Healthcare Professionals
Titled "Perils in Practice: Prevention of Violence Against Healthcare Professionals", the book aims to empower healthcare workers in facing the challenges of violence at healthcare institutions, providing guidance on their protection (including more effective communication), and examining the role of the health sector, the media, policymakers, law enforcement, regulators, and the community.;
New Delhi: The Association of Healthcare Providers - India (AHPI) jointly with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has produced the book Titled "Perils in Practice: Prevention of Violence Against Healthcare Professionals" to empower healthcare workers in facing the challenges of violence at healthcare institutions, providing guidance on their protection.
The Association of Healthcare Providers - India (AHPI), and the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the country's two largest associations of healthcare providers (institutional and individual) jointly representing over 10,000 healthcare institutions and 3,75,000 individual healthcare professionals, have come together to tackle the healthcare sector's most pressing problem — violence against healthcare professionals.
After the distressing tragedy of Dr Archana Sharma's death by suicide after constant harassment eight months ago, AHPI and IMA have worked together on a publication to bring a spotlight on this difficult issue.
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Titled "Perils in Practice: Prevention of Violence Against Healthcare Professionals", the book aims to empower healthcare workers in facing the challenges of violence at healthcare institutions, providing guidance on their protection (including more effective communication), and examining the role of the health sector, the media, policymakers, law enforcement, regulators, and the community.
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