Bishnu Dutta Paudel, MD

Associate Professor
National Academy of Medical Sciences
Bir Hospital
Kathmandu Nepal

Skype: dr.bishnu.dutta.paudel

Dr. Paudel strives to improve the standard of palliative care in Nepal. He actively pursues improving opioid and oral morphine availability and accessibility for optimal pain management in palliative care throughout Nepal. He is currently working with multiple organizations to conduct palliative care educational activities in Nepal.

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Other Appointments:

Program Director, Medical Oncology Fellowship, Nepal
Mentor, International Pain Policy Fellowship, PPSG, university of Wisconsin, USA
Senior Consultant, Thankot Hospice Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
Secretary, Nepalese Association of Palliative Care
Vice President of Nepalese Association of Palliative Care in 2012.
Treasurer, Telemedicine Association of Nepal

Key Accomplishments:

Helped Ministry of Health in Nepal to start one month palliative care training for health workers from 2013
As International Pain Policy Fellow, coordinated with Nepalese drug company, National Healthcare Ltd., and Department of Drug Administration in Ministry of Health to produce oral morphine in Nepal. Drug company started manufacturing morphine syrup since 2009 and tablet, in 2011
Annual Palliative Care Training started for residents of National Academy of Medical Sciences, 2011-current
Involved in NAPCare Pain Management Protocol release, 2011
Former member, taskforce to establish Nepalese Association of Palliative Care (NAPCare) in 2009

Education / Honors:

Leader, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA, USA, 2012-2013
Leader, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, San Diego, CA, USA, 2012-2013
2011 Palliative Care Award for South Asian Region by Cancer Aid society of India
International Pain Policy Fellow, Pain Policy Study Group, University of Wisconsin, USA, 2008-2012
MD, University of Colombo, Sri-Lanka, 2002
MBBS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1992

Key Publications

Journal articles:

Paudel BD: “A case of relapse ovarian cancer treated with weekly cisplatin and daily oral etoposide”, Journal of Nepal Academy of Medical Sciences. Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS 2009 (9)2 67-68
Paudel BD: “Hyroxyurea Refractory Chronic Myeloid Leukemia treated with Imatinib”, Journal of Nepal Academy of Medical Sciences. Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS 2009 (9)1 49-50
Paudel BD. Current use of Analgesics for Cancer Pain. Post Graduate Medical Journal of NAMS, 2009; 8:102-108
Paudel BD: Cancer and Treatment Modalities. Bigyan Lekhmala 2007; Vol. 316: 7-9
Paudel BD: Vaccine for Cancer. Bigyan Lekhmala; 2007; Vol. 319:1-2
Paudel BD: Hydroxyurea refractory Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Imatinib. Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS 2009; Vol 9: 49-50 http://pmjn.org.np/index.php/pmjn/article/view/121
Paudel BD: A Case of Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Treated with Weekly Cisplatin and Daily Oral Etoposide. Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS 2009; Vol 9: 67-68 http://pmjn.org.np/index.php/pmjn/article/view/143

Key Presentations:

“Experience as International Pain Policy Fellow to improve morphine availability in Nepal” in Asia Pacific Hospice Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 11th, 2013
WHO Three Step Ladder in Pain Management, Palliative Care Training, Bharatpur, Nepal, November, 2011
Importance of Palliative Care in Cancer Management, NNCTR sensitization program for Health workers, Banepa, Nepal, October, 2011
Importance of Palliative Care in Cancer Management, NNCTR sensitization program for Health workers, Banepa, Nepal, October, 2011
Cancer Pain Management, The first ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course, Kathmandu, Nepal, March, 2010