Oncology Nursing and Cancer Care

Biography

Raman Kalia Graduated in Nursing in 1984, from College of Nursing PGI, and Worked for 10 years as Staff Nurse in the Pediatric Surgery Operation Theater. Worked in a research project funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi for one year. She did Post graduation in nursing in 1993, in the speciality of Medical Surgical Nursing, secured first position in Punjab University. The thesis entitled “Evaluation of performance of patients in carrying out the taught technique of clean intermittent urethral catheterization” was awarded the best thesis in the university. Seventeen years of teaching experience, at national Institute of Nursing Education PGI Chandigarh, Doctorate in Pediatric Surgery in 2003 at PGIMER thesis entitled “Development of educational aids for parents of children having colostomy and/or fecal incontinence”.Awarded WHO fellowship of one month duration in Children day Care at Bangkok, Thailand, June 2007.Participated in various national and International nursing conferences, Publications- Published 30 papers in the nursing Journals.

Research Interest

special areas of interest are Family care, Rehabilitation therapies Management of children having congenital anomalies at home.