1. Health In India Palliative Care and the Importance of Holistic Medicine Maya Puleo Allegheny College ‘16

2. Goals  Develop a clear understanding of palliative care and its role in medicine  Learn about the role of palliative care in India  Work on a project that would be equally beneficial for myself and for the palliative care program at SVYM

3. Projects and Experiences  Palliative Care Handbook  Website  Home Visits  Field Visits – Calicut, Kerala  Other projects: Coin box collection project, home visit documentation forms, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

4. What Is Palliative Care? Palliative Care Physical Psychologica l SocialEconomicSpiritual

5. SVYM Palliative Care Handbook  Introduction to Palliative Care  Relationship between curative medicine and palliative medicine  Barriers to palliative care programs  Structure of palliative care programs  Bereavement support  Is palliative care needed in India?

6. PALLIATIVE CARE IS NEEDED IN INDIA!!!

7. Objective: to spread awareness about SVYM’s palliative care program! WebsiteBrochure

8. Better Understanding of Palliative Care Home Visits Field Visit to Kerala Research/Projects

9. Reflection  Enjoyed working with the palliative care program  Great learning experience

10. THANK YOU!