Health In IndiaHealth In IndiaPalliative Care and the Importance of Holistic Medicine

Maya PuleoAllegheny College ‘16

GoalsGoalsDevelop 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

Projects and ExperiencesProjects and ExperiencesPalliative Care HandbookWebsiteHome VisitsField Visits – Calicut, Kerala

Other projects: Coin box collection project, home visit documentation forms, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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SVYM Palliative Care SVYM Palliative Care HandbookHandbookIntroduction to Palliative Care

Relationship between curative medicine and palliative medicine

Barriers to palliative care programsStructure of palliative care programsBereavement supportIs palliative care needed in India?

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

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ReflectionReflection Enjoyed working with the

palliative care program Great learning experience

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!