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Spirituality in Healthcare India Conference
COMPILED AND EDITED
BY Umesh Rao
Department of Counselling Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Whitefield, Bangalore, India
Spirituality in Healthcare India Conference
COMPILED AND EDITED
BY Umesh Rao
Department of Counselling Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Whitefield, Bangalore, India
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SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE
Dr. A.S. HegdeDr. Torkel Falkenberg Dr. V. MohanDr. Mia LeijssenDr. Joe Phaneuf Dr. S.N. Simha Umesh RaoDr. E.V. Joshy Dr. Kavitha PrasadDr. B. BarooahGita UmeshDr. Mitch Krucoff Dr. Shekar RaoDr. Ganesh Murthy
CONTENTS
1. An Introduction and Conference Overview
Umesh Rao,
Conference Coordinator, Department of Counselling,SSSIHMS, Whitefield, Bangalore.
2. Conference Inaugural Address
Dr. A.S. Hegde,
Director SSSIHMS, Whitefield,Bangalore and Chairman, Department of Neurosciences.
3. Conference Keynote Address
“Caring for the Soul as the Keystone in Healthcare”
Dr. Mia Leijssen,
Professor of Psychotherapy and Counselling,University of Leuven, Belgium.
4. “Chronic Stress – The Ultimate Risk Factor,
Soul Medicine – The Ultimate Solace”
Dr. E.V. Joshy,
Head, Department of Neurology, SSSIHMS,Whitefield, Bangalore.
5. “Following a Shining Star - Inspiration and Guidance for
Clinical Research using Music, Imagery, Touch and Prayer in High-tech Cardiovascular Care”
Dr. M.W. Krucoff,
MD, FACC, Professor Medicine / Cardiology,Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
6. “Counselling the SAI Way – a Spirituality Based Patient Centred Complementary Therapy”
Gita Umesh,
Senior Counsellor, Department of Counselling,SSSIHMS, Whitefield, Bangalore.
7. “Healthcare Reform and The Evaluation of Complex Healthcare Interventions – Integrative Care”
Dr. Torkel Falkenberg,
Associate Professor in Healthcare Research,Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
8. “Work is Worship”
Dr. Joe Phaneuf,
Chief of Medical Staff Education,Kaiser Permanente, Union City, CA, USA.
9. “Mind–Body Medicine in the US – A Mayo Clinic Perspective”
Dr. Kavitha Prasad,
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
10. “Spiritual Support Reduces the Burden of Cardiac Disease”
Dr. Shekar Rao,
Senior Consultant, Department of PediatricCardiac Surgery, Narayana Hrudyalaya, Bangalore.
11. “Role of Spirituality in Controlling Chronic Diseases with reference to – Diabetes”
Dr. V. Mohan,
Chairman and Chief Diabetologist,Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai.(WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-communicableDiseases Prevention and Control).
12. “Spirituality - A Potent Power in Palliative Care”
Dr. S.N. Simha,
Chairman and Medical Director,Bangalore Hospice Trust, Bangalore.
13. “Spirituality and Illness”
Dr. B. Barooah,
Senior Consultant, Department ofCardiology, SSSIHMS, Whitefield, Bangalore.
14. “Role of Counseling in Neurosurgical Outcome”
Dr. Ganesh Murthy,
Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, SSSIHMS, Whitefield, Bangalore.
15. “Research in Spirituality Based Complementary Therapies to create an Evidence Base” – Perspectives
16. “The Spiritual Dimension in Preventive Medical Care”
– Perspectives
17. Selected Bibliography for Further Reading
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AN INTRODUCTION AND CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
UMESH RAO
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR,DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLING, SSSIHMS, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE
This is a compilation of the presentations made at the internationalconference on “Spirituality in Healthcare” held in October 2009 at the SriSathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore, India.The conference was by invitation and attended by about two hundred health careprofessionals, predominantly medical doctors. Among the prominent delegates were sixty five medical doctors from all over India, serving in the Sai HealthCare mission as Medical Directors/Coordinators in charge of organizing andconducting monthly medical camps primarily in rural and semi urban areas,under the umbrella of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation and representingvirtually every state in India. The conference primarily targeted such participants who could take back the benefits of participating in this conference and translateit into action. An international flavor was provided mainly by the invited speakersdrawn from world renowned medical institutions such as Duke UniversityMedical Centre, Karolinska Institute, Mayo Clinic and several others.The purpose of the two day conference was to sensitize the medicalfraternity to the role of Spirituality in Healthcare. In this context the conference was rather unique in that, not only was the audience predominantly from themedical fraternity but so were the speakers hailing from various reputed medicalinstitutions from India and abroad, who came to share their knowledge andexperience. Could there have been a better setting or a better spiritual ambiencefor holding such a conference than at Swami’s unique hospital?The conference theme elaborated on the fact that modern medicine has begunto realize that along with technological advances an additional spiritual dimensionis needed in patient care to make the transition from merely curing to total healing.Healing requires addressing the body, mind and spirit. The ground breaking researchdone by Dr. Herbert Benson, Dr. Dean Ornish and several others, and also asdocumented in various ancient scriptures, have clearly established the body, mindand spirit relationship for positive health outcomes. While much work has beendone much more remains to be done. Healthcare is a global concern and hence itis but appropriate that concerted efforts be made to take forward the concept ofspirituality in health care on a global scale to understand and share experiencesarising from geographical and cultural diversities.
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