MATTHEW GEORGE
Dr. Mathew George Mulavelil, a Dentist by profession, worked at a Rural Mission hospital, in Bihar from 1993 – 2013 - The Duncan Hospital, a unit Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA). Along with his wife Latha, a dentist too, he pioneered the dental work in EHA. As its Coordinator of Oral Health Services, he oversaw the setting up of 14 dental units across the network of EHA Hospitals. The last tenure at EHA was the Managing Director of the Duncan hospital.
From 2013 to 2019 he was with the Evangelical Medical Fellowship of India (EMFI) heading its Missions Department. He oversaw its various Mission training programs and developed new paradigms and directions in healthcare missions.
Presently he heads a ministry called the “Companions of Grace International” (COGI) that seeks to Challenge, Teach and Empower healthcare professionals to be “On Mission”.
He has a passion for teaching, training and mentoring students and young graduates and has strengths of envisioning and strategic planning. Over the last 30 years he has spoken at conferences, training programs, churches and many groups of healthcare students and professionals in India and many countries across the globe.
Latha and Him have a 27 year-old daughter Rachel who is pursuing a her PHD in Neuroscience in the US.
WORKSHOP:
Care for the Caregiver. Healthcare professionals of today face stresses that have previously been unknown in nearly every segment. Moreover, there are hardly any members of the healthcare community who have not encountered the tremendous stress of dealing with patients, their family members, and colleagues amid these overwhelming and tragic circumstances.
It is with these stress and impacts in mind that the 8-lesson group training program ‘Care for the caregiver’ was developed by Companions of Grace International (COGI). Using large group learnings, small group sharing and peer-to-peer sharing, it focuses on equipping Christian healthcare professionals to deal more effectively the the difficulties they face in their daily lives at work, at home, and within their communities. The program is presently rolled out in five countries through partnerships with three major Christian Healthcare organization and some key churches - more countries are joining the ever expanding network.
This session at the conference is a taster of the full 8 module course. The session identifies some of the causes and consequences of stress that a healthcare professional faces. It also provides insights into to why healthcare professionals fail to seek for help themselves or often uncared for. A significant portion of the session will focus on selected concepts/ skills taken from the full course and a roleplay demonstration of one of them. The role play will demonstrate to participants the skill and tools and how the program provides a therapeutic experience to participants. A question answer sections will also be included
