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REPORT FOR

SISTER DR MARY GLOWREY SCHOLARS PROGRAM

ST VINCENT’S

HEALTH AUSTR ALIA

Cover image: Fr Dr Mathew, Director-General of the Catholic Health Association of India (centre left) was presented with a gift from (left to right) Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Dr Jamie Burt, great-nephew of Sister Dr Mary Glowrey, and Mr Toby Hall, Group CEO, St Vincent's Health Australia at the launch of the Sr Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program (Image credit: Peter Casamento)

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CONTENTS

Sister Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program 2

Scholar updates 4

Ms Jubin Varghese 4

Rev. Sr Lijo Joseph 4

Rev. Dr Mathew Abraham 5

Mr Martin Sam 6

Dr Anto Maliekal 6

Scholar mental health training 7

Upcoming scholar activities 8

Further information 8

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The Sister Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program (SMGSP) was established by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in partnership with the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI). This program honours Sister Dr Mary Glowrey, alumna of the University of Melbourne, former physician at St Vincent’s Hospital and Founder of CHAI, and commemorates her pioneering contribution to medicine and health in India.

The objectives of the Sister Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program are to:

• Facilitate sister doctors/nurses/ social workers and other students and health professionals under the CHAI healthcare network to engage in training, collaborative research, and leadership development through the University of Melbourne and its affiliated institutions.

• To assist CHAI’s strategic priorities in areas including but not limited to: health systems research, information technology and data management, and organisational leadership capability.

• To promote and enhance education and research collaboration activities between CHAI and the University of Melbourne.

• To promote the understanding and development of the cause of Sister Dr Mary Glowrey.

SISTER DR MARY GLOWREY SCHOLARS PROGRAM

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SCHOLARS PROGRAM LAUNCH EVENT

The Sister Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program was formally launched on 1 December 2016 with a successful dinner event attended by 40 guests including key representatives of St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga, the Australia India Institute (Melbourne), and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Other esteemed guests included Dr Jamie Burt, the great-nephew of Sister Dr Mary Glowrey. We were delighted to host the Reverend Dr Mathew Abraham, Director-General of CHAI as the guest of honour at this event.

Right: Dr Jamie Burt, great-nephew of Sister Dr Mary Glowrey presenting Rev. Fr Mathew Abraham with a framed gift at the launch event while Associate Professor Nathan Grills, Academic Lead for the SMGSP and evening MC looks on. (Image credits: Peter Casament)

Left: Left to right: Robyn Fahy (Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga), Ann Robinson (General Secretary, Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga), Reverend Dr Mathew Abraham CSSR (Director-General, Catholic Health Association of India), Karin Clark (Director, Mary Glowrey Heritage Limited), Anita Toner (General President, Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga), and Very Reverend John Salvano (Dean, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne and Judicial Vicar, Archdiocese of Melbourne).

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MS JUBIN VARGHESE Inaugural Visiting Scholar, August – September 2016

Ms Jubin Varghese is a passionate and highly effective individual who is a leader of the ‘Engage Disability India’ movement. As the inaugural visiting scholar for the SMGSP, the program enabled her to:

• Present a total of three papers at the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) World Conference, and the Exclusion and Embrace Conference.

• Meet and engage with leaders in disability in Melbourne and to discuss current and future research.

• Visit CBM Australia, the Kevin Heinze Centre and two special educational schools in Melbourne to learn about best practice programs and resources for persons with disabilities.

Jubin found her short visit as a SMGSP scholar highly fruitful. Of her visits to special educational schools, she said “these visits gave me valuable insight into effective processes of transition from school to work life for young persons with disabilities. The curriculum shared during my visits will help inform the special education curriculum we are developing for children with disabilities attending learning centres in villages in India”.

SCHOLAR UPDATES

REV. SR. LIJO JOSEPH Online Grad Certificate in Youth Mental Health, July 2017 – June 2018

Upon being nominated by CHAI, Rev. Sr. Lijo Joseph also received sponsorship (course fee remission) through the SMGSP for her participation in the online Graduate Certificate in Youth Mental Health (GC-YOUTHMH) for the duration of the program from July 2017 – June 2018. Her study in this award program is currently ongoing.

The Rev. Sr. Joseph is a leading health professional in India. Participating in this program will enable her to better contribute to CHAI’s work across India in developing community mental health programs, including those that address adolescent mental health in particular.

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REV. DR MATHEW ABRAHAM, C.SS.R, MD Visiting Scholar, November – December 2016

The Rev. Dr Mathew Abraham, Director-General of CHAI was delighted to visit

Melbourne as a SMGSP scholar from 28 November – 6 December 2017. His brief but extremely busy visit included being Guest of Honour at the high profile and successful launch for the program as well as:

• Meetings with the Australia India Institute, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Ormond College, University of Melbourne, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Catholic Women’s League, the Catholic Health Association and the CEO of Caritas Australia.

• Panel participation on networks and disaster management, presented a lunchtime seminar on Sister Dr Mary Glowrey’s legacy and gave a media interview.

• Visited the Archives of the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital and viewed artefacts relating to Sister Dr Mary Glowrey.

• Visited the Mary Glowrey Museum at the Australian Catholic University and Mary Glowrey House.

In summary, Father Mathew found his visit to Melbourne to be of immense value in “learning in depth about the legacy of Sister Dr Glowrey from her own homeland”, helping to strengthen collaboration between CHAI, the University of Melbourne and its affiliated institutes, and enabling a greater understanding of how this program can grow and expand to benefit many valuable health programs in India through the CHAI healthcare network.

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Left to right: Mr Matt Ralston (COO, Nossal Institute for Global Health); Mr Martin Sam (SMGSP scholar); Dr Anto Maliekal (SMGSP scholar); Professor Shitij Kapur (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences); Mr John Willis (Group Manager, Inclusive Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia); Professor Glenn Bowes (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences).

Image credit: Nathan Fioritti

DR ANTO MALIEKAL Visiting Scholar, September 2017

Dr Anto Maliekal received funding under the SMGSP to come to Melbourne from 11 - 22 September 2017 to attend the training program: ‘Strengthening and promoting disability-inclusive development through quality evidence’ run by the Nossal Institute for Global Health. Dr Anto’s participation in this program as a SMGSP scholar was alongside the participation of Australia Awards Fellows from India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

During his time as a SMGSP scholar in Melbourne, Dr Anto co-chaired a roundtable held at the Nossal Institute for Global Health focussing on disability interventions, approaches and inclusion in India. He also visited and had meetings with key representatives of the Sister Mary Glowrey museum, St Vincent’s Health.

In addition to over 300 member institutions engaged in disability interventions, CHAI directly supports over 8000 children and youth with disabilities annually, through varied projects and partnering with over 100 institutions and NGOs.

The program has enabled Dr Anto to better contribute to CHAI’s work across India in the area of disability inclusion and the approach to Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and has increased opportunities for research collaboration in palliative care interventions.

MR MARTIN SAM Online Master of Rehabilitation Science, July 2017 – December 2018

Under the SMGSP, Mr Martin Sam received sponsorship (course fee remission) of his participation in the online award program, Master of Rehabilitation Science (MC-REHABSC) for the period July 2017 – December 2018. His study in this program is currently ongoing.

Martin was nominated as a future leader in disability in India, and his participation in this specific course will better equip him to contribute to CHAI’s broader engagement with disability across India and through the CHAI network of member institutions.

Martin also visited Melbourne separately, and attended the training program: ‘Strengthening and promoting disability-inclusive development through quality evidence’ run by the Nossal Institute for Global Health for Australia Award Fellows.

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COURSE CONDUCTED IN HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2017

Twenty-six trainees participated in the course, which was for nurses, community health workers and school teachers. The training aimed to:

• Improve awareness of mental health and illness

• Equip participants with the skills to respond to people experiencing mental health problems

• Prepare participants to create environments that foster mental health and well-being

• Create linkages with other participants and organisations who are also interested in mental health

The training was administered by:

• Associate Professor Michelle Kermode, The Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne

• Ms Nicole Butcher, The Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne

• Dr Kaaren Mathias, Coordinator Mental Health, Community Health and Development Programme, Emmanuel Hospital Association and Director, The Burans Project, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

• Ms Prerana Singh (Coordinator), Mr Jeet Bahadur (Manager), Burans Project

This training built a solid foundation that establishes the meaning of mental health and illness, and equips the participants with skills to create mental health awareness in the community to reduce stigma and discrimination. Additionally, participants learned how

to recognise people with mental health problems, how to respond to them appropriately, refer them to specialist care for diagnosis and treatment (if this is indicated), and support them in an ongoing way. Additionally, the training imparted basic skills in effective listening and counselling. The participants gave extremely positive feedback and have reported they have been able to implement changes in their community.

A second round of training that is more focused on adolescent mental health and illness, with advanced therapeutic skills, is planned for the future for the selected trainees who have attended the present basic course and successfully carry out follow-up activities in their respective schools/local communities.

SCHOLAR MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING

Above: The Scholars on the Mental Health Course

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UPCOMING SCHOLAR ACTIVITIES

• Development of a joint ARC research project on catastrophic health events in India.

• Joint research project on disability data using appropriate low-cost technology

• Associate Professor Anu Oomen: NCDs training in Melbourne

• Palliative care training program to be delivered by Mark Boughy, Pater Hudson and Jenny Philip

• Refresher course in mental health, Hyderabad• Mental health research project initiation

• Two Social Work students from Rajagiri School of Health Science, India, to train at the School of Health Sciences, the University of Melbourne

• Australian High Commissiion, New Delhi, together with The University of Melbourne, will host an event to celebrate CHAI’s 75th anniversary and our ongoing partnership

• Engage disability intern from CHAI in Melbourne for disability training

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There are a number of upcoming scholar activities planned for 2018, summarised below

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences looks forward to providing further updates on the Sister Dr Mary Glowrey Scholars Program in due course, and thanks St Vincent’s Health Australia for its generous support of this important initiative.

Associate Professor Nathan Grills Public Health Physician Nossal Institute for Global Health School of Population and Global Health The University of Melbourne T: +61 3 9035 4533 E: ngrills@unimelb.edu.au

Mark Foresi Deputy Director, Development Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The University of Melbourne T: +61 3 9035 4950 E: mark.foresi@unimelb.edu.au W: alumni.unimelb.edu.au

FURTHER INFORMATION

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