Program in Arts, Humanities and Medicine Events
Events at Other Institutions
Upcoming Events
April 28-30, 2010
Examined Life: Writing and the Art of Medicine Conference
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City.
2010 Call for Presentations: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/osac/examinedlife/
Please contact administrative associate David Etler, 319 335 8058 or david-etler@uiowa.edu, or director Margaret LeMay-Lewis at margaret-lemay-lewis at uiowa dot edu with questions.
May 19-20, 2010
Through the Lens of Time: Perspectives on Medicine and Health Care
Pennsylvania Medical Humanities Consortium
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, PA
Abstracts due by January 31, 2010 to David H. Flood, PhD
David.Flood at Drexel dot edu
August 6-8, 2010
International Health Humanities Conference: Literature and Madness
University of Nottingham, UK
www.madnessandliterature.org
Please send your abstracts by email to Paul Crawford paul.crawford at nottingham.ac.uk by February 5, 2010
September 17-19, 2010
An International and interdisciplinary conference on Health, Culture and the Human Body
Ethics in medicine and historical perspectives from Central Europe and Turkey
Mainz Academy of Letters and Sciences, Mainz, Germany
The face of medicine is rapidly evolving: New developments in medicine, preventive and therapeutic interventions are raising novel ethical questions in societies undergoing fast demographic change at home while participating in global interactions through travel and migration. Throughout history, the perception of health and illness and the ethical assessment of medical practices have often been different between diverse value-cultures. This may affect the responses to well-established themes in medicine, such as the control of infectious diseases, attitudes towards a person?s death, or culturally specific approaches to dealing with the integrity of the human body. Consequently, these ethical considerations have given rise to complex ethical debates resulting in different legal regulations of these developments in different countries. (see also:http://www.springer.com/philosophy/philosophy+of+sciences/journal/12376).
Abstracts (max. 250 words) of proposed conference papers need to be submitted by 31 January 2010,
E-Mail: ilkilic at uni-mainz.de (Institute for History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)
Past Events
December 15, 2008
A common role of humanities in medicine has been to provide a creative outlet or a respite from the difficulties of medical practice. The applied medical humanities aims to build concrete skills essential to clinical practice.
Submission of proposals for paper presentations, panels, or workshops is invited.
Email proposals, along with a one-page CV, to Catherine Belling c-belling@northwestern.edu by December 15, 2008.
Queries in advance of submission are welcome.
http://bioethics.northwestern.edu/events/asbh_spring09_conf.html
Saturday, November 29, 2008
ARS MEDICA, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Humber School for Writers present a full day workshop on Bedside Manners: How to write medical stories.
Humber Lakeshore Campus, Toronto, Ontario
Listen to an author speak about the writing process, participate in hands-on writing workshops, have your manuscript page edited by a creative writing instructor.
Contact: Hilary Higgins, 416-675-6622, ext. 3449, hilary.higgins@humber.ca
October 22- 23, 2008
Return to The House of God
(W)rites of Passage....
A Journey Through Medical Resident Education 1978- 2008
An International Symposium
Location:
Cleveland, Ohio
Louis Stokes Wing, Cleveland Public Library - Wednesday Renaissance Hotel - Thursday
| http://litmed.hiram.edu/HouseOfGod.htm
This symposium will recognize the 30th anniversary
of Sam Shem's novel The House of God.
For more information call 216.932.3448.
Saturday October 11, 2008
8a-6:30p
Engaging Aging Through the Humanities (see flyer)
UC Berkeley
Contact Guy Micco, MD
“The Healing Power of Ancient Literature” is the title of a symposium to be held in Reno, Nevada, on June 19 and 20, 2008, under the auspices of The Parker Institute. The symposium’s premise is that literature, especially ancient literature, possesses a profound power to heal our souls, a power that is especially needed today when the rapidity of change and the force of world events combine to make peace of mind an ever more distant and seemingly unreachable goal. Featuring nationally-renowned scholars, the symposium will explore the wisdom literature of Egypt, the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, the poetry of Homer, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, and the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes as sources of enlightenment and inspiration. For further information, contact Dr. Lois Parker (loisp@unr.edu; 2878 Barong Court, Reno, NV 89523).
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Music and Medicine at UCSF, 5p
View the flyer
For more information, contact Louise Aronson
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