The Physician Who Became Suddenly Disabled: A Different Kind of Life - Mark Langer, MD, CCFP
February 6, 2025
The Physician Who Became Suddenly Disabled: A Different Kind of Life
Mark Langer, MD, CCFP
Mark Langer, MD. CCFP is a disabled physician now living in a Continuing Care facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to developing a brain tumor, he practiced as a full-scope generalist serving a northern Canadian village of 900, provided Emergency Room and inpatient coverage for a rural/remote hospital, acted as a faculty clinical preceptor with the department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, and was a representative with the Northern Health Authority. He now spends his time listening to audiobooks, following professional hockey, and being a full-time grandfather.
Portraits and Stories of Addiction: The Into Light Project - Dr. Georgia Rhodes
January 9, 2025
Portraits and Stories of Addiction: The Into Light Project
Dr. Georgia Rhodes
Into Light is a national art project that seeks to address the misconception that people with addiction are to blame for their illness and to offer healing and hope and create meaningful dialogue about substance use disorder.
Dr. Georgia Rhodes is an audiologist and the mother of two adult boys, one of whom was lost in 2012 to the ravages of substance use. Based on that experience she became involved with the national non- profit, Into Light Project, and now serves as an Alabama co-ambassador of the group.
“The Ethics of Empathy in the 21st Century” - Tracy Moniz, PhD and Paul Haidet, MD, MPH
January 7, 2025
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The Ethics of Empathy in the 21st Century
Tracy Moniz, PhD and Paul Haidet, MD, MPH
Dr. Moniz is president of the Canadian Association for Health and Humanities. An associate professor of Communication Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, she teaches health communication and conducts research on the use of reflective writing to advance humanistic healthcare.
Paul Haidet, MD, MPH, a general internist, is professor of Medicine, Humanities, and Public Health Sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine where he also serves as the inaugural director of Medical Education Research. He has written extensively about humanistic healthcare, and he is currently exploring improvisational aspects of patient-physician communication.