POSITIVE: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System - Michael Saag, MD
January 7, 2021
POSITIVE: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System
Michael Saag, MD
Dr. Saag is a prominent researcher on HIV/AIDS at UAB, where he holds the Jim Straley Chair in AIDS Research and directs the Division of Infectious Disease. In the past year, he has served on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. Through his frequent interviews on national TV and radio networks, he has helped educate the public and the medical community alike about this pandemic.
The Power of Patterns - Lily C. Mahler
February 4, 2021
The Power of Patterns
Lily C. Mahler
Fourth Year UAB Medical Student, Tuscaloosa Campus, Artist, Future Pathologist
"After the endless Zoom meetings, repeated rescheduling of board exams, reports of rising case numbers, and the loneliness, worry and uncertainty of it all, I seek solace in creative outlets. Through art, I can visit swirling oceans, sherbet-colored sunsets and summertime butterfly gardens, all from the little desk in my apartment. Creating these colorful images makes me smile, if just for a moment, before returning to reality. I hope they will bring viewers a small bit of joy as well.”
Special added attraction: Physician/artist Emily Keeton, MD
Leonardo at 500: A Lesson in Creativity - Salvatore Mangione, MD
March 4, 2021
Leonardo at 500: A Lesson in Creativity
Salvatore Mangione, MD
Dr. Mangione is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where he also directs the Humanities and History of Medicine courses. He is the author of the book Secrets in Physical Diagnosis. Dr. Mangione's innovative programs, such as using the visual arts to teach bedside diagnosis, have led to numerous teaching awards and plenary presentations at national and international conferences.
JFK: The Last Speech - Neil Bicknell, MBA; Robert Benedetti, PhD; Robert A. Knox, PhD
April 1, 2021
JFK: The Last Speech
Presenters
Neil Bicknell, MBA
Executive Producer, JFK: The Last Speech
Co-Editor the book, JFK: The Last Speech
Robert Benedetti, PhD
Executive Director, Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership, University of the Pacific
Robert A. Knox, PhD
Research Oceanographer and Associate Director (Emeritus), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Description
A new film that explores the dramatic relationship between President John F. Kennedy and America's most beloved poet Robert Frost, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
The Freedom to Paint: Inside and Outside Art - Lorrie Lane
May 6, 2021
The Freedom to Paint: Inside and Outside Art
Lorrie Lane
Lorrie Lane is an oil painter of landscapes, florals, portraits, and abstracts. She uses both palette knife and brush, resulting in textured, colorful paintings. Her work is regularly exhibited at numerous art shows and galleries throughout the Southeast. Lane's recent projects include teaching art classes with the Alabama Prison Art and Education Project and curating rotating exhibits at the Tuscaloosa Juvenile Court Lobby. She will discuss her own art and her experiences working with incarcerated individuals.
Medical Narratives: Telling Your Story and Why It Matters - Diane Guernsey and Paul Gross, MD
June 3, 2021
Medical Narratives: Telling Your Story and Why It Matters
Diane Guernsey and Paul Gross, MD
You have a unique story, and there's only one person who can really tell it: you. Join the editors of Pulse - voices from the heart of medicine (pulsevoices.org) for a discussion of the lure of healthcare narratives, what makes for a compelling story, and why you should consider telling yours.
The Language of Medicine - Kelly MacFarlane, PhD
July 1, 2021
The Language of Medicine: Knowing a little Greek and Roman mythology, science and technology helps
Kelly MacFarlane, PhD
Dr. Kelly MacFarlane is a Teaching Professor in the Department of History, Classics, and Religion at the University of Alberta. Her main teaching interests are Latin and ancient Greek languages and literature. She especially enjoys teaching the "Ancient Science, Technology, and Medicine" course. Much of her current research is in Latin pedagogy, with a focus on understanding Latin as a real, active, and functional language.
Literary Doctors: What do medicine and literature have to offer one another? - Josh Weathersby
August 5, 2021
Literary Doctors: What do medicine and literature have to offer one another
Josh Weathersby
Senior Instructor, Department of English, University of Alabama
How does reading novels, short stories, and poetry enhance the education of physicians? How do some physicians become writers and poets themselves? How do experiences in the practice of medicine influence their writing? What leads some writers to become physicians? Josh Weathersby, who has taught at UA since 2014, will explore these and other questions about the intimate relationship between medicine and literature.
September 2, 2021
The Art of Possibility: Incorporating Creativity into Clinical Practice and an Academic Career
Jon Hallberg, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Hallberg is Associate Professor and Director of Philanthropy in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in the University of Minnesota Medical School. Throughout his career as a family physician, Dr. Hallberg has woven his passion for art and creativity into his daily clinical practice and teaching. This has led to fulfilling experiences in patient care such as the opportunity to serve as the physician for the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra on their international tours; to help to design and infuse with art the M Physicians Mill City Clinic in Minneapolis; to host a nationally distributed TV series "Hippocrates Cafe" that shares reflections on the pandemic; and to serve as the founding director of the new Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
October 7, 2021
Keepers of the House
Presenters
Therese (Tess) Jones, PhD is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Rhonda Klevansky, MA is a visual storyteller, writer, and teacher and is the videographer who created Keepers of the House.
Neil Prose, MD is Professor of Pediatrics, Dermatology and Global Health and has a special interest in patient-provider communication and empathic curiosity.
Nicole Vance, MS, RN, CCRN is a critical care nurse and educator at UC Davis Health; her research focuses on the relationship between patients and hospital housekeeping staff.
Description
In this moving 15-minute documentary, eight hospital housekeepers share stories of bonding with patients and their families. These tireless, unsung workers describe ways in which they believe their role contributes to healing. The film’s co-producer Neil Prose, MD will lead a discussion about empathic communication in health care settings, ways in which our daily actions can affect hospital workers’ sense of wellbeing, and ideas for involving them in the efforts of the health care team.
November 4, 2021
A Conversation with Walt Larimore, MD
Family physician, author, and medial broadcaster
A graduate of LSU School of Medicine, Dr. Larimore completed his family medicine residency at Duke. From 1992 to 2001, Dr. Larimore and John Hartman, MD wrote a popular monthly column for American Family Physician, “Diary from a Week in Practice,” about the many joys and challenges of their private practice in Kissimee, Florida. In 1996, Dr. Larimore received the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Thomas W. Johnson Award as Outstanding Family Physician Educator. From 1996 to 2001, he hosted the daily, live Ask the Family Doctor show on Fox’s Health Network. He currently has three television shows in production at Liftable TV: Ask Dr. Walt, An Apple a Day, and The Inside Story: Conversations on the Art and Heart of Writing. Dr. Larimore also has a popular medical and health news blog www.DrWalt.com/blog. Since 2012, Dr. Larimore has served as an occupational health, most recently at UC Health in Colorado Springs. The latest of his more than three dozen books, is The Best Gift: Tales of a Small-Town Doctor Learning Life’s Greatest Lessons, to be published in November.
December 2, 2021
Beethoven’s Deafness, Munch’s Scream, Mona Lisa’s Smile and Berlioz’s Dreams: Stories of music and art
Michael Yafi, MD
Dr. Michael Yafi is professor of pediatrics and director of the division of pediatric endocrinology at McGovern Medical School of The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston.
A graduate of the University of Damascus College of Medicine, he completed a pediatric residency at Michigan State University and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. After studying classical music and piano in Syria, he was awarded a scholarship by the French Ministry of Culture to study with the pianist Pascal Rogé at the Conservatory of Nice. Dr. Yafi has continued piano studies and performance at the Flint (Michigan) Institute of Music, the University of Houston, and Rice University. He has published widely in both pediatric endocrinology and the medical humanities. His essays include “Mona Lisa is euthyroid,” “Edvard Munch: The child who never grew up,” “Mahler’s endocarditis and broken heart,” “Ludwig van Beethoven: From music to medicine,” “Hector Berlioz: From medical school to music conservatory,” “Surgery, music, and art: How Billroth made the connection,” and “Homage to Notre-Dame: Whatever happened to Quasimodo?”
December 7, 2021
Adventures in Wonder
Monica Kidd, MD
Marine biologist, journalist, photographer, sound artist, filmmaker, novelist, and family physician.
Monica Kidd is a family doctor in Newfoundland and Alberta, Canada with special interests in global health, child and maternal health, and medical humanities. During her studies for a Master of Science in Biology at Queen’s University in Ontario, she did field work in remote areas of Quebec, Labrador and Norway. After producing radio documentaries, she became the Canadian Broadcasting Company's National Science Reporter. She then completed medical school and a family medicine residency at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Kidd still returns to her roots in marine biology.: in 2017 she spent a month in Antarctica working as an expedition guide. She has written both novels and non-fiction books. Her latest poetry collection, Chance Encounters with Wild Animals, was published by Gaspereau Press. She has made short films for two decades, and in 2021 she made her directorial debut with the National Film Board of Canada with The Storm, an animated short reflecting on what it means to bring a baby into a world gripped by a global health crisis.