T. R. M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer - David T. Beito, PhD and Linda Royster Beito, PhD
January 9, 2020
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T. R. M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer
David T. Beito, PhD and Linda Royster Beito, PhD
The Drs. Beito will discuss their book, which tells the remarkable story of one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. A renaissance man, T. R. M. Howard (1908-1976) was a respected surgeon, important black community leader, and successful businessman. Howard's story reveals the importance of the black middle class, their endurance and entrepreneurship in the midst of Jim Crow, and their critical role in the early Civil Rights Movement. They won the gold prize for their book, “T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer,” at the 31st annual Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards.
Girl with Accordion by Yasuo Kuniyoshi - Wendy Stewart, MD
February 6, 2020
Girl with Accordion by Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Wendy Stewart, MD
Harnessing the Power of Music in Medicine:
Join us for an interactive presentation with a Pediatric Neurologist, Accordionist, and expert on Canadian Folk Music.
Dispelling the Myths of Robert Frost: The Genius of America’s Most Celebrated Poet - Robert Bernard Hass
March 5, 2020
Dispelling the Myths of Robert Frost: The Genius of America’s Most Celebrated Poet
Robert Bernard Hass
Professor of English, Edinboro University
Executive Director, the Robert Frost Society
Robert Bernard Hass is the author of Going by Contraries: Robert Frost's Conflict with Science, which was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title in 2003. He is also the author of the poetry collection Counting Thunder and co-editor of the Letters of Robert Frost. His articles and poems have appeared in a number of journals including Poetry, Sewanee Review, Agni, Black Warrior Review, Studies in English Literature, and the Journal of Modern Literature.
What’s Important about Practicing Medicine - Daniel M. Avery, Jr, MD
May 7, 2020
What's Important about Practicing Medicine
Daniel M. Avery, Jr., MD
Professor Emeritus, Community Medicine & Population Health
The University of Alabama
Daniel M. Avery, Jr, MD is Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine and Population Health and Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) of The University of Alabama. A native of Tuscaloosa, Dr. Avery graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1982. After 20 years of private practice in rural Alabama, he joined the CCHS faculty in 2003.
Turning the Page - Dan Goldstein, JD
June 4, 2020
Turning the Page: How those with blindness, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia won the right to read an e-book
Dan Goldstein, JD
As counsel for the National Federation for the Blind for more than two decades, Dan Goldstein led a national legal campaign to insure access for all American to technology, including websites, ATM's, and voting machines. this is a riveting and compelling story.
Stories of Healing - Warren L. Holleman, PhD
July 9, 2020
Stories of Healing
Warren L. Holleman, PhD
Master Storyteller and Retired Professor of Behavioral Science
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
An ethicist and family therapist in the Department of Family Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine from 1989-2008, and director of MD Anderson Cancer Center's Faculty Health and Well-Being Program from 2010-2017, Dr. Warren Holleman has devoted much of his career to helping medical students, physicians, and other health professionals remain happy, healthy, compassionate, and fulfilled. Dr. Holleman, who founded two community health centers for homeless patients in Houston, is also a playwright and storyteller. His stories have been featured at the National Storytelling Summit and on National Public Radio's Moth Radio Hour.
Training Healers: Integrating Art and Science - Jeffrey L. Sternlieb, PhD
August 6, 2020
Training Healers: Integrating Art and Science
Jeffrey L. Sternlieb, PhD
Psychologist and Educator
Every physician has an implicit contract with every patient, but he details of the expectations each has for the other are seldom spelled out. As a result, most physicians and patients alike are unprepared for when things do not go well. In exploring the many challenges inherent in relationships between physicians and their patients, Dr. Jeff Sternlieb will share stories about ways physicians can foster healing.
From Nott to Now: A History of Health Disparities in Alabama - Richard D. deShazo, MD
September 3, 2020
From Nott to Now: A History of Health Disparities in Alabama
Richard D. deShazo, MD
Author, The Racial Divide in American Medicine
Dr. deShazo is the Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor and professor of medicine and pediatrics, emeritus, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and a volunteer faculty member in the Department of Medical Education at UAB. He has written more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has produced Southern Remedy, an award-winning series of health documentary programs for Mississippi Public Television. Dr. deShazo assists in a variety of efforts to improve health literacy, health disparities, and racial reconciliation.
Pushing Borders: A Canadian/American Health Humanities Seminar - Malika Sharma, MD, MEd, FRCPC and Tracy Moniz, PhD
October 1, 2020
Pushing Borders: A Canadian/American Health Humanities Seminar
Co-hosted by the Canadian Association for Health Humanities and the College of Community Health Sciences
Part I
Whose Stories, Whose Voices: Troubling Humanism in Medicine
Malika Sharma, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine University of Toronto
How and Why are the Arts and Humanities Used in Medical Education? A Scoping Review of the Literature
Tracy Moniz, PhD
Department of Communication Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Part II
Two Inspiring American Poets
Jack Coulehan, MD
Former director of Stony Brook University’s Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics
Don Colburn
Veteran medical writer for The Washingon Post and The Oregonian
Words That Heal: Poetry in Medicine - Jack Coulehan, MD
November 5, 2020
Words That Heal: Poetry in Medicine
Jack Coulehan, MD
Author, The Talking Cure
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Stony Brook University
Dr. Coulehan, former longtime director of Stony Brook University's Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, is one of America's foremost poets.
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Religion is not about God… and other useful lessons for working in healthcare
Tinu Ruparell, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Classics and Religion
University of Calgary
"Religion is often treated as a no-go zone for many healthcare professionals. It is too subjective, too time consuming, and too private to be of use. 'Best to leave it to the spiritual care team or chaplains...' In this talk I want to suggest that when defined according to current understanding from the academic study of religion, it may be much more useful, less awkward, and lead to better health outcomes."