THURSDAY MARCH 22: An Evening with Shelley Wall and Friends

 

Thank you to Dr. Shelley Wall  http://www.shelleywall.layfigures.com/ for introducing us to the world of graphic medicine https://www.graphicmedicine.org/ .

 

 

GOOD VIBRATIONS: February 15

 

  from https://www.pinterest.ca/sagarshirguppi/my-cartoons-creations/ 

 Thank you to U of T’s Music & Health Research Collaboratory http://mahrc.music.utoronto.ca/ for suggesting our guest speakers for an evening exploring the therapeutic properties of singing together:
 

Frank A. Russo, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Hear the World Research Chair in Music and Emotional Speech, Ryerson University; Affiliate Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

 https://smartlaboratory.org/portfolio/frankrusso/

Corene P. Hurt-Thaut, Ph.D., MT-BC, Program Director, The Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy;

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto; Associate Professor, ArtEZ School of Music-ArtEZ Conservatorium. http://mahrc.music.utoronto.ca/people/curriculum-vitae-corene-thaut-phd/

Sina Fallah,  Founder and Director of Centre for Music Education & Cognition at Ryerson University; Music Education Program Coordinator at SMART Lab; Music Director for the 50+ program at Ryerson University’s Chang School of Continuing Education; Music Director for the Alzheimer Society of Toronto . https://smartlaboratory.org/portfolio/sina-fallah/

A touching video of U of T med students in choral performance of Mary Elizabeth Frye's "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep at the annual memorial service to honour cadaver donors" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0nXVtjTPY

Interesting short video on the power of choral singing to synchronize biological rhythms :
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/07/09/200390454/when-choirs-sing-many-hearts-beat-as-one

(which includes a link to the original scientific article), as well as some interesting previous research along the same lines: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177845/

A recent article for your consideration as well:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221101402.htm

A favourite video on the power of synchronization/resonance (great metaphor for brain function,the chaos that initially can come with creating anything new, etc. ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5eBf2KwF8

 

 

 

Monday December 11: an Evening With Dr. Joel Lexchin

Thank you to Dr Lexchin for an informative evening sharing highlights from his book:
Doctors in Denial: Why Big Pharma and the Canadian Medical Profession Are Too Close For Comfort.

Monday November 13: An Evening With Dr. Frank Sommers

War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Thank you to Dr. Frank Sommers for sharing his insights into the madness of war from both a personal and professional perspective.
Dr Sommers was involved in creating the foundations of the Nobel Peace Prize winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. See about their work here: http://www.ippnw.org/ .

Tuesday September 26: ♪ Ah, Look At All the Lonely People♪: An Evening with Dr. Ami Rokach

Thank you to Dr. Ami Rokach (http://www3.sympatico.ca/arokach/ ) for sharing 30 years of experience on a trending topic. See:

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/loneliness-public-health-psychologist-1.4249637

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170805165319.htm

A "School of Life" take on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtCR6P5rsXU

Interesting idea:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=pregnenolone+loneliness 

Monday June 12 : An Evening with Dr. Kieran Murphy

Thank you to Dr. Murphy for a thought provoking evening on innovation.
IF YOU ARE A MEDICAL INNOVATOR AND ARE INSPIRED TO PRESENT TO YOUR COLLEAGUES IN FUTURE DOCTORS’ LOUNGE EVENTS, WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT FOR 12  OR 120 MINUTES, AND YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU FULFILL THE MANDATE OF OUR VISION STATEMENT (SEE: http://medicalimagineering.blogspot.ca/2011/10/under-construction.html )  , PLEASE CONTACT drhappi@aol.com FOR FURTHER DETAILS

May 24: An Evening with Derek Strachan

“In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.” –Hippocratic Oath

Spirituality is difficult to define, yet easy to appreciate.

You might be able to appreciate it somewhere in the memories of the idealism that you may have had in your first year of medical school.

Along the way, your “soul,” that place where you carry your values, ideals, and the reserves of your inner strength, has been battered by the realities of dealing with death, disease and disability on a regular basis. The restrictiveness of bureaucracy, paperwork and doubt may have added to that toll.

Without care and maintenance of your soul, you are vulnerable to the epidemic of burnout sweeping our profession.

Hippocrates relied on turning to Apollo, Asclepius, Hygieia , Panaceia, among others, to bear witness to his commitment to his professional path.

There are those among us who turn to God for the strength to perform our art.

Others rely on a faith in the inherent dignity of each and every patient to guide their way.

What can you do to care for your soul?

Are concepts such as purity and holiness as outdated as the original Hippocratic Oath itself?

You and a guest are invited to examine the spiritual dimension of medicine with a professional colleague who deals with this issue on a daily basis.

Derek Strachan is a Spiritual Care Practitioner at University Health Network working in the Toronto General Hospital Medical Surgical ICU.  He is also a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.  Derek will explore the changing role of spiritual care in healthcare and its relevance today.