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Telling Stories in the Medical Encounter Date and time – Prof Larry Hergott (Seminar, Edinburgh University, 14 May 2013)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland presents: Professor Larry Hergott Telling Stories in the Medical Encounter Date and time Tuesday 14th May, 2013 5pm – 6.30pm (followed by a wine reception) Venue: Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, University of … Continue reading →

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The 2013 Bevan Prize for Health & Wellbeing (UK Prize, Nominations due by 30 April 2013)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The 2013 Bevan Prize for Health and Wellbeing The Bevan Foundation is delighted to announce the inaugural Bevan Prize for Health and Wellbeing. The Prize will be awarded in recognition of an individual and group or organisation in any part … Continue reading →

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Compassion in healthcare: Exploring and sustaining compassionate practice in healthcare (Conference,

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Compassion in healthcare: Exploring and sustaining compassionate practice in healthcare A multidisciplinary conference organised by the RSM regional programme in association with the Human Values in Healthcare Forum Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Wednesday 8 May 2013 Programme 9.00 am … Continue reading →

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Compassion Fatigue: Changing Culture in the NHS (Call for Workshops and Posters, Conference 26-28 June, Birmingham)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Compassion Fatigue: Changing Culture in the NHS Thinking about Health Annual Conference 26 – 28 June 2013,  Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmgingham In the light of the crisis in the Mid-Staffordshire Trust, the Francis Report and the Secretary of State … Continue reading →

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Pain Question Time (Public Consultation, Durham University, 24 April 2013)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Now it’s your turn to set the agenda and ask the questions you want to. You might want to demand better pain management services, or ask, why in the 21st century are there so many people living with pain? Should … Continue reading →

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Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Research Colloquium (April 17- 18 2013, Queen’s Campus, Durham University)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

The Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing (WRIHW) is pleased to announce their first Research Colloquium to take place on Queen’s Campus this April (17th – 18th). The Colloquium will feature an exciting mixture of a keynote speaker and … Continue reading →

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Clinical Practice and the Value of Narrative (NHS Workshop, Leeds, April 24 2013)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

I am delighted to have been invited by Stuart Murray to co-present at an upcoming workshop on narrative in clinical practice. Places are still available for this CPD-accredited course and bookings can be made here. Clinical Practice and the Value … Continue reading →

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Compassion Fatigue: Changing Culture in the NHS (Thinking about Health Annual Conference, 26-28 June, Birmingham)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Compassion Fatigue: Changing Culture in the NHS Thinking about Health Annual Conference 26 – 28 June 2013,  Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmgingham Can the language of compassion capture the moral problems confronted by the NHS, or might it obfuscate and … Continue reading →

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Another Ghost In The Machine

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Mike White writes: When I was arts officer for Gateshead Council in the 1990s I had the privilege of helping Antony Gormley realise his landmark sculpture commission The Angel of the North. My interest in managing public art coincided with … Continue reading →

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Mike White on “Acting local, thinking global in arts and health”

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Mike White, Senior Research Fellow in Arts and Health in the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University, sets out the case for community based arts and health in a recent article for ANIMATED – The Community Dance Magazine: “The … Continue reading →

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