Humanities in Medicine

2017-18 Calendar of Events

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2017-2018

September 14, 2017 (Thurs):   One Woman Show:  I Found that the Sun will Rise Tomorrow
Dramatic Autobiographical Performance by Author/Actress, Anna Snapp, who suffers from debilitating physical ailments, trauma and bipolar disorder. Expert Panel Discussion to follow.  Presented in conjunction with the Department of Psychiatry at Northwell Health LIJ Teaching Center (Rooms T1-3), LIJ Medical Center 5:30pm, Reception, 6:00-7:30pm, Performance/Panel  

October 26, 2017 (Thurs):  Reclaiming Life After Mastectomy
Sculpture Exhibit & Dramatic Monologues, Featuring Ron Israeli, M.D., sculptor and plastic surgeon specializing in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Dramatic Monologues to be performed by breast cancer patients who underwent breast reconstruction. Panel Discussion to followSOMDeMatteis Family Atrium, Gallery & Room W134, SOM
11:30p.m. – 2:00p.m Student Reception, SOM Gallery
5:30p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Evening Reception, Art Exhibit & Program Music & Refreshments

November 7, 2017 (Tues): Attaining Cultural Competency in Transgender Care Guided Tour of Art Exhibit, Converging Voices:  Gender and Identity, at the Emily Lowe Gallery at Hofstra University, followed by a lecture/discussion and Q&A on cultural competency and emerging medical issues in LBGTQ+ Health Issues, led by Dr, David Rosenthal, Director of Northwell's Center for Transgender Care.  6:00p.m., Emily Lowe Gallery Art Tour, followed by 6:30 p.m. discussion at the Axinn Library Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater (base of Axinn Library)

November 6 – December 6, 2017: Beyond the Diagnosis, Art Exhibit, Rare Diseases United Foundation
Art Exhibit, and Two-Part Event

November 14, 2017 (Tuesday):  Beyond the Diagnosis, Part I, Art Exhibit Reception
Program on Angelman Syndrome v. Prader Willi Disease, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, W134, Meet the Patient & Panel Discussion 6p.m.-8p.m.

November 29 (Wednesday):  Beyond the Diagnosis, Part II, Art Exhbit, Reception & Program on Lysosomal Storage Disorder Conditions, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Goldman Conference Center, 5:00-7:00 p.m. 
Focus on Tay Sachs, Gaucher, GM-1, Pompe, and Fabry diseases, Dr. Martin Bialer and Sharon Chen, Genetic Counselor. Moderators.  Meet Patients and Families with these disorders. 

January/February 2018  Healer's Art Course
This course offers a safe learning environment for a personal in-depth exploration of the time-honored values of service, healing relationship, reverence for life and compassionate care. This course is offered to up to 30 MS1 students on a volunteer basis (first come/first serve) at the SOM (Rooms TBD) A Certificate is awarded upon completion.  The program is offered on each of the following dates (attendance is mandatory): 1/8/18        1/22/18   1/29/18   2/5/18     2/12/18   Alt: 2/26/18 (in case of snow cancellation)
For more information, email Lisa.Martin@hofstra.edu or Alice.Fornari@hofstra.edu, or visit:  http://www.rishiprograms.org/programs/medical-educators-students/

January 24, 2017 (Wed)  A Dance in Medicine Event.  Join us from 12:00-1:00 pm. In the DeMatteis Family Atrium (outside W134) for a demonstration/class of Dance for Parkinson's Disease which is run by the Mark Morris Dance Group.  Learn how movement and music can empower your patients.

February 22, 2018  (Thurs)  Prescription Drug Abuse, Confronting the Opioid Crisis
A Medicine in Theater/Bioethics Event
Join us for Dramatic Read of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into the Night, by members of the SOM's Medicine in Theater group, followed by bioethics panel discussion moderated by Dr. Sam Packer.  Panelists include Sandeep Kapoor, MD, Jeffrey Selzer, MD, and Alexandra Trinkoff, JD.

March 28, 2018 (Wed):  Art in Medicine Event: Fourth Annual Celebration of Visual Art Exhibit
5:00-7:00p.m. Art Exhibit Reception, SOM Lobby (Exhibit will remain from March 27-April 16, 2018). Submit your photographs & artwork for our show the form found at: Visual Art Submission Form.  Contact Lisa.Martin@hofstra.edu for more info!

April 11th 2018 (Wed):  Medicine in Theater Event:  A Caregiver's Voice
Join us for a performance by Medical Students and Physicians who will be telling the stories of caregivers through acting and dramatic monologue, 6-8p.m., Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Room W104-106
Interested in joining the Theater in Medicine Group?  Please email Lisa.Martin@hofstra.edu

April 27, 2018 (Fri)A Music and Art in Medicine Event.   Join us for a musical concert featuring The Unforgettables, a chorus comprised of people with dementia and their caregivers, as well as an Art Exhibit featuring artwork created by individuals with dementia, courtesy of Arts & Minds, a non-profit organization committed to improving quality of life for people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias through engagement with art.  Explore how art and music can transcend the memory loss of dementia.

May, 2018 --  Narrateur, Reflections on Caring, 7th Edition Launch
Join us to celebrate the publication of our 7th issue of our art & literary journal.  Submit your work by February 11, 2018 at https://medicine.hofstra.edu/about/narrateur/submissions.html.  Event details TBA

New events will be added during the year.  Check http://medicine.hofstra.edu/about/osler/index.html for updates.  For more information on these program, or to get involved or make suggestions for other programs, email Lisa.Martin@hofstra.edu