PROGRAM:

FRIDAY, OCT 4, 2024

8:00 PM
Introduction

8:15
The Person as a Patient
A personal story of being a patient with a challenging diagnosis

— Amanda Achtman

SATURDAY, OCT 5, 2024

9:00 AM
The Doctor as a Person
About wellness, compassion, and the sacred role of healing

— Dr. Mary Brandt

11:00 AM
Encountering the Patient
Creative Midwifery and Strength-based nursing care

— Bryn McNamee-Tweed, CNM, MSN
— Emanuela Ciarlelli, BScN, MScN

2:00 pm
From Pain to Purpose
More than a cure: a personal path to healing

— Dr. Tamara Gafoor, pediatrician

3:00 pm
Humans and Machines
How the polio epidemic in 1950 revolutionized modern medical care

— Dr. Hannah Wunsch

4:30 pm
Creative care in low-income settings

— Dr. Dominique Corti
— Dr. Filippo Ciantia

7:30 PM
Presentation and screening of Dr. Lucille
On the life of Dr. Lucille Corti

— Marina Orsini, actress
— Dr. Dominique Corti

SUNDAY, OCT 6, 2024

9:30 AM
Why do I go to work?
A journey across the COVID pandemic and beyond

— Nicola Tasca, RN
— Dr. Cristiano Ferrario, oncologist

11:00 am
Creativity in care
FINDING CREATIVE FREEDOM IN MEDICINE

— Dr. Eloise Ballou, psychiatrist and psychotherapist

12:00 Pm
Concluding remarks

Followed by lunch