PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:

FRIDAY EVENING
OCT 4, 2024

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
Cultural Barriers in a Multicultural Society and Strengths-based Nursing Care

— Dr. Nadia Abdessettar
— Emanuela Ciarlelli, BScN, MScN

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

— Dr. Tamara Gafoor, pediatrician

3:45 pm
Humans and Machines
How the polio epidemic in 1950 revolutionized modern medical care

— Dr. Hannah Wunsch

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

— Marina Orsini
— Dr. Dominique Corti

SUNDAY, OCT 6, 2024

9:00 AM
Why do I go to work?
A journey across the COVID pandemic and beyond

— Nicola Tasca, RN

10:30 am
Creativity in care
The importance of beauty in medical practice

— Dr. Eloise Ballou, psychiatrist and psychotherapist

11:45 am
Concluding remarks

Followed by lunch