MedConference 2024
Creative Care: Making Space for the Unexpected
The Person as a Patient
A personal story of being a patient with a challenging diagnosis
October 4, 2024
Speaker: Amanda Achtman
The Doctor as a Person
About wellness, compassion, and the sacred role of healing
October 5, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Mary Brandt
Encountering the Patient
Creative midwifery and strength-based nursing care
October 5, 2024
Speakers:
Bryn McNamee-Tweed, CNM, MSN
Emanuela Ciarlelli, BScN, MScN
From Pain to Purpose
More than a cure: a personal path to healing
October 5, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Tamara Gafoor, pediatrician
Humans and Machines
How the polio epidemic in 1950 revolutionized modern medical care
October 5, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Hannah Wunsch
Creative Care in Low-Income Settings
October 5, 2024
Speakers:
Dr. Dominique Corti
Dr. Filippo Ciantia
Why do I Go to Work?
A journey across the COVID pandemic and beyond
October 6, 2024
Speakers:
Nicola Tasca, RN
Dr. Cristiano Ferrario, oncologist
Creativity in Care
Finding creative freedom in medicine
October 6, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Eloise Ballou, psychiatrist and psychotherapist