The 7, 024th Patient, Research About Open Heart Surgery and Recovery Explores Patient Narratives

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You are cordially invited to an art exhibition “The 7, 024th Patient”.

Location of exhibition:

DeGasperis Conservatory at Toronto General
Hospital, 585 University Avenue, 4th floor

This exhibition is a unique dissemination method based on research that explored patients' experiences of open-heart surgery and recovery. This exhibition embodies their lived experiences in an intimate landscape of poetry and photographic images. The research and creative team is composed of individuals from Ryerson University and Toronto General Hospital
including Dr. Jennifer Lapum, Dr. Terrence Yau, Dr. Kathryn Church,
Dr. Alison Matthews David and Perin Ruttonsha.


The exhibition is opened on Wednesday June 15, 2011 from
8:00am to 9:00pm with a reception, lecture and reading at 3:30pm. It is
also opened Thursday June 16 from 8:00am to 7:00pm. Come and see it
anytime and stay as long as you like.

This research dissemination project was supported by CIHR.

All are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Jennifer Lapum Associate Professor, PhD, RN
jlapum@ryerson.ca
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Faculty of Community Services
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario
416-979-5000, ext. 6316

Creating and Living Stories for Hope and Change, IJCAIP Workshop

A spring day workshop presented by:

The International Journal of The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice IJCAIP

Creating and Living Stories for Hope and Change

Accessing and creating personal stories through movement, drama, writing and performance this is a learning and experiential group workshop about the creative arts in action in interdisciplinary practice for change.

Group members will connect in a rich and creative group process to access, express and share stories embodying a personal and communal experience with story, narrative and the arts while learning about the most recent research and topical developments in the emerging field of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice CAIP. Building on the success of the CAIP, Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice research series, “Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change” and the upcoming book, “Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change” both published by Detslig Temeron Books, this workshop will be facilitated by Cheryl L. McLean, Executive Editor and Publisher of the International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice IJCAIP and Editor of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice Research Series.

This workshop will be well suited for educators, researchers, healthcare professionals, (nursing, OT others) artists, therapists, social workers, community workers and others with an interest
in the creative arts in practice for the betterment of individuals and communities.

Martin T. Donohoe MD FACP presents at Creating Spaces Conference, Toronto

We were pleased to receive news that Martin Donohoe MD FACP will be presenting a talk from his article published in Issue 8 of The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, IJCAIP "Stories and Society, Using Literature to Teach Medical Students About Public Health and Social Justice" at the "Creating Space Conference" Arts and Humanities in the Education of Health Professionals to be held May 7 at Mt. Sinai, Toronto. Martin T. Donohoe MD FACP is an Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Community Health, Portland State University, Chief Science Advisor, Campaign for Safe Food, a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and Senior Physician, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Centre.

Creating Space for new ideas in Arts, Humanities, Education and Health

Creating Space Conference

Creating Space for Arts and Humanities in the Education of Health Professionals:

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? A Canadian Perspective

Date & Time: Saturday May 7, 2011 @ 9am-5pm

Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
600 University Ave, 18th Floor Auditorium, Toronto, Ontario

Keynote Speakers: Drs. Alan Bleakley and Brian Goldman

This first annual Canadian conference on medical and health humanities is designed to take the pulse of our shared work and to bring together colleagues from multiple disciplines - the arts, social sciences and humanities, located in various settings (clinical, academic, artistic) - in order to share ideas, teaching/learning/evaluative strategies, and inquiry approaches - to further shape health professional education and healthcare in this country.

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I want to remind our blog visitors about the "Creating Space" Conference to be held in Toronto May 7. Looks like it will be an excellent opportunity to hear about new perspectives in arts, humanities, health and education.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the conference! CM

Workshop Creating Stories Applying Story in Practice for Hope and Change

IJCAIP planning day workshop

A day workshop session is being planned by IJCAIP, The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice and is expected to be held in London, Ontario in late spring.

The topic of the workshop will be around accessing and creating your own personal story (through movement, writing and drama methods) and using the creative arts in practice for hope and change. The day workshop will offer professionals and others an opportunity to have an "embodied" experience with the arts while learning expressive skills and methods which could be used in communities or professionally in the workplace.

Building on the success of the CAIP, Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice book series,
"Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change" , and the
upcoming book, "Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change" published by Detselig Temeron Books, Editor, Cheryl McLean will facilitate the workshop which is expected to take place in late May.



If you would like more information about this workshop or to be advised when
more details are available: CherylMcLean@ijcaip.com

Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change Table of Contents posted

The second text, in the CAIP (Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice) Research Series, Editor Cheryl McLean, Associate Editor Robert Kelly, Detselig Temeron Press, Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change is a project of The International Journal of The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice and features research articles describing the creative arts in research within neighbourhoods, villages and cities for change .

The important role of the arts for community and cultural change and in research expressing and raising awareness about the immigrant experience is also discussed. The book features illustrative research articles about immigration and identity, racism, aboriginal health and institutional life, mental health, disability and other vital community issues such as arts and research for access to clean water and raising environmental consciousness. This book will be released in June 2011.

The Table of Contents which includes a general description of topics and articles has been posted today. Visit the book blog here

Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Contributor Featured Presenter at Palliative Care Conference

CAIP Contributor Speaking at Palliative Care Conference


Susan MacRae, Nurse, Clinical Ethicist and former Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics will be presenting from her chapter, "To be Human with Other Humans" A Caregiver's Narrative", from the book, "Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change", Editor, Cheryl McLean, Associate Editor, Robert Kelly, publisher Detselig Temeron Press (2010). Susan will be presenting on Wednesday, March 23 for The Central West Palliative Care Network conference in Brampton. The theme of the conference will be "Excellence in Palliative Care."

To read the full text of the Susan MacRae article visit The International Journal of The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Issue 9, here

New issue of The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice Accessible NOW!

Subscribers you can access your issue of The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice IJCAIP at:

http://www.ijcaip.com

Expressing the Human Story

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It's free to subscribe with an email to CherylMcLean@ijcaip.com "please subscribe" in subject line.