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CHFS

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE - GENERAL

CLINICAL

EARLY CAREER INVOLVEMENT

210 - ART IN MEDICINE: THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ART & ART ANALYSIS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE

Friday, October 25, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PT
Room: 111-112
Early Career Involvement
Workshop Description: What does art have to do with being a doctor?

The practice of medicine is more than analytical precision of diagnosis and treatment.

Doctors and healthcare workers are faced with daily chaos. It is challenging and relentless at best and in a high stakes environment, there is little time for recharging and reflection.

Art is a reflection of the human experience, and discussion and analysis of topics such as loss or bias in the medical community serves foster a total approach to care.

This lecture and workshop will review the power of a story, art analysis and its critical implementation in medical practice.

Participants will review the benefit of art and art analysis in medical practice.
They will learn techniques for art analysis specifically designed with medical practice in mind.
Participants will the engage with reflective exercises and art analysis on world-renowned fine art, and connect them to clinical experiences.

By bridging the ever-widening gap between the analytical precision of medicine and the emotional resonance of art, this workshop hopes to help healthcare professionals to reflect, observe and find joy in their practice, inspiring continued compassion and improved care.

Interactive and Engagement Activities Description: Interactive live art analysis with the audience using ARS with a specific painting to analyze
Interactive live reflection with the audience using ARS using a reflective question as guidance
Interactive Q&A period

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:
  • Understand the benefits of art and art analysis in medical practice in improving patient-physician relationships, improving patient compliance and ultimate well-being of the physician.
  • Learn how to analyze art with a specific focus on medical application and implementation in daily practice.
  • Appreciate and uncover the importance of personal unconscious bias and how that can impact patient care.
Disclosure(s):
Nandini Gupta, MD, FRCPC, CPA (Narrative Medicine): Art in Medicine (AiM): I am the Founder of Art in Medicine (AiM), a NFP dedicated to bring art/art analysis to medical practice (Ongoing); Bayer: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Boehringer and Lilly: Moderator and Speaker (Ongoing); Canadian Medical and Surgical Knowledge Translation Research Group: Moderator (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Other Research Support (includes receipt of drugs, supplies, equipment or other in-kind support) (Ongoing)