Session J. The impact of humanities: Short fiction to help us reflect and find meaning in our lives and work
Sunday, October 21
The impact of humanities: Short fiction to help us reflect and find meaning in our lives and work
Dr. Leonard Bloom, Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Alan Ng
Learning Objectives: After attending this session, participants will be able to: Describe ways that narrative medicine can generate curiosity, revitalize doctor-patient relationships, and enhance learning patient-centred care. Critically analyze short stories and find meaning in their own experiences as a community member, clinician or medical educator. Develop practical strategies (resources to adapt, facilitation tools and scripts) for implementing narrative medicine in clinical teaching. Propose at least one additional story or author for future faculty ‘reading clubs’.