Cell 2 Soul & Dermanities
Joint Fall Conference
September 27 – 28, 2008
We are hosting a workshop at the Osler Library in Montreal over the last weekend in September, 2008. The program will appeal to all who are interested in Humane Health Care. This retreat will be limited to the first thirty registrants. Scholarships are available for students. Email: Dave Elpern for full details
Tentative Syllabus
Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Osler Library at McGill
8:45 a.m. Dave Elpern, Introduction: “This Hallowed Space”
9:00 – 10:00 Paul Rousseau: “Too Close to Home:
A Healer’s Perspective on Communication, Empathy and Compassion”
10:00 – 10:30 William Kober: Mark Twain: My Teacher, My Mentor
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Helen McNamara and Tom Hutchinson
"Teaching Physicians the Healer Role: the McGill Experience"
12:00 – 2:30 Lunch + Tour of Whole Person Care Facility
2:30 – 3:30 Chris Lyons – William Osler and the Osler Library
3:30 – 4:15 Bill Zeckhausen: “Life Lessons from three wounded healers: psychologist, lawyer, physician”
4:15 – 5:00 Brian Maurer: “Brokenness and Healing”
7:00 – 9:00 Dinner (place to be determined)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Montreal Botanical Gardens
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tour and Walkabout
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Montréal Botanical Garden and Insectarium
10:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm
Guided Tour, Picnic Lunch and Discussion
