Programme

Public Lecture: Promoting Healing and Resilience in People with Cancer: A Nursing Perspective

Writing as a Mindful Practice

Words of Welcome

Introduction of Speaker

Tom Hutchinson

8:30-9:30am

Plenary Session: Death as a Challenge and an Opening of the Mind

Ira Byock

9:30-9:45am

Coffee Break and Reflection

Concurrent Sessions
15-min. Oral Presentations

Using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Improve the Quality of Life of Hematology-Oncology Patients: A Pilot Study

Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Cancer Patients

Considering Life through Death - Introduction to Lessons of Life

A New Communication Model for Procedure-Oriented Health Care Professionals

Simulating a Situation of Homelessness: Nursing Students' Perceptions of Learning through Virtual Embodiment

Facing Our Own Dying: Exploring Conflicts between Our Individual Professional Stance and Our Own Personal Views on MAiD

Victoria Korsos
 

Houman Farzin

Yusuke Takamiya

Carmelina F. D'Arro

Niki Soilis

Anna Towers

Workshop: Enduring Witness: A Book-in-Hand Play Performance

As a rural general practitioner (family physician), I have the privilege of journeying with my patients through health and illness. This is mostly a joy, but there are times of immense challenge. I am often the only health practitioner to follow a patient during periods of good health, at the time of a significant diagnosis, then during treatment, remission, follow up, relapse (if that were to occur) and end-of-life care.

During this interactive workshop, a book-in-hand performance piece representing this journey will be presented. Enduring Witness traces the relationship between Jane, a general practitioner/family doctor, and one of her patients, Lisa. We initially meet Lisa as a schoolgirl, and then follow her growth through young adulthood to marriage and parenthood. Lisa develops breast cancer, and we witness the ups and downs for both characters during her treatment, initial remission, relapse and finally her death.

The action takes place in Jane’s clinic room via snippets of conversations from Lisa’s visits. Each conversation is followed by an exploration of the inner world of the characters. Contributions to the script have come from writers from around the world.

At the conclusion of the performance, the actors will stay in role, and there will be a facilitated discussion, allowing audience members to ask questions directly to the “characters”. Audience members will also have the opportunity to respond to what they have witnessed through a simple reflective writing exercise.

11:15-11:30am

Coffee Break and Reflection

11:30am-12:30pm

Panel Discussion

Plenary Session: Trauma Informed Education

2:30-2:45pm

Coffee Break and Reflection

Concurrent Sessions
15-min. Oral Presentations

The Art and Skills of Compassion in Practice

The Empathy Imperative in Whole Person Care - For Patients and Physicians

Invitations to Think and Feel in Forensic Nursing; the Role of Clinical Supervision and Reflective Practice

"He Told Me My Pain Was in My Head": Testimonial Injustice in Patient-Physician Relationships

Into the Looking Glass on Cultural and Religious Competent Care: Optimizing Healthcare for Haredi Individuals with Mental Illness

Mindfulness and Therapeutic Relationships: Insights from a Phenomenological Study of Occupational Therapists' Practices

Margie Sills-Maerov

Anita Nowak

Nicola O'Sullivan

Marie Vigouroux

Eliana Rohr

Kirsten Smith

Workshop: The Invisibility of Care and a New Paradigm for the Art of Being in Relation

How do humans continue to care in a rapidly changing society, accelerated by digital, non-human technologies and unprecedented environmental crises driving a multitude of pressures on humanity and its relationships? Is it possible that the salve to the overwhelming intensity of the modern world is simply to (re)learn the therapeutic and transformative power of relationships – that which anchors us in ourselves (self care), makes us feel cared for (interpersonal care), like we belong (community care), and connected to something bigger (societal/environmental care)? How do we (re)awaken this awareness in medicine, the profession which has traditionally been tasked with the responsibility of caring?

In this innovative session, we will attempt to address these questions by shifting the current epistemology of medicine to expand beyond a model of expertise to also an experience created in relation – the relationship of human beings with each other and other species where care is created and (co-)constructed. By exploring both the bases of the bio-medical perspective and the perspective of lived-experience (the patient), we will look at the currently invisible parts of care (the elephant in the room!) and the consequences that occur from this invisibility. Finally, we propose a new framework for medical education based on the art of being in relation that could help all those who care for, to address the hyper-complexity of health in the 21st century.

Philippe Karazivan

Coffee Break and Reflection

Panel Discussion

An Evening of Mindful Bittersweet Entertainment

• Celebration of music and poetry
• Finale with Irish whiskey bar

Writing as a Mindful Practice

8:25-8:30am

Introduction of Speaker

8:30-9:30am

Plenary Session: The System as a Problem and an Essential Resource

Fred Hafferty

9:30-9:45am

Coffee Break and Reflection

Concurrent Sessions
15-min. Oral Presentations

Anatomy of the Elephant in Quebec Family Practice

"I Get to Know Them as a Whole Person": Family Physician Stories of Proximity to Patients Experiencing Social Inequity

Narrative Medicine and Narrative Practice: Partners in the Creation of Meaning

ICU Bridge Program: Working with Staff Towards No Family Members Feeling Like "the Elephant in the Room"

Ethical Challenges for Children Undergoing Surgery: Evaluation of Graduate Nursing Students' Learning

Whole Person Care in Philanthropy - Healing & Giving

Mark J. Yaffe

Monica Molinaro

Miriam Colleran

Adrian Goin & Danielle Fox

Ariane Gautrin

Glen Komatsu

Workshop: Artificial Intelligence: Potentials and Perils for Healthcare Education and Delivery

Background & Purposes: Recent and sustained developments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and their widespread accessibility are challenging our typical methods for teaching, learning and assessment particularly due to concerns about academic integrity. The impact of these tools has potential significant ramifications for healthcare-both positive, and rife with challenges. Our purpose in this interactive workshop is to delve into these potentials and perils through purposefully designed activities that engage participants in meaningful discussions.

Format: The workshop will be delivered through mini-plenaries, hands-on activities, and discussions. Part I of the workshop is a short plenary presentation to introduce the audience to various capabilities of artificial intelligence tools that impact classroom education and healthcare delivery. Part II of the workshop will engage participants in a jigsaw activity that guides participants to explore opportunities and innovations of AI, its risks and challenges, and ethical and pragmatic implications for whole-person care education in both the classroom and the clinical context. The workshop will conclude with Part III with a facilitated discussion to synthesize the findings and ensure that whole-person care remains at the forefront of healthcare

Outcomes: By the end of the workshop participants will be able to: 1) Identify the main characteristics of AI tool; 2) Discuss various ways in with AI tools may be integrated in education to advance whole-person care; and 3) Evaluate the potential challenges with the use of AI tools, and its ethical implications for whole-person care.

Maryam Wagner

11:15-11:30am

Coffee Break and Reflection

Panel Discussion

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

Plenary Session: Resilience, a Key Personal and a Group Responsibility

Tom Hutchinson

2:30-2:45pm

Coffee Break and Reflection

Concurrent Sessions
15-min. Oral Presentations

Reframing Perceptions: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Students' Written Reflections on Learning about Mindfulness

Reflections on Teaching Mindfulness to Teenagers: from Research to Clinic

Survey on the Current Status of Undergraduate Education on Self-Care in University Medical Schools and Medical Colleges in Japan

Medical Students as Whole Persons - Tending to the Elephants in Clinical Practice Training

Resilience in Adolescent Chronic Pain: An Exploration of Coping Mechanisms and Personal Growth

Culturally-Adapted Resilience-Building for Medical Students: A Comprehensive Approach at Showa University School of Medicine, Japan

Elizabeth Anne Kinsella

Mariana Smith

Yusuke Takamiya

Donald Boudreau

Richard Hovey

Shizuma Tsuchiya

Workshop: Schwartz Rounds

Patricia Lynn Dobkin
et al.

Coffee Break and Reflection

Panel Discussion

Workshop: From Disconnected to Reconnected: Engaging Hearts and Minds via Narratives