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Our Speakers
The 2024 Medical Humanities Conference will feature a diverse group of speakers, including scholars and healthcare professionals who specialize in the medical humanities. They will share their insights and experiences on how the humanities can enhance our understanding of medicine and healthcare. Attendees can look forward to a thought-provoking and engaging event.
Keynote Speaker
Emily Beckman, DMH
IUPUI School of Liberal Arts
Director, Medical Humanities and Health Studies
Associate Professor of Medical Humanities and Health Studies, IU Indianapolis
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Scholarly Concentration Program in Medical Humanities, IU School of Medicine
Keynote topic: Medical Humanities in Action: Addressing Global Health Disparities Through Palliative Care Education in Africa
Breakout Session #1
Elizabeth Nelson, PhD
IUPUI School of Liberal Arts
Assistant Professor, Medical Humanities and Health Studies
Adjunct Assistant Professor, History
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Africana Studies
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medicine
Speaker topic: Patient and Staff Narrative as a Means of Understanding Institutionalization
Chad Childers, MBE, OMS-IV
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Masters of Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
4th-Year Medical Student, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Speaker topic: Microethics – Making the Medical Humanities Practical
Breakout Session #2
Bernice A. Pescosolido, PhD
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Founding Director, Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research (ICMHSR)
Founding Director, Irsay Family Research Institute
Speaker topic: Stigma: Identity, Impact and Change
Colin Halverson, PhD
Indiana University Center for Bioethics
Faculty Investigator, Indiana University Center for Bioethics
Assistant Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University
Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute
Speaker topic: Medical Gaslighting
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