Lectures and Events
The events below include our weekly Montgomery Lectures, other events we host, and relevant events hosted by other groups at Northwestern University and its affiliated clinical partners.
The Montgomery Lectures Series is presented weekly on Thursdays from noon to 12:45pm, and is open to all. Presenters are faculty in the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program, CBMH members, and special guests. This series was named in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
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Apr
25
Catharsis Welcomes Creativity: A Psychiatrist-Poet’s Tale of Exploring Mental Health Through Arts - Frank Clark
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Frank Clark, MD, FAPA, ACPsych
Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist
Prisma Health Greer Center for Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville
Catharsis Welcomes Creativity:
A Psychiatrist-Poet s Tale of Exploring Mental Health Through Arts
The goal of the talk will be for audience members to develop an appreciation regarding the intersectionality between the arts and medicine. Additionally, audience members will have an opportunity to participate in a writing exercise. Lastly, this talk will highlight one or two strategies to help implement the arts in healthcare environments.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
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May
02
Ricardo T. Rosenkranz - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatrics/Community-Based Primary Care
Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine
topic TBA - WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!
The Montgomery Lectures Series is presented weekly on Thursdays from noon to 12:45pm, and is open to all. Presenters are faculty in the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities members, and special guests. This series was named in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
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May
03
Trust: The Seventh Annual Northwestern Bioethics and Medical Humanities Conference
Chicago - 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities and the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program are hosting a one-day conference dedicated to engaging the Northwestern and Chicagoland communities in the rich, multidisciplinary research and scholarship of our field.
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An exciting lineup of presentations and discussions--centered around this year's theme: TRUST--will showcase diverse work by a mix of Northwestern Medicine clinicians and researchers, colleagues from other Chicagoland institutions, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics graduate program.
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Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA (Baylor College of Medicine) will deliver the keynote presentation: Promoting Respect, Equity and Trustworthiness in Research and Healthcare Engagement: Implications for Bioethicists
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For updated details, please visit:
https://bioethics.northwestern.edu/conference/
May
16
The Poetic Experience of Anesthesia - Jacob Nieb
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Jacob Nieb MD, MA
Anesthesiology Resident
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
The Poetic Experience of Anesthesia
One of the reasons I chose to become an anesthesiologist is the intimate and transient nature of anesthetic encounters. I meet people at vulnerable and transitional times in their lives with the goal of seeing them through these moments safely, easing their anxiety and pain, and often rendering them unconscious. But what does this disruption of consciousness do? How do patients and anesthesia providers approach this short-lived relationship? Through close readings of poetry by patients about their experiences with anesthesia and by anesthesiologists about their practice, this talk will explore how our constructions of selfhood may (or may not) be violated by anesthetics, the narrative work of poetry in understanding and reconciling ourselves before and after anesthesia, and consider what truly informed consent to anesthesia requires.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
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May
23
Michael Certo - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Michael Certo, MD, MA, MM
Attending Physician, Pediatric Palliative Care and Critical Care Medicine
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
topic TBA - WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!
The Montgomery Lectures Series is presented weekly on Thursdays from noon to 12:45pm, and is open to all. Presenters are faculty in the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities members, and special guests. This series was named in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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