Fall 2023 Offerings
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Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine (Certificate Program)
Winter 2024 Registration Open
Dive into the principles and practices of Narrative-Based Medicine in this unique certificate program. Join learners from across Canada and around the world. January - April 2024 -
Creative and Reflective Writing for Health Practitioners
Registration Now Open
A four-session series is designed for writers with some experience seeking to improve their creative and reflective writing skills. Program Starts March 7, 2024! -
Narrative Repair and Moral Injury in Healthcare: A Workshop with Jay Baruch
Led by physician-writer Jay Baruch, this workshop invites us to slow down and reflect on moments that reside in ambiguity. Registration information will be posted online soon.
Past Offerings
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April Literary Lunch Hour
Join us for a special lunch hour conversation with author and emergency medicine physician Jay Baruch.
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Arts-Based Research and Practice: Mini-Retreat and Workshop
Health humanities and arts-based approaches offer a wide variety of ways to create and impactfully mobilize new knowledge and understanding.
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Facilitate a Writing Workshop in Your Healthcare Community
Learn how to facilitate writing workshops in your own healthcare community in this intensive, two-part online training led by poet Ronna Bloom. November 4 and December 2, 2023.
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Narrative-Based Medicine Speaker Series: Blair Bigham
Join us for an evening of great conversation. Our first installment of the Narrative-Based Medicine Speaker Series welcomes Blair Bigham. May 24, 6-7:30pm
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November Literary Lunch Hour
Tracy Moniz will share lessons and pitfalls on how to practice and guide reflective writing in healthcare. Wednesday, November 22 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET Online
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October Literary Lunch Hour
We welcome poet Ronna Bloom to our next Literary Lunch Hour. Ronna will read from her new poetry collection A Possible Trust, speak about the connection between health and the arts, and facilitate a writing activity.
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Winter Warm-Up Literary Lunch Hour
Drop-in at our winter Literary Lunch Hour for a free hour of writing activities, reflective exercises, and creative readings facilitated by our NBM Lab program leads. Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 12pm ET Online
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Writing Health-Themed Articles
This half-day workshop will help you take an idea from that place in your mind, thinking “I should write about that,” all the way to publication. Saturday, March 4, 2023
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Narrative Approaches to Resilience in Practice
This series is for everyone who wishes to enhance the well-being of practitioners and learners in healthcare settings and members of healthcare teams. Starts October 24, 2023.
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Narrative Approaches to Resilience in Practice Spring 2023
This series is for everyone who wishes to enhance the well-being of practitioners and learners in healthcare settings and members of healthcare teams. Starts May 4, 2023.
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Self-Compassion and Self-Empathy: Mindfulness Meditation in Life and Professional Practice
A two-part workshop explores different aspects of mindfulness and approaches to reflection, well-being and resilience. October 22, 2022
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A Year-End Literary Lunch Hour
Join us at our final event of the year as we host current and former participants of our programs for a free lunchtime reading on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET.
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Advanced Creative and Reflective Writing Workshop for Health Practitioners 2022
A four-session series is designed for writers with some experience seeking to improve their creative and reflective writing skills. Starts November 3rd 2022
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Practicing Narrative-Based Medicine In Real Life - a Half Day Master Class
Join us for a deeper dive into the practical applications of Narrative-Based Medicine for your patients, for your practice, for yourself. Saturday November 19 2022
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An Introduction to Visual Narrative: A Gallery Workshop
This workshop introduces learners to a spectrum of ways of engaging with visual art in an art museum context. Saturday, May 13, 2023