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The Arts and Health in Education

Introduction by Professor Brad Haseman Assistance Dean (Research), Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology and Chair, Community Partnerships Committee, Australia Council for the Arts.

Introduction by Professor Brad Haseman Assistance Dean (Research), Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology and Chair, Community Partnerships Committee, Australia Council for the Arts. Presentation by Dr Gerri Frager Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care Service, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia and Director of the Medical Humanities - HEALS program, Dalhousie University
Ed's Story: The Dragon Chronicles
Dr Gary Christenson Director of Mental Health, Boynton Health Service, adjunct professor of psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, President, Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Washington DC
Five Reasons Why We Need the Arts in Medicine
Dr Bernie Warren, Professor of Drama in Education and Community, University of Windsor, Canada and Founder, Fools for Health, working in hospitals and healthcare facilities as Dr Haven’t-a-Clue Dr Peter Spitzer GP, Medical Director, Humour Foundation, Chief Investigator, SMILE Study, University of New South Wales and Visiting Medical Office, Southern Highlands Private Hospital, NSW
Memories of a smile: Twenty-five years of clowns promoting good health and wellbeing across the lifespan in hospitals and residential care facilities