Wednesday 17 November 2010
- Plenary Session 1 Arts and Health in Hospitals
- Morning Breakout Sessions
- Plenary Session 2 Arts and Community Health
- Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Refreshments
- Working Together for Wellbeing - Launch of Resources for Artists - Promoting the Mental Health of Children and Young People
9 am - 10.25 am
Plenary Session 1 : Arts and Health in Hospitals
- Naj Wikoff, Emeritus President, Society for Arts in Healthcare, Washington DC : The Business Case for Arts and Health
- Corbett Lyon, Architect, Conrad Gargett Lyons : The Arts and Health Vision for the new Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane
- Anne Marie Freybourg, Director, DRK Hospitals Art Programme, Berlin, Germany : Arts and Health Programs for Healthcare Professionals and Patients
- Q&A and Priority Recommendations
11am - 12.45pm
Breakout Sessions
1pm - 2 pm
Lunch
2 pm - 3.45 pm
Plenary Session 2 : Community Health and the Arts
Introduction : Bruce Esplin, Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner, Victorian State Government
Session Chair : Dr Peter Wright, Senior Lecturer, Arts Education and Research Methods, Academic Chair, Research and Postgraduate Studies, School of Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA
The means to flourish - arts in community health and education - long-term arts in health programs in the North of England, based in primary education settings, that have modelled social living and developed emotional health in otherwise disadvantaged and stressed communities.
Joint Presentation:
- Mike White, Research and Development Fellow in Arts in Health, Centre for Medical Humanities and St Chad's College,University of Durham, England
- Mary Robson, Artist, Social Educator and Arts/Health Consultant and Associate for Arts in Health and Education at the Centre for Medical Humanities, University of Durham, England
Winners of The Royal Society for Public Health Arts and Health Awards 2010 (September 2010), in recognition of their contribution to addressing health inequalities and their outstanding contributions to arts and health practice (Mary Robson and Mike White) and research (Mike White)
Q&A and Priority Recommendations
4pm - 5.30 pm 5.30 - 6.30 pm
Breakout sessions
Refreshments
6.30 - 7.15 pm
Working Together for Wellbeing - A Special Arts and Health Australia Conference Launch
Conference delegates are invited to the launch of a new set of digital and online resources, including a short documentary film, developed specifically for artists promoting the mental health of children and young people. Click here for details.
