Videos of the 2010 Conference
You can watch videos and read about the 2010 conference sessions below. A fast connection (ADSL +) is recommended, and please be patient as the video starts.
The Official Opening Ceremony
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Welcome to Country - Joy Murphy Wandin, Senior Wurundjeri Elder of the Kulin Alliance, Victoria
The Ripple Effect Mental Health Digital Media Project: Neal Price, Queensland Arts and Health Consortium and May Jones, artist, Brisbane
Special guest Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Professor of Youth Mental Health at University of Melbourne, Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, founding board member of headspace, National Youth Mental Health Foundation and 2010 Australian of the Year 'in conversation with Dr Jill Gordon, GP and Associate Professor, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney and Durham University UK and Dr Gary Christenson, Director, Boynton Mental Health Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychaitry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Dr Dougal Adams, GP, University of Melbourne Health Service on Irish wood flute
Morning Plenary Session 1 : Arts and Health in Hospitals
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country.
- The Business Case for Arts and Health
- The Arts and Health Vision for the new Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane
- Arts and Health Programs for Healthcare Professionals and Patients
The Business Case for Arts and Health
Naj Wikoff, Emeritus President, Society for Arts in Healthcare, Washington DC,
Afternoon Plenary Session 2 : Arts and Community Health
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Arts and Community Health
Introduction : Bruce Esplin, Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner, Victorian State Government
The means to flourish - arts in community health and education
Mike White, Research and Development Fellow in Arts in Health, Centre for Medical Humanities and St Chad's College,University of Durham, England and 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
Morning Plenary Session 3 : Mental Health and Creative Ageing
Thursday 18 November 2010
Welcome and acknowledgement to Country.
- Ageing, mental health and the arts - some examples from opera and literature
- Alzheimer's and the Depressed Elderly : The Role for the Arts
- Having Fun and Feeling Human : Museum Programs for Marginalised Populations
Ageing, mental health and the arts - some examples from opera and literature
Professor David Ames, Director, National Ageing Research Centre and Professor of Ageing and Health, University of Melbourne
Afternoon Plenary Session 4 : Mental Health and the Arts
Thursday 18 November 2010
- The effect of music therapy on the lives of people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Promoting mental health and wellbeing through art
- What do you value? How we feel about ourselves is critical to our health and wellbeing
The effect of music therapy on the lives of people with severe and enduring mental illness
Professor Denise Grocke, Head of Music Therapy and Director of the National Music Therapy Research Unit (NaMTRU), University of Melbourne
Morning Plenary Session 5 : Caring for the Patient and the Caregiver
Friday 19 November 2010
- Introduction Professor Nel Glass, Research Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
OMG! WTF! Teenagers grieve too, even if you can't understand what they're saying
Molly Carlile, Deathtalker, author, playwright and palliative care specialist
Panel Discussion: Creative Collaborations spur Hey Florence! A Nurse Musical
Molly Carlile, Consortium Manager, North and West Metropolitan Region, Palliative Care Consortium, Melbourne
Craig Christie, playwright, songwriter, director Hey Florence!
Donna Glassford, Executive Director, Cultural Enrichment, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Susan Hernandez, RN, Chief Nursing Office, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Performer
Dr Genevieve Yates, GP, playwright, filmmaker