Conversations in Medicine Symposium
Johns Hopkins University
2013-2014
Humanistic Medicine
The Evolving Doctor-Patient Relationship
About the Theme
Do no harm. All physicians enter their careers with noble intentions, exemplified by this oath. However, the medical system is not the same as it was a century ago, or even 50 years ago. This year's theme is about going back to the core values the medical profession was based on service, empathy, individuality and trust.
In the face of modernization and the growing use of technology in medicine, clinicians must remember to be compassionate and empathetic, and to think about the patient as a person, not as a disease. The doctor-patient relationship is one that espouses an equal partnership between the patient and physician, involving shared decision making and patient centered care.
The theme is also an address to the changing definition of “healthcare.” Today’s medicine is shifting towards a holistic, preventative model of healthcare delivery that recognizes and incorporates the social determinants of health. Socioeconomic, environmental and psychological factors all affect the overall health of a patient.
October 3, 2013 8pm
Paul B. Rothman, M.D.
Location: Charles Common Ballroom (3100 N. Charles St.)
Please come and welcome Dr. Rothman as he kicks off this year’s Conversations in Medicine Symposium. Addressing this year’s CIM theme Humanistic Medicine: The Evolving Doctor-Patient Relationship, Dr. Rothman will speak about how medical school education is changing across the country to prepare more humanistic physicians to provide better care for patients in the rapidly evolving world of health and medicine.
Dinner will be served.
October 30, 2013 Time: 8pm
Martin A. Makary, M.D., M.P.H.
Location: Charles Commons Ballroom (3100 N. Charles St.)
Dr. Makary is an associate professor of surgery and public health at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Makary is best known for his work on improving hospital safety and surgery outcomes by utilizing checklists.
His New York Times bestselling book Unaccountable explores novel ways to improve the healthcare system and further reduce costs. Dr. Makary will speak to us about his work and how hospitals and physicians can reach a more humanistic standard of care.
Dessert will be served.
November 20, 2013 8pm
Deborah Persaud, M.D.
"Putting Patients First"
Location: Hodson 210 (Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus)
Dr. Persaud is an associate professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Disease at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she works in the Children's Center as a clinician-scientist. In 2013, Dr. Persaud and her colleagues announced the first functional cure of HIV in an infant. As a result of her breakthrough, Time Magazine has named her one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2013. Having been awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award in 2005 for her work on HIV, she continues her research today while also treating people living with HIV, espousing a "bedside-to-bench" approach to emphasize her focus on putting the patient first.
Food will be served.
April 22, 2014 7pm
Margaret Chisolm, M.D.
Location: Charles Commons Ballroom (Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus)
Dr. Margaret Chisolm is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy and the Director of Education at Johns Hopkins Bayview Department of Psychiatry. Her academic mission as a clinician and educator is to demystify the practice of psychiatry and psychotherapy to patients and doctors. As a scientist, she works to develop more effective interventions for substance-dependent patients, including nicotine and tobacco-dependent pregnant women. Dr. Chisolm is nationally recognized by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for combining the high tech skills of cutting edge medicine with the expertise of effective communication, empathy and compassion. She has also been accepted into the Miller-Coulsen Academy of Clinical Excellence for her vision of professionalism and humanism in medical education. Dr. Chisolm actively blogs about her clinical work and how her experiences have shaped her as a clinician.
Food will be served.