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To See the Suffering: Equipment for Healing – A Lecture by Rita Charon, MD, PhD

Visions and Voices
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Rita Charon is a general internist, literary scholar, and the originator of the field of narrative medicine. In an engaging lecture, Charon will reflect on her pioneering work in researching and demonstrating the value of storytelling in the healing of physical, emotional, and social wounds. Her message and practice of narrative medicine will fascinate and inspire physicians, nurses, social workers, mental-health professionals, chaplains, academics, and all those interested in the intersection between narrative and medicine and how to improve the effectiveness of healthcare.

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Music and Medicine – Performed by Zora Mihailovich

Music is what Feelings Look Like

There are famous piano pieces that for centuries and decades have brought happiness, optimism, and peace to our human souls and brains.  This music is effective for relaxation and stress management and can have a profound effect on both the emotions and the body. Faster music as in Chopin’s Valse C-Sharp Minor Op. 64 No.2 can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music as in some pieces from Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood Op. 15 can make you feel more optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo in other pieces from Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood Op. 15 or Rachmaninoff’s Musical Moment Op. 16 No. 3 can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, making you feel soothed while releasing the stress of the day.

Click here to listen to Zora’s performances.

University of Southern California