International Arts and Health Conference exploring best practice policy, programs and research across primary care, community health, health promotion and medical humanities.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr John Boulton MD FRACP Senior Regional Paediatrician, Kimberley Health WA and Conjoint Professor Paediatrics, University of Newcastle, NSW
Alison Clough Pioneer Projects and Looking Well Centre, Bentham UK
Professor Jane Davidson MA, PhD, Callaway-Tunley Chair of Music, University of Western Australia
Sally Denman MA, ATR-BC Administrator, Arts in Mental Health Program, Napa State Hospital, California
Dr Cheryl Dileo PhD, MT-BC Professor of Music Therapy and Director: Arts and Quality of Life Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia
Professor Ian Gibbins Sc (Hons), 1977; PhD, 1981; Fil.dr (hc) 1995, Head of Anatomy & Histology, Flinders University, South Australia
Assoc. Prof. Jill Gordon MB BS, BA, MPsychMed, PhD, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney and co-founder Medical Humanities Association (Aust & NZ)
Carrie McGee BA, Educator, Art and Alzheimer’s Program, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Clive Parkinson Director, Arts for Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Susan Perlstein Founder and Director of Education, National Center for Creative Aging, Washington DC and founder Elders Share the Arts, New York
Paula Terry BS, Director, Office for AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC
Mike White M.Phil, MA Senior Research and Development Fellow in Arts in Health, Centre for Medical Humanities and St Chad’s College, University of Durham, UK and author of the newly published book Arts Development in Community Health: a social tonic
Naj Wikoff Fulbright Senior Specialist and President Emeritus of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Washington DC
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