Tuesday, October 29, 8am
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Hope Torrents is the Museum Educator and Director of the Fine Art of Healthcare program at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami where she’s worked since 1999. In 2010 her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Over a six year period her husband was in and out of the hospital a total of 45-50 times.
Hope’s own work with The Lowe Art Museum’s Fine Art of Healthcare is a small step in trying to prepare future healthcare providers to be better observers, communicators and have a much more holistic view of their patients and families. Hope’s interest in creating a book club on well-being was in part propelled by her frustration with the medical system especially in the fields of compassion, visual acuity, de-biasing, and collaboration.
Hope has been facilitating discussions for the last 20 years. Now, she joins us to kick off a series of monthly discussions about her passion: health and well-being. After years of research and attending workshops at Harvard, Columbia and the University of Florida, Hope wants to tap into the interest that many have about their own health and well-being and share her knowledge with our community. Join Hope at Books & Books in Coral Gables each month for fun and inspiring Book Discussions + Breakfast!
Please Note: Breakfast and discussion will begin at 8am sharp and will wrap up by 9am so that you still have time to get to the office, or wherever you’re going.
THIS MONTH: Hope will be discussing Dr. Danielle Ofri’s WHAT PATIENTS SAY, WHAT DOCTORS HEAR (Beacon Press, $16).
Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health? Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two vastly different things.
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