A Crisis ofCaring: The Humanities and Our Health

Join us to explore how the humanities can help address pressing issues in healthcare.

We will be examining challenging issues in healthcare with a distinguished group of experts — humanists, social scientists, medical researchers, artists, writers, and health care providers—considering questions about public health emergencies, inequities in access, ways to encourage empathy in clinical settings, and much more.

Presenters include:

Rita Charon, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine and of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Columbia University

Eula Biss, MFA

Author, “The Pain Scale”

Chirfi Guindo, MBA

Executive Vice President and Head of Global Product Strategy and Commercialization, Biogen

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Thanks to generous support from our sponsors, this conference is free. However, registration is required to access conference sessions and explore the virtual exhibits. You may register for individual sessions or all sessions.

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