Cheryl L. McLean is an independent scholar and publisher of The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice (IJCAIP). A leading contributor to the field of the creative arts in interdisciplinary research, she has been a keynote speaker, lecturer and workshop facilitator at conferences and events across North America.
Creative Arts in Humane Medicine is a graceful and important book
that offers a groundbreaking, inspiriting engagement with issues
such as empathy, empowerment, ethics, and evidence, explored by a
rich cast of inter-professional authors.... A must read for
academics, researchers, clinicians, and students interested in
creative healing arts, narrative health, and humane medicine. - Sue
MacRae--Registered Nurse, Clinical Ethicist, Psychotherapist
Creative Arts in Humane Medicine takes us on a fascinating journey
to meet the educators, clinicians, support workers and artists who
apply arts-based methods in innovative ways to enhance patient
care, reflexivity in learners, and a sense of community and
well-being in practitioners. The book stands out with an emphasis
on multiple media (theater, music, visual and digital imagery,
literature, and reflective writing), as well as the inclusion of
international and interprofessional perspectives. - Allan D.
Peterkin MD--Head, Health, Arts and Humanities Program; Humanities
Lead, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto
Cheryl McLean's Creative Arts in Humane Medicine is a fascinating
collection of essays that evocatively illustrates the importance of
literature, music, photography, and art in facilitating self-care
and awareness among health care providers, training empathetic
physicians, and improving patient care. - Martin Donohoe, MD,
FACP--Author of Public Health and Social Justice
How do the creative arts help practitioners enhance clinical and
relational skills? The amply credentialled contributors to Creative
Arts in Humane Medicine--physicians, medical students, allied
health professionals and artists--provide some answers... Gifted
voices from both medicine and the humanities have contributed to
Creative Arts in Humane Medicine in McLean's ensemble effort to
show us different paths to the future. - Canadian Medical
Association Journal
McLean's new book is for all those interested in healthcare and the
arts.... [T]he integration of the arts into health care
professional education remains a marginalized field, but best
practices in this field abound. - Hektoen International: A Journal
of Medical Humanities
The book makes a strong case for broadening the base from which we
as medical professionals live and work. - South African Medical
Journal
This publication calls attention to a wide range of situations in
which art forms might be educational or therapeutically
helpful....Creative Arts in Humane Medicine may serve an important
role in stimulating further interest and research in this field. -
The Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database, NYU School of Medicine
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