Meet other medical professionals in San Diego

The second Osler Symposium invites people in health professions to San Diego, California from 20 October to 23 October 2012, for Doctoring in the 21st Century: Embracing the Challenge at the Catamaran Hotel.

Thomas Moore participates in different sessions on Tuesday 23 October 2012. His description under Faculty & Storytellers reads: "As a psychotherapist I’ve been in a healing role for thirty-five years. In all that time, my practice has healed me as well as my clients. I also know that if I do any good, it is because of how I have tended my life and person. I truly believe that everyone — parents, teachers, lovers and friends — is called to be a healer."

Moore writes in a recent blog post: "This is a special gathering of doctors under the leadership of a caring and effective leader, Janice Mancuso. Doctors talk to each other about their experience of being doctors. We had the first symposium last year in Albuquerque, and I was moved and impressed by what happened there. I wish all doctors could spend a few days with Janice and her friends and be refreshed. I will talk about the doctor as a spiritual guide. It’s part of the job, though a part that has been forgotten in recent years with the gradual increase of the science/fact archetype in medicine. All you have to do is look at effective medical practitioners around the globe and at the history of Western medicine to see how soul and spirit have always been part of medical care and healing."

Register online or mail your form to attend.  

Barque coverage
18 April 2012 "Osler Symposium: Doctoring in the 21st Century"

Moore at Healing Journeys conference next month

Today South Carolina's GreerToday.com posts an article about the Healing Journeys national conference in Spartanburg, South Carolina next month, Saturday 23 June and Sunday 24 June 2012 at Spartanburg Methodist College. Thomas Moore opens the conference according to the article:

"Thomas Moore, author and educator will be the keynote speaker on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Moore holds a Ph.D. in religion and most of his 15 books deal with deepening spirituality in every aspect of life. He lectures on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy and the arts. Moore’s latest book is Care of the Soul in Medicine. Other books include The Guru of Golf, 18 stories about the game of life using golf as the root metaphor, and The Book of Job, a commentary on the story of Job."

This conference, free to attendees, is designed to give encouragement and educational information to people with any type of cancer and to those close to cancer survivors. Visit the Healing Journey site for registration information: http://www.healingjourneys.org/overview-spartanburg-conference.

Barque coverage:
20 Apr 2012 "Changes in health may be turning points for soul "

Moore considers professional ethical challenges

Thomas Moore offers a day-long professional workshop Friday 11 May 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Monadnock Covenant Church, 90 Base Hill Road., Keene, New Hampshire under the auspices of MAPS Counseling Services: Spirit & Soul in Psychotherapy: Ethical Challenges & Clinical Applications. This program is for licensed social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists and pastoral counselors. During the workshop, practitioners learn to:
* Integrate spirituality in their clinical practice;
* Recognize potential ethical problems;
* Develop skills to be more holistic and effective with clients.

Cost:
$150.00 for professionals.
$100.00 for students with I.D.
Lunch is not provided. Several restaurants are near the training site.
Continuing education credits are available.

Register online with PayPal or credit card, or send a cheque.

Barque coverage:
20 Mar 2012 "Workshop about spirit and soul in psychotherapy"

Changes in health may be turning points for soul

Healing Journeys hosts Thomas Moore at its free conference Saturday 23 June and Sunday 24 June 2012 at Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. This Cancer as a Turning Point from Surviving to Thriving event is for people: "touched by cancer or any life-altering condition; caregivers, family members, or friends of someone touched by cancer or other illness; physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers."

According to the program schedule Moore speaks Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. about care of the soul. In her Director's Reflections for April 2012, founder and executive director Jan Adrian writes "What's missing in Mind-Body-Spirit?", drawing attention to Moore's column "Care of the Soul: Mega-Soul" in the March-April 2012 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine. Adrian writes:

"I recently read in an article by Thomas Moore that 'The classical trinity has always been “body – soul – spirit.' He said, 'Even ‘enlightened’ healthcare workers speak easily of 'mind-body-spirit' medicine, not even noticing that the soul is missing.'

That ‘enlightened’ healthcare worker could be me. I feel like I have often ignored my soul, giving all my attention to body, mind, and spirit. For the sake of this conversation, 'Spirit' is the non-material world, the energy through which we all connect, and through which we connect to the Divine, however we conceive of it. 'Soul' is the thing that makes me unique. It’s my personal life force. It’s what makes me feel alive. Thomas Moore says, 'a soulful life and fun go together.'"

Register online for this free conference.
Charges apply for lunch, Continuing Education credits, and overnight accommodations if desired.
1 June 2012 is the deadline for accommodation reservations at the college and for reserving linens.
17 June 2012 is the deadline for lunch meal orders.
Tax-deductable donations to Healing Journeys help to keep Cancer as a Turning Point a free event. Scroll to the bottom of the online registration form for details. Donations are gratefully received.

Osler Symposium: Doctoring in the 21st century

Thomas Moore participates in the 2nd Osler Symposium: Doctoring in the 21st Century in San Diego, California from Saturday 20 October to Tuesday 23 October, 2012 at the Catamaran Hotel. The 2012 Osler Symposium brochure includes schedules, activities and a registration form for this event designed for physicians and open to all healthcare professionals. Early bird pricing applies until 31 May 2012.

Thomas Moore's Schedule: Tuesday 23 October 2012

Time	Event
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Care of a Doctor's Soul
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Going Forward: Panel Participant
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Breakout Sessions:  The Doctor as Spiritual Guide

The Doctor as Spiritual Guide – Thomas Moore
"In the ordinary Western mindset, a doctor takes care of the body and others tend to the psyche and spirit. But you can’t split a person into parts that way. A patient’s spirituality is always implicated in illness, maybe more so there than in other parts of life. Patients often look to the doctor for spiritual guidance, correctly understanding that you really can’t tend a human being’s suffering and leave out the spirit. A doctor may think that the spiritual is not within his purview or that she isn’t qualified to address it. In this session, doctors will be encouraged to find it in themselves to speak to spiritual concerns of patients at least in a small way, and guidance will be offered to help doctors prepare themselves for this aspect. Thomas Moore will call to mind physicians in other cultures who are necessarily spiritual guides, too. Besides, if a doctor were to speak to the spirit and soul as well as the body, the doctor would have a much richer experience and would be less likely to suffer a setback in morale. In other words, it would be good for patients and doctors. This session is meant to inspire and educate doctors in this exciting area of medicine."

Moore was a keynote speaker at the Inaugural Osler Symposium held 14 May to 20 May 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Let's return soul to its place with spirit and body

For Dayton Daily News, Pamela Dillon writes "Author to discuss spirit and soul of medical practice" that describes Thomas Moore's keynote speaking engagement at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University's Medicine and Spirituality Conference today, Thursday 12 April 2012.

Dillon quotes Dr. Evangeline Andarsio, chairwoman of the conference: “'From (Moore’s) experience having a disease himself, he talks about the patients and how they need to be open to the idea of their illness being a transformative experience.'  Andarsio is co-director of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Healer’s Art program. 'This conference will not only touch health care professionals but patients, as well,' she said. 'In fact, we’re all patients.'"

Barque coverage:
5 Apr 2012 "Moore describes soulful approach to healthcare"
9 Nov 2011 "Moore speaks in Dayton, Ohio, 12 April 2012"
6 Oct 2011 "Medical-Spirituality Conference hosts Moore"

Lecture and workshop in Sarasota this weekend

Today Susan Rife writes "Care of the Soul author to lecture, lead workshop at Sarasota Memorial Hospital" for the Herald-Tribune, Sarasota. Rife's sidebar states, "Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul in Medicine, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 and a workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 in Waldemere Auditorium at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Tickets are $25 members, $30 nonmembers for the lecture, $85 and $95 for the workshop. Register at www.cgjungsarasota.org. Sponsored by the C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota."

In this piece Rife writes, "Soon after Care of the Soul was published, 'People began calling me and writing to me and asking me to come and speak to doctors and nurses and specialists,” said Moore, a psychotherapist and former monk who has written numerous books on spirituality. "The first thing I discovered is a lot of people working in hospitals are confused about how to deal with death, with patients who are dying, and the families of the patients.'" Rife describes recommendations for medical patients in Moore's work.

Lecture & Workshop location:
Waldemere Auditorium
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1700 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida

Earlier coverage of this event on Barque:
20 December 2011: "Attend a public lecture by Moore in Sarasota"
21 September 2011: "C. G. Jung Society of Sarasota hosts Moore"

Moore promotes spiritual caring in Glasgow

Thomas Moore speaks at the dinner on 13 March, 7:00 p.m. for the Spiritual Care and Health: Improving Outcome and Enhancing Wellbeing, International Conference, 13-14 March 2012 at The Beardmore Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. Moore talks about healing stories and care of the soul in medicine. This conference is "for healthcare researchers, educationalists and practitioners with an interest in spiritual care." A primary aim is to "promote spiritual care as being an integral part of quality holistic healthcare which is person-centred, safe and effective." Program and registration information and an online registration form are available.

We need to expand our healing beyond science

Listen now to 11:11 Talk Radio host Simran Singh's interview with Thomas Moore about Care of the Soul in Medicine, recorded 1 July 2010. Moore begins the program by voicing his intention to keep patients and healthcare workers together in the book. According to the episode description, Moore "gives advice to both health-care providers and patients for maintaining dignity and humanity, providing spiritual guidance for dealing with feelings of mortality and threat, encouraging patients do not only take an active part in healing but also to view illness as a positive passage to new awareness."

Run time: 54:40 minutes

Moore is 2011 Bob Russum Memorial Lecturer

Joseph Cole writes about Thomas Moore's upcoming lecture under the headline "Greenwich Lecturer Focuses on Body, Mind and Soul" for The Daily Easton. Moore is this year's featured speaker at the annual Bob Rossum Memorial Lecture to take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 16 November 2011 at the Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Cole writes:

Moore will "discuss his holistic approach to health care, which he knows isn't the easiest for some to grasp. Modern medicine focuses largely on fixing the immediate problem. He wants to fix the whole being and believes that means addressing the emotional and spiritual elements as part of the recovery process.

To that end, Moore doesn't eschew the technology and methodology of medicine. He has had two shunts placed in his heart. He makes no qualms that without the physical end of the health-care spectrum, he wouldn't be here today to talk about the emotional and spiritual parts."

This lecture is free, however limited space requires pre-registration. To reserve your seat call 203-863-3627 or 888-357-2409, or register online at www.greenwichhospital.org.

Moore speaks in Dayton, Ohio, 12 April 2012

Boonshoft School of Medicine promotes its fourth annual Medical-Spirituality Conference, Care of the Soul in Medicine featuring Thomas Moore on Thursday 12 April 2012. Click the linked page above for a map and directions.



The event is at:
Sinclair Community College
David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center
Building 12, 444 W. Third St.
Dayton, Ohio 45402

Online registration opens January 2012.
Early Registration Fees (through March 31):
Physicians: $150
General admission: $75
Students: $25
Boonshoft School of Medicine students: $10
Fee includes conference materials, lunch, refreshments during breaks, and parking. Proceeds from this event will benefit the medical school’s Healer’s Art Fund.

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine serves the Miami Valley region of Southwest Ohio.

Your physical, spiritual and emotional health

Greenwich Hopsital issues a press release announcing Thomas Moore’s presentation, The Soul and Spirit of Medicine: Your Physical, Spiritual and Emotional Health, to be delivered Wednesday 16 November 2011 as the Bob Rosum Memorial Lecture. According to the release, "In his bestselling book Care of the Soul in Medicine, Moore explains how a person's health always intertwines body, soul and spirit. He says that ordinary people as well as healthcare professionals should keep this image of the human person in mind at times of illness." This event is free, however attendance requires pre-registration. To register call 203-863-3627 or 888-357-2409 or register online from the linked press release.

Wednesday 16 November 2011
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
(Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m.)
Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium
101 West Putnam Ave.,
Greenwich, Connecticut

Read an earlier Barque announcement for this event.

Moore: Healing includes care, not just treatment

Sharon, with Evergreen Institute for Wellness posts the follow-up entry, "Thomas Moore asks: Can modern medicine heal our body, soul and spirit?" for those unable to attend Moore's session on 1 October 2011 at Theater in the Wood. Moore talks about his findings in Care of the Soul in the Medicine and the need for soulful heathcare. Sharon describes Moore's recommendations for medical practioners, and for patients and their families:

"He offers healing guidance for patients and families as they navigate the existing health care culture. 'I recommend that patients assert themselves and present themselves as individuals,' he says. 'Some caregivers might be put off by this, hoping for a more compliant patient. But I think we are better served by educating our caregivers, letting them know how important it is to be treated as an individual and as a person,' he says. He encourages people to take an active part in healing and to view serous illness as a transition – a positive passage to new awareness."

She emphasize, "Moore focuses on the importance of care as part of healing, not just treatment."

Medical-Spirituality Conference hosts Moore

Vital Signs, a magazine at Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, promotes the fourth annual Medical-Spirituality Conference featuring Thomas Moore. This day-long event is at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio on Thursday 12 April 2012.

Moore speaks with medical students in Glasgow

Thomas Moore lectures about Care of the Soul in Medicine at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday 28 September in the Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre (WILT) from 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. This evening seminar is aimed at medical students and graduates.

For information, email:
Dr. Clare Willocks [clarew@onetel.com]
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
NHS Lanarkshire

C. G. Jung Society of Sarasota hosts Moore

The C. G. Jung Society of Sarasota, Florida promotes Thomas Moore's visit on Friday 20 January 2012 and Saturday 21 January 2012.

Friday Evening
Moore gives a lecture Care of the Soul in Medicine from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Waldemere Auditorium, Sarasota Memorial Hospital. According to the site, "This lecture prepares both patients and healthcare providers with a vision for healing people and not just bodies."

Lecture Fee:
$25 Members
$30 Non-Member
$20 Full Time Student with ID at Door

(2) CEUs $10 - Paid at the Door - CEUs provided by SMH

Saturday Workshop
This workshop, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. covers four main topics associated with Care of the Soul in Medicine:
— Dealing in depth with patients
— Caring for oneself, especially by restoring one's initial inspiration for the work
— Working well with colleagues and creating a communal work environment
— Attending to the physical place of healing, especially to the soul issues of family, home, art and dream

"We'll consider symbolic aspects of the place of healing, as well. For patients and caregivers, the workshop will explore ways to deepen our appreciation for the place of illness in life and how best to participate in the healing. The workshop will be helpful both to health professionals and caregivers."

Workshop Fee:
$85 Members
$95 Non-Member
$30 Full Time Student with ID at Door

(5) CEUs $25 - Paid at the Door - CEUs provided by SMH

Saturday's workshop is also in:
Waldemere Auditorium,
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1700 S. Tamiami Trail,
Sarasota, Florida

Click the linked page to register online for these two events and to view a location map.

Thomas Moore headlines seminar for change

 EDITOR'S UPDATE: Evergreen Institute for Wellness offers a full description of the day-long seminar.

Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce blogs today about Thomas Moore's appearance at Theater in the Wood, Intervale, New Hampshire on 1 October 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: A Healthy Body, Soul and Spirit.

"We invite you to join us as Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul in Medicine offers deep insight for both healers and patients the morning of October 1st followed by 6 practitioners from Memorial Hospital sharing their insight into many health related topics. Lunch will be available from The Local Grocer [separate cost]. Copies of Thomas Moore’s book, Care of the Soul in Medicine will be available from White Birch Books for his personal signing after the presentation."

Topics in the afternoon include Acupuncture in Family Medicine; Whole Women, Whole Health; The Future of Healthcare: The Patient-Centered Model.

Cost: $25
CMEs available for healthcare professionals.

Also visit the Evergreen Institute for Wellness page at Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. This special event is in partnership with Memorial Hospital's 100-year anniversary celebration.

"The future of medicine is not only in new technical developments and research discoveries; it is also in appreciating the state of soul and spirit in illness."

— Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul in Medicine (2011)

Read earlier Barque coverage of this event:
8 September 2011 "Hospital anniversary includes care of the soul"
15 July 2011 "Moore speaks at Theater in the Wood, Oct. 1"

Hospital anniversary includes care of the soul

Today's story in The Conway Daily Sun describes centenary celebration plans for Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire. Special events include a picnic, historical displays, planting a time capsule and the Care of the Soul In Medicine Conference:

"In association with the Evergreen Institute, Memorial will offer 'A Healthy Body, Soul and Spirit: Caring for the Soul in Medicine and in our Ordinary Lives,' on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Theater in the Wood, Intervale.

The morning event will feature Thomas Moore, author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul, who has written over 20 books on deepening one’s spirituality and cultivating the soul in everyday life."

Before each event, information about it will be available on Memorial Hospital’s site. Read Barque's 15 July 2011 story for a description of the Evergreen Institute and the location of Moore's presentation.

Attend evening program at St. Francis Hospital

Saint Francis Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine promotes its September program Caring for Body, Soul and Spirit through Art and Yoga on Thursday 15 September from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Gengras Auditorium, located on the first floor of the Gengras Building, 1000 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut. This evening features Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul in Medicine and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, author of Art  and Yoga. Cost is $10 and includes validated parking. The program is featured on page 15 of Saint Francis Hospital's Best Care Fall 2011 Course Offerings (Page 9 of this downloadable .pdf file). According to the course description, "You will experience creative exercises to deepen your relationship with your body, and simple, yet, profound breathing, movement and meditation exercises for relaxation and creativity."

Register online:
1. Go to the Center for Integrative Medicine's Community Calendar page.
2. Click the left-side box showing the month.
3. Click the square for Sept. 15
4. Click the top item listed: Caring for Body, Soul and Spirit through Art and Yoga
5. Follow the steps across the top of the description page.

Read the 21 June 2011 Barque announcement for this event. Please note the revised start time.

Moore delivers memorial lecture, Greenwich CT

The Cardiovascular Department at Greenwich Hospital, an affiliate of the Yale New Haven Health System hosts Thomas Moore at a free public lecture as part of its annual Bob Rosum Memorial Lecture Series. Moore delivers his address, Your Physical, Spiritual & Emotional Health at Greenwich Library on 16 November 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Scroll down this linked page for the hospital's description of Moore's public appearance. Reservation information is available 24 October 2011.

Greenwich Library
101 W. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Location map