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REARRANGED

An Opera Singer's Facial Cancer and Life Transposed

R E A D I N G S   &   E V E N T S 

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​​MAY 2026​​​​

May 28

Virtual Guest Speaker

THE WONDER EVENT
Exploring Patient-Centered Care

In association with AboutFace.ca
UBC Medical Student Alumni Centre

Vancouver, BC​

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JUNE 2026​​​

June 15

Virtual Guest Speaker
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group

Blaine Block Institute of Voice Analysis, Rehabilitation
Dayton, Ohio​​​

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 JULY 2026​​​

July 13

Virtual Guest Speaker
Disease, Illness, Health Through Literature 

Karen L. Thornber, PhD. 
Harvard University

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July 20

Virtual Guest Speaker
Sarcoma Support Group 

Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

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AUGUST 2026​

August 10

Virtual Book Talk

Pan American Vocology Association

North Texas Chapter​

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August 13

Virtual Guest Speaker

The Cochlear Implant Music Hour

Music Appreciation and Engagement Among Cochlear Implant Users

University of Southern California

Bionic Ear Lab

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August 24

Podcast Guest, Episode 185

COMPASSION & COURAGE: Conversations in Healthcare
With Host, Author Marcus Engle 

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SEPTEMBER 2026​

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September 15-18

​​MC, Opening Ceremonies
28th Congress of The European Assoc. for Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS), 

Athens, Greece​​​​​​​​

 

OCTOBER 2026​

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October 19
Virtual Guest Speaker

CHRIS O’BRIEN LIFEHOUSE

Head and Neck MDT Lecture
Sydney, Australia

 

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LOOKING AHEAD​

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January 11, 2027

Virtual Guest Speaker
Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds
MD Anderson Cancer Center

University of Texas​​​​​​​

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February 17, 2027

Virtual Workshop

OBLIQUITY

University of Alberta​​​​​​​ 

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 February 24, 2027

Virtual Guest Speaker

New Zealand Oral Health Association​​​​

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PAST EVENTS

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​​OCTOBER 2023

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​OCTOBER 10  •  LAUNCH DAY

In Conversation with 

Elizabeth Benedict, Author of

Rewriting Illness: A View of my Own

P & T Knitwear @ 7 pm

New York, NY

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October 16                                          

In Conversation with Author Melanie Brooks 

Nashua, NH

Balin Books @ 5:30 pm


October 19                                          

In Conversation with Author Helen Fremont

Gloucester, MA 

Gloucester Writers Center @ 7:00 pm

126 East Main Street

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October 20                                          

In Conversation with James Fitz Gerald, PhD.

Boston, MA 

East End Books @ 5:30 pm

Boston Seaport, Pier 4 Boulevard

 

October 21                                          

In Conversation with Author Sara Arnell

Woodstock, NY

The Golden Notebook @ 2 pm

 

October 25                                          

In Conversation with Author Sarah Hoover 

Baltimore, MD (Charles Village) 

Bird in Hand Books & Cafe @ 6 pm

(Ivy Bookshops)​​

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   NOVEMBER 2023

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November 1                                        

In Conversation with Victoria Sweet MD

Palo Alto, CA

Books Inc. Palo Alto @ 7pm

 

November 2                                        

In Conversation with Author Claire Unis MD

San Francisco, CA

Green Apple Bookstore @ 7 pm

  

November 4                                        

In Conversation with Author Claire Unis MD

Sacramento, CA

Avid Reader at the Tower @ 2 pm

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November 6                                        

In Conversation with Author Trish Wilkinson

Redmond, OR

Herringbone Books @ 6 pm

 

November 12                                      

Author Brunch with Dramaturg Cori Ellison

Brooklyn, NY

Old Stone House, 12 - 2 pm

 

November 16

In Conversation with Nancy Gross, Medical Humanities

Millburn, NJ

The Book House @ 6:00 pm​
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DECEMBER 2023​​

 

December 7                                      

Virtual Author Reading

The Linden Review, Issue 4 

Online Virtual Event

The Linden Review @ 7:00 pm CDT​

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FEBRUARY 2024​

February 15

​MyFace, MyStory: 
Voices from the Craniofacial Community ​ 
My Conversation with Dina Zuckerberg, 
Director, Family Programs, MyFace.org

Podcast | Video​

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MARCH 2024​

 

March 29 @ 6:00 pm CST

In Conversation with Mark Gilbert, PhD.

University of NE Omaha 

Register on Eventbrite

Attend @ The KANEKO

APRIL 2024

 

April 1 @ 9:30 am
In Class with Professor James Fitz Gerald, Ph.D. | Literature and Medicine, Bentley Univ
Waltham, MA​

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April 4 @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm EST
Head Neck Cancer Survivorship Symposium 2024
“Life Beyond Head & Neck Cancer Treatment” 

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Auditorium

610 University Avenue, 6th Floor

​Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

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April 10 @ 5:30 pm EST

The Slattery Center Lecture

Followed by Conversation with
Gabrielle Bingener 
(University of Scranton, Class of 2024)

@ Loyola Science Center, PNC Auditorium   

204 Monroe Avenue

Scranton, PA​​​​

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April 16 @ 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST

VoiceCare BookClub on World Voice Day
Address by Kathleen Watt
Moderated by Beth Falcone, Vocologist and Musician, Utah Center for Vocology (Summer Vocology Institute-trained)

Register on Eventbrite • Attend Online

VIRTUAL EVENT​

MAY 2024


May 3 - 5 @ 6:00 - 9:00 pm CST
Keynote-Creating Space 14: “Re-imagining Belonging and Kindness”

Canadian Association for Health Humanities

Dr. Wendy Stewart, Associate Professor

Director, Medical Humanities, Dalhousie Univ

Halifax, Nova Scotia​​

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May 18 @ 5:00 pm  EST

Capillaries Journal of Medical Humanities

In Conversation with Nede Ovbiebo, 
(University of Washington, Class of 2024)

CAPILLARIES Journal of Medical Humanities

VIRTUAL EVENT​​​

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JUNE 2024
 

June 10 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Literature & Medicine Book Club

Atlantic Health / Morristown Medical Center 

Moderated by Rosemary McGee, DMH, Adjunct Professor, Drew University;  Author, Spilling My Guts: A Poetic Journey of Healing

Morristown, NJ​

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SEPTEMBER 2024​​

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September 25 @ 6:30 pm

In Conversation with D. Gregory Farwell, MD, FACS
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
Section on Medicine & the Arts
@ The Mütter 
Philadelphia, PA​​​

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OCTOBER 2024​

 

October 15

Narrative Medicine in the Wild: A Conversation between Memoirs

A workshop with Claire Unis, MD

Physician, Author of Balance, Pedal, Breathe: A Journey Through Medical School

Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative 
VIRTUAL EVENT

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​NOVEMBER 2024​

 

November 6  @ 11:45 am

The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Conference

Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield
Sheffield, UK​​​

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POSTPONED

In Conversation with Jon Hallberg, MD |
Center for the Art of Medicine, 
University of Minnesota Medical School

Register on Eventbrite
@ Open Book

1011 Washington Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN​​​

​​APRIL 2025​

April 24  @ 6:00 pm

Medical Humanities Oncology Book Club

​Moderated by Jolie Ringash, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Univ of Toronto, Dept of Radiation Oncology

VIRTUAL EVENT​

 

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​SEPTEMBER 2025​

September 4 @ 6:00 pm

Narrative Medicine / Rudy Malcom, A&S ’21

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association / Odyssey Lifelong Learning Program

VIRTUAL EVENT​

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© 2026 by Kathleen Watt.
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