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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

JUNE 2026

June 15

Virtual Guest Speaker
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group

Blaine Block Institute of Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation
Dayton, Ohio

 JULY 2026

July XX

Virtual Guest Speaker
Disease, Illness and Health Through Literature 

Karen L. Thornber, PhD. 
Harvard University

AUGUST 2026

August 10

Virtual Book Talk

Pan American Vocology Association

North Texas Chapter

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

SEPTEMBER 2026

September 15-18

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

Athens, Greece​​

 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

​​APRIL 2025

April 24  @ 6:00 pm

Medical Humanities Oncology Book Club

​Moderated by Jolie Ringash, MD, FRCPC, MSc

        University of Toronto, Dept of Radiation Oncology

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​​

OCTOBER 2024

October 15

Narrative Medicine in the Wild: A Conversation between Memoirs

A workshop with Claire Unis, MD, physician and author of Balance, Pedal, Breathe: A Journey Through Medical School

Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative 

VIRTUAL EVENT

SEPTEMBER 2024​​

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 Museum
Philadelphia, PA​​​

JUNE 2024

June 10 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Literature & Medicine Book Club

Atlantic Health System / Morristown Medical Ctr. 

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

Morristown, NJ​

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 University

Halifax, Nova Scotia​​

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POSTPONED

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

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@ Open Book

1011 Washington Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN​​​

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​

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)

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Thursday, April 18 @ 7:30 pm
In Conversation with 
Rachael Fest

Writers Salon at Wilber Mansion 

11 Ford Ave., Oneonta, NY 13820
(Community Arts Network of Oneonta)
Oneonta, NY

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OCTOBER 2023

 

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OCTOBER 10  •  LAUNCH DAY

In Conversation with 

Elizabeth BenedictAuthor of

Rewriting Illness: A View of my Own

P & T Knitwear7 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

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)​

   NOVEMBER 2023

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

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

   DECEMBER 2023

December 7                                      

Virtual Author Reading

The Linden Review, Issue 4 

Online Virtual Event

The Linden Review @ 7:00 pm CDT​​
 

FEBRUARY 2024


February 15

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

Podcast | Video

 

MARCH 2024


March 29 @ 6:00 pm CST

In Conversation with Mark Gilbert, PhD.

University of NE Omaha 

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Attend @ The KANEKO

APRIL 2024

 

April 1 @ 9:30 am
In Class with Professor James Fitz Gerald, Ph.D. | Literature and Medicine, Bentley University
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 CentreAuditorium

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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