Where: Buchanan A203, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC
*Exact building subject to change*
When: Saturday March 29th (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) & Saturday, April 5 (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM), 2025
*DATE CHANGE*
*Judges and mentors are not required to attend the entire conference.
Registration Deadline: March 28th, 2025 *EXTENDED*
Please note that spots are limited due to a maximum occupant capacity at our venue. Please register early to secure your spot.
Overview
To promote the development of narrative competence in healthcare, the
Narrative Medicine Case Competition (NMCC) will host individuals from different areas to tackle a patient/community health crisis case. Individuals will be placed into teams to work collaboratively in designing an encompassing treatment or tool for treating their patients. The design process will prompt teams to factor in accessibility and inter-professional communication. Participants will have to address challenges in equipping healthcare providers with attainable and effective means to treat their patients. The goal of NMCC is to provide an opportunity for individuals to navigate the multidimensional challenges in healthcare delivery, with the guidance and experiences of mentors in academic, clinical and patient-end experiences.
Humanities in Healthcare's Narrative Medicine Case Competition will have students in groups of 3-4 tackle these issues and present their plan to address the patient's medical conditions, and the patient's goals, as well as comment on systemic barriers that could be addressed to assist in this patient's treatment. The case will be a hypothetical patient story that we will use to start a conversation on patient-centered care among prospective healthcare professionals.
Participants/Volunteers
Undergraduate and graduate students from any BC school, faculty, and major.
Judges/Mentors
Include but are not limited to healthcare providers, patients + advocates, graduate students, researchers, residents, social workers, nurses, etc.
