Inaugural Music Therapy Healthcare Symposium 2011

presents

Music Therapy:  Global Evidence of Efficacy
July 11-12, 2011

@various hospitals, Singapore

FREE admission.  Open to all medical and allied-healthcare professionals.  

Limited spaces for public.

This two-day symposium will provide an overview of the research foundation that forms the evidence-basis for clinical music therapy practice with medical populations. 

Three specialist-clinicians from the United States will draw from their diverse clinical experiences and research protocols and highlight significant contributions of music therapy to healthcare from their internationally renown programmes and publications.

Day One, Monday, July 11, 2011: 

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) Auditorium (Tower B, Level 1), 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A) Dr. Debra Burns, PhD, MT-BC -- Music Therapy in Medicine: Evidence of Effectiveness

This session will overview significant research about music therapy, across a range of medical populations and drawn from Dr. Burns's wealth of experience on alleviating symptoms distress and improving the quality of life of cancer patients in active treatment.  Dr. Burns will also discuss the clinical implications and applications of best practices within healthcare settings.


PARKING
Please note that parking at KTPH will be limited and those planning to drive should plan to park at Block 925 Multistorey carpark, Yishun Central 1, or Block 651 Yishun Ave 4.

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) Lecture Theatre, 3  p.m. to 6 p.m. 

B) Dr. Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC --  Hospital Music Therapy: The Beth Israel Experience

Dr. Loewy will share about the growth and development of The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, highlighting cases from NICU and pediatrics, to maternity, family medicine, oncology, asthma, respiratory step down, ICUs, to pain medicine and palliative care. She will discuss the Center's research projects as well as the innovative programmes which incorporate integrative techniques for adults and children within a family-centered care model. The development of a music psychotherapy-based hospital wide service and out-patient based clinic services will reflect incorporation of music medicine, music therapy and its impact in illness and wellness.


PARKING:
There will be parking at the public lot behind the hospital. 

Day Two, Tuesday, July 12, 2011:

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Level 3 Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

C) Dr. Deforia Lane, PhD, MT-BC -- Inspiring Patients Through Music at the University Hospitals of Cleveland

The business of sustaining and growing a music therapy program is essential.  This presentation will address the benefits of research, staff collaboration and education, outcome-specific data and community outreach. These strategies promote the field of music therapy, increase patient satisfaction, demonstrate cost effectiveness and endorse the institutional brand. DVD segments will highlight music therapy at the bedside and participants will engage in practical music therapy interventions useful for their personal and professional growth.

The Music Therapy Program through the University Hospitals of Cleveland was established in 1984 with a $2000 grant to study "The Therapeutic Effects of Music on Oncology Patients" for four hours a week. Within six months the responses of the patients and staff led to a full-time position. The program currently has five full-time music therapists and 2 MT interns. Nearly 70 MT interns have trained and served the University Hospitals Health System. Music therapy is integrated into the majority of hospital departments including the operating room, inpatient, outpatient, mood disorders unit, rehabilitation, OB-Gyn, Pediatrics, oncology, and palliative care.  


PARKING:
If no lots are available at the hospital, there will be parking at any of the commercial buildings around the hospital.

Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital Lecture Theatre (Level 3), 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Music Therapy and Rehabilitation:  Integrating the Scientific and Holistic Models

The role of Neurologic Music Therapy techniques in improving the gait-training  outcomes of Parkinson’s and stroke patients will be discussed.

4:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Medical Music Therapy Initiatives: In, By and Around Singapore

Singaporean music therapists employed in hospital settings will share highlights from current initiatives and discuss benefits of and challenges of providing services in medical settings.

5:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Panel Discussion – Music Therapy and Holistic Healthcare in Singapore: Charting a Course for Supportive Patient-Centered Care


Map to Thye Hua Kwan Hospital:

Open to all medical and healthcare professionals, music therapists, MSW, psychologists and hospital staff.  FREE admission.  

This event is not ticketed and seating is as available, not guaranteed.  

Members of the public who are interested are requested to pre-register by emailing musictherapy.sg@gmail.com.

This event is possible due to the kind sponsorship of LEE FOUNDATION SINGAPORE.

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