The Healing Power of Story: Listening, Meaning, and Connection in Healthcare
Speaker and Author Mark Yaconelli
"Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us"
Join us for an interactive symposium where your voice is part of the conversation. Small-group discussion and audience participation will provide opportunities to share experiences, explore new perspective, and collaborate with colleagues and community members in a dynamic learning environment.
Morning Session
8:30 - 9 a.m. - Registration
9 - 11 a.m. - Presentation
Objectives
- Examine how stories function within our individual, professional, and public lives.
- Explore narrative practices that promote connection, trust, and well-being.
- Apply narrative-informed listening practices to clinical encounters
- Describe the role of patient narrative in shaping clinical understanding and care decisions
- Recognize emotional, spiritual, and existential dimensions present in patient communication
- Evaluate the role of meaning-making and story in provider resilience and burnout prevention
Continuing Education Credits
MyMichigan Health is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MyMichigan Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Work credit anticipated.
