Gallows Humor in Medical Practice and Medical Education - Katie Watson
When:
Thursday, March 3, 2016
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Bryan Morrison
(312) 503-1927
Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Description:
Katie Watson, JD
Assistant Professor
Medical Humanities & Bioethics
Northwestern University
Gallows Humor in Medical Practice and Medical Education
Pain sometimes generates laughter instead of tears. When does humor between healthcare professionals help patient care or trainee learning, and when does it hurt? What's the difference between gallows humor and bullying or ridicule? In this interdisciplinary presentation, Professor Watson will contextualize medicine's backstage storytelling through the lens of the medical humanities, then analyze the ethics of using gallows humor as a coping mechanism in difficult situations.