Hearts in and out of Crisis: New perspectives on the heart
All ANU staff are invited to the launch of The ANU Health Humanities Network (HHN) on Tuesday 7 November. This research collaboration between the Heart Foundation, College of Arts and Social Sciences and College of Health and Medicine supports and explores the growing field of health and medical humanities research and practice. There are two exciting events to mark the launch of this professional network: a symposium being held from 1-5.30pm, with keynote speaker Dr Arnagretta Hunter presenting at 4.30pm, and the official launch event being hosted by Professor Kate Mitchell commencing at 5.30pm.
Symposium “Hearts in and out of crisis: New perspectives on the heart” (in collaboration with The Heart Foundation)
Location: RSSS building, 1.00-5.30pm
Keynote address: Dr Arnagretta Hunter (CHM) on Heart Health and Climate Change (RSSS Auditorium): 4.30-5.30pm
Featuring papers and roundtables with scholars working in literature, medicine, the arts, epidemiology, linguistics, genetics and health economics
Symposium Programme
Time | Event |
1pm | Tea and coffee | Registration | Heart age calculator |
1.30pm | Welcome |
1.40pm | New perspectives on the heart: ‘heartbeats’ roundtable Chair: Brett Scholz (College of Health and Medicine, ANU) and Keren Hammerschlag (School of Art and Design, ANU) Harry Schwarzrock (School of Art and Design, ANU) – ‘Transmutation and interconnectivity: Creating interactive artworks through Plasma Illumination of Blown Glass’ Angelo Condell (Canberra Clinical Genomics & John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU) – ‘In our genes, in our hearts’ Claire Hansen (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU) – ‘Broken hearts in medicine and literature: Takotsubo syndrome in Shakespeare’ Andini Pramono (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU) – Research from the heart: Social value of baby friendly hospitals Monique Rooney (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU) – ‘Tell Tale Head, Heart’ |
3pm | Afternoon tea |
3.30pm | Heart age calculator discussion Chair: Lauren Ford (Heart Foundation) |
3.40pm | Chair: Lauren Ford (Heart Foundation) Rosemary Korda (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU) – ‘Using big data to inform inequalities in cardiovascular disease’ Di Slade (Institute for Communication in Healthcare) - 'Getting to the heart of communication in healthcare' |
4.30pm | Chair: Katie Sutton Keynote presentation: Dr Arnagretta Hunter – heart health and climate change |
5.30pm | ANU Health Humanities Network Launch Launch: Kate Mitchell |
Official Launch of the ANU Health Humanities Network
RSSS foyer, 5.30-6.15pm, featuring Director of the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, Prof. Kate Mitchell.
Registration is free – please register your attendance by 6 November.