Too much pain, doctor! Presented by Dr. Isabelle Leblanc
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Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine:
Psychosocial suffering often manifests as bodily pain and can be overlooked in clinical practice when cultural expressions of distress are missed. Understanding how expert family physicians recognize and manage psychosocial distress can enhance the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health challenges. Findings suggest that the key to contextualizing these vague presentations lies in unraveling the patient’s narrative and finding shared humanity.
Presentation title: “Too much pain, doctor!”: recognizing and contextualizing cultural expressions of pain. (The presentation will be in English but comments and questions in French are most welcome.)
About the Speaker: Dr. Isabelle Leblanc is a primary care family physician who came to medicine after training in anthropology and literature. She completed her medical studies at the University of Ottawa and her residency at McGill University. In her position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, McGill, she has taught bioethics, interprofessional communication and social health issues to both students and residents in family medicine. She practices and teaches in Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal.
Date: Tuesday April 29, 7 pm.
Where: Hybrid. In person at: 5858 Côte-des-Neiges (third-floor). Online via Zoom (a link will be sent to you after registration).
Light snacks and refreshments will be served from 6pm.
To register: https://www.mcgill.ca/familymed/channels/event/dr-hirsh-rosenfeld-distinguished-public-lecture-family-medicine-too-much-pain-doctor-recognizing-and-363431
Registration is essential.
Cost: Free
Too much pain, doctor! Presented by Dr. Isabelle Leblanc