Abstract
The royal society of medicine open section's medical humanities conference: physician resilience and compassionate practice.
Highlights
The RSM Open Section’s medical humanities conference held on the 5th of October set out to explore the relationships between literature, the humanities and healthcare
Shem built on many earlier themes in his talk on physician resilience and compassionate practice
Compassionate practice arises from good connections, community and vision
Summary
The RSM Open Section’s medical humanities conference held on the 5th of October set out to explore the relationships between literature, the humanities and healthcare. Following on with a theme of theatre and human connection were Professor Steven Bergman, author of the internationally renowned ‘The House of God’ [2] written under the pseudonym of Samuel Shem (Shem), and his co-writer and wife Dr Janet Surrey, a clinical psychologist. They discussed their successful off-Broadway play Bill W and Dr Bob; a play that explored the healing dialogue between the men who founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
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