Introduction to Creative Enquiry

Creative enquiry, medicine and flourishing

Prof Louise Younie  

Pre-session

Please bring in something meaningful to you to the session

Also please read the two papers here and have a think on 'what stood out?'  - I will email these papers. 

Course ethos - please check these out:

• Kindness matters

• Time to think

• Compassion for self and others

• Psychological safety & Equal talk time

Overview

• Introductions (each other, course, assessment)

• The human dimension of medicine (person-centred care / human flourishing)

• Listening and compassion for self and other

• Arts and health and Creative enquiry

• Course overview

Louise is an academic GP who has been engaging in creative enquiry in medical education for many years as a way of extending our understanding of ourselves, our patients and the work of doctoring. 

My website is here, and you can find examples of previous SSC work here

The document below is from patients from my previous GP practice who came to artist and poet sessions.