Past Events

 

Presentations and consultations on the use of sound and music, and other complementary measures to improve patient experiences, caring and outcomes in healthcare, as well as the staff work environment and organizational outcomes.

2005- till present. 

33rd Annual Symposium: “Currents in Critical Care” The Mountain to Sound Chapter of AACN. “Take Charge: The Health Care Environment Matters”. October 20-21, 2009.

14th National Evidence - Based Practice Conference Implementation Strategies: Making It Happen. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing Services & Patient Care. "The Effect of Music Intervention on Patient Anxiety and Well-Being in the Cardiac Cath Lab. April 19 - 20,   2007

17th International Nursing Research Congress focusing on Evidence Based Practice, Montreal, Canada - Presentation "Designed Music Environment in the Cardiac Catheterization  Laboratory - the Perceived Effects of Various Sound Delivery Systems. International Research".  July 19 - 22,  2006

Stress Relief - Application of Music for Emotional and Psychological Healing Presented by Betty Neuman, PhD, RN, FAAN and Birgit Weeks, RN, BSN, CCRN October 11, 2005

 

Per Thorgaard, MD, Director of Musica Humana - Presentation at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center. March 31, 2005

10th International Neuman Systems Model Symposium, Akron University -Presentation: “Designed Music Environment in the Cardiac Catheterization  Laboratory- the Perceived Effects of Various Sound Delivery Systems”. April 22, 2005 

NTI Conference of AACN, New Orleans - Presentation: “Music and Imagery:  Evidence-Based  Practice”. May 9, 2005

Presentation and Workshop on Kolcaba's Comfort Theory at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center  "Magnet Status?  Application of the Comfort Theory in Research and Practice,"  taught by Katharine Kolcaba, PhD, RN, C and Birgit Weeks, RN, BSN, CCRN.  August 18, 2005