This symposium will provide an opportunity for healthcare organizations interested in developing or expanding arts in healthcare programs and artists interested in working in healthcare to come together to exchange information about best practices in the field, and to learn from national leaders in the field.
American Music Therapy Association Annual Conference November 19, 2013 "Voices of te fee" Jacksonville, FL
Pre-Conference Panel will include a discussion on Music and Healing with Dr. Suzanne Hanser for conference November 19
ABSAME Conference - Humanizing Healthcare: Reducing Disparities through Interdisciplinary Teams Saturday October 19, 2013The Viking Hotel Newport, RI "Prescription: Music" ; Lecture performance (with Adrian Anantawan, violin; Jane Perera, viola; Mikiko Fujiwarea, cello"
Spring 2013 conferences
Music and Science: Practice and Convergence: An Organic Symposium welcoming musicians, scientists, educators,music therapists and educators, students, researchers, and others Berklee Performance Center 135 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA http://berklee.net/mt/musicscience.html
Cultivating Humanism: A Symposium on Medicine and the Arts Saturday May 11, 2013 9:00-4:30 Arthur M. Sackler Museum Harvard University Registration details TBA
Tech@LEAD conference Tuesday August 20 at 10:00 Performance/Lecture on music and technology with Halsey Burgund Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington DC
Thursday August 22, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. Radcliffe Women's Leadership Conference Panelist on Women in the Arts Holden Chapel Harvard University
Past conferences
Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Society for Arts in Healthcare 23rd International Conference "Unforeseen Outcomes: Musical Performers & Pathways to Health" A Panel Discussion with Lisa Wong, M.D., Gail Zarren and Tanya Maggi Westin Book Cadillac Hotel Detroit, MI Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Michigan
June 5-8, 2012 League of American Orchestras 2012 Annual Conference Sheraton Dallas June 6, 2012 1:30 p.m. "Harmonic Treatment: Promoting Healing, Health and Wellness through Music" Panel discussion with Longwood Symphony and Madison Symphony Orchestra on the use of music to heal Hosted by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Summer Conferences
August 4-6 2012 Music, The Brain, Medicine, and Wellness: A Scientific Dialogue A Symposium Presented in Association with the 40th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival http://musicandthebrainsantafe.com/
Fall Conferences 2012
Wednesday October 3 9:00-3:00 Conference: ARTZ and Dementia: Innovation, Inclusion & Creative Expression "The Song Within: Healing our Community through Music" Co-sponsored by Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and Hebrew SeniorLife NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, Massachusetts http://www.artistsforalzheimers.org/
Friday November 30 - Saturday December 1, 2012 from 9:00am-5:00pm 3rd Annual Arts in Healthcare Conference at Lesley University “Arts in the CommonHealth: Transforming Space through the Healing Arts” Co-sponsored by Lesley University, Boston Arts Consortium for Health (BACH), and the International Association for Music and Medicine A 2-day conference of workshops, presentations, panels and performances at Lesley University 34 Mellen Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 www.lesley.edu