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Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Friday, April 11, 2025 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Faculty
Current Students
Alumni and Friends
Residents/Fellows
Researchers

Presenter

Rosemarie Dombrowski, PhD
Rosemarie Dombrowski, PhD
Inaugural Poet Laureate of Phoenix, AZ; Founding Director, Revisionary Arts
Teaching Professor, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, ASU; Founding Editor, ISSUED: stories of service
Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Faculty Editor, Grey Matter

Seminar Title

  • Poetic Medicine: A Prescription for Brain Health in Dementia Patients & Caregivers

Objectives

  1. To introduce the practice/intervention of poetic medicine.
  2. To explore the methodology used in dementia-specific sessions.
  3. To explore its efficacy for dementia patients, specifically, how it can stimulate memory and improve communication as well as promote the formation of new memories.
  4. To briefly explore the benefits and application of poetic medicine for dementia caregivers.

This session will be open to clinicians, residents, students and all others. It will be hosted virtually via Microsoft Teams, the amphitheater will be open for all to attend. For access to the Teams feed, please email Veronica Nundahl.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix. The College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement(s)

All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.