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Today we planted a memorial tree in the grounds of BMA House, to honour the memory of doctors and healthcare professionals who've died by suicide. The planting is part of the National Memorial Tree Campaign from Doctors In Distress Adam Kay. The BMA will continue to advocate

A nurse from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, has been recognised for his research into a rare heart condition 🫀 Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos won the award for his efforts to improve the quality of life for people with cardiac sarcoidosis 👏 orlo.uk/Jxcoe

Enjoyed presenting specified #arttherapy as an evidence - based treatment for burnout in cardiothoracic #anaesthetists & #intensivists with Giampaolo Martinelli at the EACTAIC congress in #freiburg today. Barts Aortic Surgery Team ACCU Wolfson Institute of Population Health

Great atmosphere at the annual ⁦British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)⁩ conference ⁦Wellcome Collection⁩ today. A privilege to present alongside inspiring #arttherapist researchers and innovators like @JedJerwood &⁩ ⁦Ania Zubala⁩

Research by #arttherapist Dr. Unnur Ottarsdottir has implications for child & adult leaners - Experiments on the Efficacy of Drawing for Memorization among Adults and Children with Varying Written Word Memory Capacities: mdpi.com/2771168 #mdpieducation via Education Sciences

An honour to contribute to the Art of Observation - art & medical education conference in Rome this week with Barts Health cardiothoracic anaesthetist Giampaolo Martinelli SBH Cardio/ Thoracic/ Robotic/ General Theatres. Much interest in our interdisciplinary, collaborative interventions and research at Barts.

Looking forward to presenting The National Centre for Creative Health with Louise Younie GP & Professor of Medical Education & Elle Tallgren med student Queen Mary University of London Barts Charity Social Psychiatry

Getting out of the clinical / hospital (head) space at the international forum Art of Observation: Art & Medicine conference was freeing. The role of art to provide positive disruption, necessary for med student learning was a key take-away. Abstracts: lnkd.in/e-K8RnPz

My new role - Principal Art Psychotherapist with Team Barts Health Psychological Support Service will allow me to begin implementation of group art therapy methods developed Barts Health and RCT-tested to help reduce #HCP burnout 🙌 Barts Charity Wolfson Institute of Population Health Social Psychiatry

This month sees the second instalment of #TheDoctorPod, a monthly podcast bringing you the voices of doctors, for doctors. In this episode, we hear from Dr Sabina Dosani 📚 and Megan Tjasink about art therapy and the important role that the creative process can play in health and

📢 The deadline for submissions to our special Issue on #ArtTherapy in medical settings is approaching. 📅 1 - 31 March 2025 🔗 Find out more about the issue: bit.ly/3AzjW8s 🖋️Special issue editors: Megan Tjasink, Zoe Moula, Dr Gehan Soosaipillai

Loved chatting to Megan Tjasink about the importance of creative arts in psychiatry, the #Opotiki Murals that changed my clinical practice & how creative processes are helping junior doctors at my alma mater Barts and The London, Queen Mary Thank you The Doctor Magazine

ICYMI: In the second episode of our new podcast, we hear from Dr Sabina Dosani 📚 and Megan Tjasink about art therapy and the important role that the creative process can play in health and healing. Give it a listen👂

Looking forward to this novel by Medical Humanities professor Professor Paul Crawford in which art and creativity play a central role in the re-humanisation of a psychiatric facility.

I have run gallery sessions for NHS clinical health psychologists for several years. Recent London exhibitions Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize & Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker stimulated rich visual/verbal reflection on identity & difference, health systems & human connection

Conducted a meaningful workshop with nurses & HCA’s at Whipps Cross Hospital yesterday. Creative trauma - informed approaches like #arttherapy shouldn’t be “extra”. They are necessary for emotional health in the NHS. ⁦Barts Charity⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦Wolfson Institute of Population Health⁩ ❤️‍🩹🏥🎨

Last night’s opening of “A Corporeal God” @gallery46whitechapel was remarkable. Visceral and brutal yet tender works depicting surgery and surgeons through the unique lens of the artist, Thomas Wright. #artandmedicine Barts Health 🎨⚕️