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Mission Days of
Renewal
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 A body of
research
has already begun to emerge from the Shands Arts in Medicine program.
CAHRE
encourages research and scholarship in the field by providing a framework
and other support for studies by individual researchers as well as
effecting
its own projects. Recent research initiatives include:
Dr. Rusti Brandman has received a UF Scholarship Enhancement Grant for the "Healing Motion: Embodying the Healing Image" project, which is a continuation of a previous IRB study from 1998/1999 and will continue thru Summer 2000. This is a qualitative descriptive study of the artist/patient interactions, describing the nature of healing images, how the patient becomes engaged in this process, and how the process is brought to closure. Dr. John Graham-Pole, CAHRE co-director, has been conducting medical research for 30 years. He has been continuously funded from the State of Florida and Children's Miracle Network for the Shands Arts in Medicine program at the University of Florida, of which he is the medical director. He is currently conducting several studies on the effects of healing and expressive arts on the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Jill Sonke-Henderson has
conducted
a survey of hospitals in the Southeast to determine the needs and
qualifications
for potential artist-in-resident positions. The results of this survey
will allow the CAHRE center to develop curriculum and programs addressing
the issues found to be most pertinent.
Cathy DeWitt, CAHRE executive board member, is conducting independent studies researching the use of music incorporated with medical healthcare. Dr. Glen Turner, Director of the Maxillofacial Prosthetic Department and executive board member of CAHRE, has received a grant from UF's Office of Research and Graduate Programs Research Opportunity Fund 2000. This grant is to assess quality of life for head and neck cancer patients and to assess the effect of the use of art activities in this population of patients. |