Texas Medical Center News


Vol. 21, No. 15		August 15, 1999

`Compassion and Art of Medicine' Series
Begins Aug. 27

Baylor College of Medicine's department of family and community medicine presents this series with a grant from The Community Hospital Foundation Inc. and sponsorship from Park Plaza Warwick Hotel.

Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Reservations are not required. Free brown-bag lunches will be available to the first 200 attendees.

The presentations begin at noon in Baylor's McMillian Auditorium, One Baylor Plaza, followed by a question-and-answer session at 1 p.m.

For more information, call Melodie Clemmons at 713-798-7751.

Aug. 27: B. F. Maiz
Poet B. F. Maiz has performed his work at more than 200 colleges and universities. "All heartfelt poetry is therapeutic ... and all effective therapy is poetic," Maiz has says. "Both contain elements of magic and mystery, and when they are perfected, both are a miracle." Maiz will discuss the interface of compassion, healing and poetry.

Sept. 3: The Honorable Garnet F. Coleman
Houstonian Garnet F. Coleman, state representative for District 147, will describe his battle with depression. Coleman, the only legislator ever appointed to the House Appropriations Committee during his first year in office, also serves on the Committee on Public Health, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and the Texas Task Force on Smoking and Health. Texas Monthly honored Coleman as one of the top 10 legislators of the 74th session.

Sept. 10: Dr. Warren Holleman
Dr. Warren Holleman is an associate professor of family and community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A marriage and family therapist, Dr. Holleman directs the Baylor/Star of Hope Family Counseling Center. He is co-editor of Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: A Textbook on the Patient, Doctor and Society and author of The Human Rights Movement: Western Values and Theological Perspectives. Dr. Holleman will discuss the relationship among compassion, joy, forgiveness and healing.

Sept. 17: Radio Music Theatre
Steve Farrell, Vicki Farell and Rich Mills comprise one of the Southwest's best-known comedy teams, Radio Music Theatre (RMT). Their syndicated radio comedy is broadcast in 60 markets across the nation. RMT has appeared on "Saturday Night Live," MTV, and the Fox and USA networks and in two off-Broadway productions. Their humor serves as a reminder that for many of life's ailments, laughter is the best medicine.

Oct. 15: Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona
A family physician, psychiatrist and clinical psychologist, Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona is medical director of the Center for Complementary Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. A scientist who has published more than 400 research articles and a clinician who has delivered 800 babies, Dr. Mehl-Madrona will discuss Coyote Medicine, his book that advocates a holistic approach to healing.

Oct. 22: John Kelly
John Kelly has been writing and reporting about science, medicine and human behavior for more than 20 years. Author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, Kelly is also a co-author of Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade. Kelly will discuss his latest book, Three on the Edge: The Stories of Ordinary American Families in Search of a Medical Miracle.

Oct. 29: Liza Vann
Actress/producer Liza Vann, the seventh child in a family of 12, will perform her one-woman show, "The Top of the Bottom Half." Her career is devoted to the stage and independent feature film, and critics have praised her "strength," "sensitivity," "finesse" and "rich style and beauty." Mixing humor and drama, Vann will share her unique perspectives on life, family and relationships and her experience with breast cancer.

Nov. 5: Dr. Patti Wetzel
Fort Worth family physician Dr. Patti Wetzel was infected with the human immune-deficiency virus through an accidental needle stick in 1991. Selected by President Bill Clinton as one of 50 "Faces of Hope," Dr. Wetzel has served as a patient advocate and advisor to the president on AIDS and health policy. She will reflect upon her personal experience and on the risks inherent in the medical profession.

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