Events

Danielle Ofri gives lectures to medical and non-medical audiences on a wide range of topics. Her use of dramatic stories (and her avoidance of PowerPoint) make her lectures particularly lively and engaging for the audience. She also gives readings from her books, and offers on-site writing workshops designed to unleash creativity even in those without any writing experience. Danielle has also made personal appearances at book clubs  (both in person and via web) as a visiting author. Book club guides are available free of charge.

To arrange a lecture or workshop, please contact Jennifer Bowen at Leigh Bureau.  jbowen@leighbureau.com. (908-253-6030)

For interviews and media inquiries, please contact Pam MacColl at Beacon Press. PMacColl@beacon.org.

 

Upcoming Appearances

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Conversation with Oliver Sacks
NYU Humanities Colloquium
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY
April 3, 2013, 6 pm

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Global Alliance for Arts & Health–Keynote Speaker
Washington, DC
April 11, 2013

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Presidential Commission on Bioethics
Washington, DC
April 29, 2013

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American Academy of Dermatology
New York, NY
August 2, 2013, 10 am

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Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
September 17, 2013

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Fox-Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
September 18, 2013

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International Conference on Communication in HealthCare–Keynote Speaker
Montreal, Quebec
September 29, 2013

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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
October 23, 2013

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Bellevue Alumni Society
New York, NY
January 8, 2014

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ACGME
Chicago, IL
March 12, 2014

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Lecture Topics
Danielle Ofri’s lectures are accessible for both general audiences and medical audiences.

1. Medicine in Translation: Journeys With our Patients
Multiculturalism and Diversity: Like all areas in our culture, medicine faces many challenges in our multicultural society. Stereotypes can subtly undermine medicine’s commitment to patient care. With a candid assessment of how biases infiltrate medicine, this presentation focuses on creative ways to bridge cultural gaps.

2. Tools of the Trade: Old and New Technologies in Medicine
Technology in Medicine: Technology is transforming medicine at a breathless pace. From computerized treatment algorithms to electronic medical records, every aspect of medicine has been refashioned by the digital revolution. What is the impact of this ongoing metamorphosis? How has the doctor-patient relationship been altered? This presentation digs beneath the technology to examine how doctors and patients can still connect.

3. Medical Error: Why We Don’t Own Up
Medical Error and the Ethics of Apology: As evidence mounts about the human cost of medical error, society is scrambling to find ways to contain this “epidemic.” At the heart of the issue is how to coax a culture of secrecy and guilt into the light. Do doctors and nurses have the capacity within themselves to come forward and admit these errors? This presentation explores how medical personnel face the delicate issue of apologizing to a patient, and how patients might consider the framework of medical error.

4. A Singular Intimacy: Connecting the Bridge between Doctor and Patient
Bringing Back the Humanity to Medicine: Despite enormous advances in healthcare, patients and caregivers alike are dissatisfied with their experience. Seeking inspiration from the gripping narratives of urban medicine to the unlikely poetry of the ICU, this presentation probes the most fundamental aspect of medical care—how caregivers and patients connect.

5. The Good Doctor: Chekhov or Monday Night Football?
Medical Professionalism: Professionalism is a hot-button issue in the medical world. As the field comes under assault from all corners, health care workers can feel besieged and demoralized. Seeking inspiration from Chekhov, Sports Illustrated, and the legions of patients in a doctor’s life, this presentation strives to help caregivers avoid becoming ungrounded and losing their sense of self. An unusual look at medical professionalism.

6. For Whom do We Write?
Doctor-Writers: An Epidemic? More than any other field, medicine seems to inspire writing. Doctor-writers seem to be everywhere these days, giving rise to a new set of ethical dilemmas. This presentation illuminates the inherent connections between story-telling and medicine in a way that is accessible to a wide-ranging audience.

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Danielle Ofri’s Prior Appearances

University of Chicago: Medical Grand Rounds
Chicago, IL

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Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center
Katherine Swan Ginsburg Humanism in Medicine Lecture
Boston, MA

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UCSF Medical Center, Moffitt Hospital: Medical Grand Rounds
San Francisco, CA

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Cambridge Forum
Broadcast on WGBH-Boston
Cambridge, MA

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San Francisco General Hospital: Medical Grand Rounds
San Francisco, CA

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Dartmouth School of Medicine
Hanover, NH

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McGill University School of Medicine: Visiting Professor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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New York University Humanities Initiative: Great Books Series
New York, NY

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University of Maryland: Medical Grand Rounds
Baltimore, MD

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Georgetown University: Medical Grand Rounds
Washington DC

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Sinai Hospital Baltimore: Medical Grand Rounds
Baltimore, MD

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Politics and Prose
Washington, DC,  filmed by C-Span’s Book TV

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Weill-Cornell Medical College: Rogers Symposium
New York, NY

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San Francisco General Hospital: Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco, CA

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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: William Carlos Williams Lecture
Philadelphia, PA

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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

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University of South Florida: Alpha-Omega-Alpha Visiting Professor
Tampa, FL

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Columbia University: Medical Grand Rounds
New York, NY

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Mt. Sinai School of Medicine: Medical Grand Rounds
New York, NY

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St. Louis University 
St. Louis, MO

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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
John Leonard Visiting Professor
Nashville, TN

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Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

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University of Virginia: Medical Center Hour 
Charlottesville, VA

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University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Worcester, MA

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University of Texas–Southwestern
Dallas, TX

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Shenandoah University  White Coat Ceremony
Winchester, VA

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Barnes & Noble: Upper West Side
New York, NY

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Barnes & Noble: Bethesda
Bethesda, MD

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City Lights Booksellers & Publishers

San Francisco, CA

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California Pacific Medical Center: Medical Grand Rounds
San Francisco, CA

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Contra Costa Medical Center
Martinez, CA

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Think Coffee
New York, NY

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WNYC radio: Leonard Lopate Show
93.9 FM or wnyc.org

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New York Public Library Book Discussion Group
Kips Bay Branch

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Hiram College
Hiram, Ohio

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Washington DC–VA Medical Center
Washington, DC

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Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
Washington, DC

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Biblioteca Publica de San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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American Medical Student Association: Webcast Discussion
“Caring for Immigrant Patients”

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McGill University: Homecoming Weekend Speaker
Montreal, Quebec

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Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Plenary Speaker
Baltimore, MD

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Rochester University School of Medicine
Rochester, NY

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The Hamptons: Public Lecture, Q&A, Book Signing
Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse
Bridgehampton, New York

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Northern/Central California Patient Safety Conference: Keynote Speaker
Sacramento, CA

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Temple University School of Medicine: White Coat Ceremony
Philadelphia, PA

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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: Medical Grand Rounds
Philadelphia, PA

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New York University Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
New York, NY

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Great Neck Library
Great Neck, New York

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New York County Lawyer’s Association
New York, NY

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University of Medicine and Dentisty of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

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Florida Hospital
Orlando, FL

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Lennox Hill Hospital-
New York, NY

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University of California–Irvine
Irvine, CA

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AdvMedRx Conference–Keynote Speaker
Washington DC

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Northwest College Writers’ Series
Powell, WY

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Rutgers University: Visiting Writer
New Brunswick, NJ

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Macaulay Honors College Art and Science Day
New York, NY

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

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Webinar  Discussion ”The Importance of Literary Community”
sponsored by AMSA’s Medical Humanities Scholars Program

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Atlanticare Physicians Retreat
Atlantic City, NJ

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Bellevue Hospital 
New York, NY

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