Welcome to Medicinarrativa.eu

This site wants to gather the ancient structure of agora, the Greek word indicating the square where experts and common citizens can meet to exchange thoughts, experiences, and project on Narrative Medicine.

Medicinanarrativa.eu wants to be a dynamic and brave (precisely not agoraphobic) community in collecting and reporting narratives of patients, physicians, and all healthcare professionals dedicating themselves to create health and heal disease.

“Often patients suffer by different things from those indicated on clinical chart. If we think about that, many of their sufferings could be soothed”.

Florence Nightingale

For us too, clinical anamnesis is not sufficient to take care of a person. We need careful and deep listening for a social anamnesis. And unconditioned acceptance of the person.

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LATEST POSTS

The meeting of eternal scholars – Francesca Bracco’s reflection

The meeting of eternal scholars – Francesca Bracco’s reflection

Francesca Bracco recounts and reflects on the EUNAMES Congress held in Porto, reporting her impressions as an attentive and sensitive listener.

Humanism in Surgery (6th DASH Symposium, EUNAMES, i3S | University of Porto) – a reflection by Susana Magalhães

Humanism in Surgery (6th DASH Symposium, EUNAMES, i3S | University of Porto) – a reflection by Susana Magalhães

Susana Magalhães, ospite del Congresso di Porto, spiega la necessità e ricchezza di questo evento che ha unito DASH, GERMEN e EUNAMES in una riflessione corale sul…

Reasons for Hope – by Jonathan McFarland

Reasons for Hope – by Jonathan McFarland

Jonathan McFarland reflects on two most important events he attended: the DASH Symposium in Porto and theCIVIS Summer School “Inclusive Approaches to the Medical Humanities” in Athens.

Suggested reading from the World Health Organisation/Europe

Suggested reading from the World Health Organisation/Europe

A selection of three readings from the most recent work of the World Health Organisation, Europe section.

Call for action on Narrative Medicine and Humanities for Health in Europe

Call for action on Narrative Medicine and Humanities for Health in Europe

Maria Giulia Marini draw the lines of the EUNAMES Congress held in Porto: an intellectual, interest and research concert.

Why integrate linguistic analyses in narrative medicine? – speech by Theodora Tseligka

Why integrate linguistic analyses in narrative medicine? – speech by Theodora Tseligka

Theodora Tseligka's speech for the EUNAMES congress: to document that the analysis is not constrained to eliminating fragmented ambiguities and decoding hidden ‘objective’ truths.

Create A Welcoming Place In An Inhospital Place – Speech by Valeria Viarengo

Create A Welcoming Place In An Inhospital Place – Speech by Valeria Viarengo

Valeria Viarengo's speech for the EUNAMES congress: how to better your workplace and her amazing blog.

A word in four hundred words – civiltà (civilisation)

A word in four hundred words – civiltà (civilisation)

Starting with the etymology and meaning of civitas in the Roman world, a reflection on the concept of civilisation and social justice.