PRESENTATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Oct 13th, 2009 by Kelli Dunham
THE ABCS OF SURVIVING NURSING SCHOOL (PRESENTATION)
Kelli is the author of How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School, first published in 2001 and now in its third edition. How to Survive is frequently adopted for introduction to nursing courses and is a American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year. In this presentation, Kelli presents the stories and advice of the more than 500 nursing students and nurse educators she interviewed for the book. Genuinely helpful and genuinely funny.
LGBT HEALTH 101 (PRESENTATION)
Designed for future health care providers, especially those who will be working in primary care, this presentation covers the basics of issues related to health in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities. Includes tips and tactics for making the health care environment a welcoming one, as well as training staff.
LAUGHTER AT THE END OF LIFE (PRESENTATION)
In this highly unusual presentation, Kelli details how patients, family members, and health care providers use humor in dealing with issues of serious illness, death, dying and bereavement. This presentation draws on Kelli’s more than ten years as a community health nurse, her experiences during the early years of the AIDS crisis as well as her lived experience as the primary caregiver of her partner who died of ovarian cancer in 2007. This presentation not only includes a discussion of the functions of the use of humor (and related anecdotes) but also assists providers, family, and caregivers in deciding an appropriate therapeutic (read: human) response to humor in these type of situations.
Some press about Kelli’s presentations to nurses: