Art, Empathy, and Healing - October 8, 2026

Houston, TX US
October 8, 2026

The 2026 seminar will focus on humor as a vehicle for connection, resilience, and meaning in healthcare. The program is designed to engage clinicians, trainees, and the broader healthcare community, while advancing Dr. Dubin's enduring commitment to the human dimensions of medicine.

 

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (HM, MPAQ, ACO PCP) Free 
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$90  
Allied Health Care ProfessionalsFree
All OthersFree

Target Audience

Medical Students, Healthcare Employees/Volunteers, Arts in Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the value of support systems and human interaction in the caregiving and healing process.
  • Discuss the biophysiological mechanisms involved in the response to human interaction through humor.
  • Share and expand practical tools integrating humor that are available to caregivers for use with patients.
  • Integrate communication tools to Improve patient experience and outcomes.
  • Integrate communication tools to improve caregiver resilience and reduce burnout.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.50 Attendance
  • 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 2.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 2.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 2.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Course opens: 
08/03/2026
Course expires: 
11/08/2026
Event starts: 
10/08/2026 - 1:30pm CDT
Event ends: 
10/08/2026 - 6:00pm CDT
Cost:
$90.00
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Art, Empathy, and Healing

The Gerald H. Dubin, MD, Seminar

2026 Theme: Humor

“laughter is the best medicine”

         

Schedule:

             1:30 PM                 Registration & Refreshments

            2:00 PM                 Welcome & Introduction of Gerry Dubin, MD                               J. Todd Frazier                                                  

2:05 PM                 Opening Remarks                                                      Gerald H. Dubin, MD

                                                Performance of “Smile”                               Dehner Franks, Piano, TBA, Voice

 

2:20 PM                 Featured Presentation:                                                   Ellen Mandell, DMA

“Letters to Dr. Wiggy”                                                    Susan Maxam, DMA

Performance of “When You Smile”                                  Dehner Franks, Piano

3:20 PM                 Break

            3:35 PM                 Medical Perspectives:

                                Integrative Medicine in Oncology                              Lois M. Ramondetta, MD

3:50 PM                 Neurologic/Biophysiological Response to Laughter     Christoph Karmonic, Phd

4:05 PM                 Applied Humor in Practice                                 Amy Standridge, MM, MT-BC

             4:20 PM                 Panel Discussion                                Moderator: Robert Jackson MD, MACP                                                            

5:10 PM                 Closing Comments                                                       Robert Jackson, MD

5:15 PM                 Reception in Foyer

Academic Institute Bookout Auditorium
6670 Bertner
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Available Credit

  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.50 Attendance
  • 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 2.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 2.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 2.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.

Price

Cost:
$90.00
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (HM, MPAQ, ACO PCP) Free 
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$90  
Allied Health Care ProfessionalsFree
All OthersFree

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.