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June 2019

Touch: Perspectives from the Medical Humanities

Monday 10 June, 2019 @ 10:30 - 17:00
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An event every day that begins at 10:30, repeating until Thursday 13 June, 2019

SPACE at PRSC, 17-25 Jamaica St
Bristol, BS2 8JW United Kingdom
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1. Of all the human senses, touch is the one that is often taken for granted. Unlike the other senses, however, it is one that is very rarely lost. This makes it one of the most robust and reliable interactions that humans can have with the outside world. Touch has a preeminent capacity to link with memory, in order to aid recall or recognition. 2. Compassion is crucial to understanding patients’ stories and to providing them with care. Touch can…

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