Acting, interacting, enacting: Representing medical practice in theatre performance

This study followed the rehearsals of a 2014 Copenhagen theatre production of Margaret Edson’s play WIT. The play depicts the palliative care provision of a woman diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, with an important theme of the narrative centering around the dehumanizing practices that result from professional medical treatment of the body, rather than of the person. I adopt an interaction analytic approach to investigate how theatre practitioners develop representations of interaction in clinical environments. The article introduces one practice from the theatre rehearsal setting – doing notes – which forms a framework within which members reflect on their performances, and discuss possible modifications to be taken up on later occasions. This is argued to be a useful practice that may prove beneficial to other professional settings, such as in heathcare provision

Acting, interacting, enacting: Representing medical practice in theatre performance

This study followed the rehearsals of a 2014 Copenhagen theatre production of Margaret Edson’s play WIT. The play depicts the palliative care provision of a woman diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, with an important theme of the narrative centering around the dehumanizing practices that result from professional medical treatment of the body, rather than of the person. I adopt an interaction analytic approach to investigate how theatre practitioners develop representations of interaction in clinical environments. The article introduces one practice from the theatre rehearsal setting – doing notes – which forms a framework within which members reflect on their performances, and discuss possible modifications to be taken up on later occasions. This is argued to be a useful practice that may prove beneficial to other professional settings, such as in heathcare provision

The Ursinus Weekly, May 9, 1955

MSGA representatives are elected; 61 percent of male students vote • U.C. debating team wins over Lehigh • Pre-meds elect pres. Maury Hoberman; Mr. Crebbin to speak • Y retreat at Mensch Mill successful; Plans for the coming year discussed • WAA constitution amended last week • Two senior men attend NY meeting • May Day weekend activities look promising • Bill Schearer heads APO • Trotsky sees it a little differently • Sorority news • Why kiss? • Letter home • Belles nipped in net tilt, 3-2 • Cindermen lose; Herwig sets mark • Bruins handed third loss as Drexel wins in tenth • Harry stars but they lose again • Girls smash Beaver; Edge E. Stroudsburg • Bears wallop Garnet • Hens win on homer • Netters beaten by Albright after 7-2 Pa. Optometry win • Westerhoff speaks at Bridge Hotelhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1474/thumbnail.jp

The trans influence in unsymmetrical pincer palladacycles: an experimental and computational study

A library of unsymmetrical SCN pincer palladacycles, [ClPd{2-pyr-6-(RSCH2)C6H3}], R = Et, Pr, Ph, p-MePh, and p-MeOPh, pyr = pyridine, has been synthesized via C–H bond activation, and used, along with PCN and N’CN unsymmetrical pincer palladacycles previously synthesized by the authors, to determine the extent to which the trans influence is exhibited in unsymmetrical pincer palladacycles. The trans influence is quantified by analysis of structural changes in the X-ray crystal and density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures and a topological analysis of the electron density using quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) to determine the strength of the Pd-donor atom interaction. It is found that the trans influence is controlled by the nature of the donor atom and although the substituents on the donor-ligand affect the Pd-donor atom interaction through the varied electronic and steric constraints, they do not influence the bonding of the ligand trans to it. The data indicate that the strength of the trans influence is P > S > N. Furthermore, the synthetic route to the family of SCN pincer palladacycles presented demonstrates the potential of late stage derivitization for the effective synthesis of ligands towards unsymmetrical pincer palladacycles

The Ursinus Weekly, May 2, 1955

Spring play May 12-14 in T-G gym • Y installs officers at vespers Sunday • Pre-meds to hear polio expert tonite • Hamilton to head pre-legal society • Meistersingers end season with Music for you • National music frat installed at Ursinus • Mass rehearsals listed for May Day • Y retreat at Mensch Mill; New cabinet assumes duties • Pictures taken of college X-day • Mr. L. Krug heads C-T school district • Sasha Siemal tells of jaguar hunting • \u2756 Ruby will take Spring sports pictures tomorrow • Editorials: Here\u27s a spot for you • Letters to the editor • Dining-room has unusual guest • Fraternity row • Thinclads lose again despite victories by Herwig, Lawhead • Fords blank Bruin netmen in 9-0 rout • Girls tie record with 3-2 net win • Bruins smash Dickinson; Edge Fords in 4-3 contest • Sholl\u27s hit wins 1-0 mound duel • Dr. Franklin Watts speaks to WRC • Canterbury Club visits Preventorium • A.P.O. waits until Fall for charter • Debaters beat Haverfordhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1473/thumbnail.jp

Facilitation of positive social interaction through visual art in dementia: a case study using videoanalysis

The aims of this exploratory study were: to investigate the process of visual art appreciation in a person with dementia, in real time; and to test the feasibility of using videoanalysis as a method to explore this process by and with a person who has minimal verbal expression. Gallery personnel guided a woman with severe dementia around an exhibition. Audiovisual recordings of the interactions were analysed. Patterns were identified, and interpreted in the light of Conversation Analysis theory and research. Evidence was found of turn-taking vocalisations on the part of the research participant. Her participation in a dialogical process was facilitated by the skilled and empathic gallery personnel in ways that the analysis makes clear. We argue that this supports the inference that successful communicative acts took place, contrary to expectations in the light of the participant’s level of disability. We demonstrate in this paper how a woman with minimal speech due to dementia was enabled to engage with visual art through the facilitation of an expert guide, attuned to her needs. This is a novel example of a person-centred approach, because it takes place outside the context of caring, which is the typical setting for examining person-centred centred ways of relating to individuals with dementia

The Ursinus Weekly, April 18, 1955

MSGA election rescheduled for May 9 • Hoberman, Leger Lantern editors • Concert features Music for you • Changes in cast of Spring play • Plans for May Day now in full swing • Winchester announces new editorial and business staff • Spring coronation to be prom theme • Activities calendar to be set up • WSGA, WAA, Y elections Thursday • Editorials: Our paper is your paper • Fraternity row • If you can\u27t, don\u27t • Wherefore a head tax • Frosh dance on April 29 • Lecture notes • Frosh and sophs now on Dean\u27s list • Earth to a man from Mars • Sunisru sweepstakes (Better known as the termpaper derby) • Curtis sweeps annual sports intramurals • Net chances bright as 8 girls return • Lacrosse lessons at Ursinus begin • Schreiner girls capture intramural hoop crown • They wear varsity U\u27s • Jesperson leads tennis team in E-town opener • Ninth inning rally sparks Albright win • Big Schoes sets four year scoring mark • Single by Harris wins first for Bears, 3-2, behind Slotter • Fords trample Bear trackmen by 95-27 • Ursinus Belles begin softball • Dawkins, Fay to lead \u2756 teams • Student-faculty show success; Campus Chest raises $1175 • Summer School July 5, August 26 • Barbara Wagner FTA president • Alumnus wins fellowship • Dr. M. Oppenheimer highlights Temple Medical School • French Club views colored slides of Francehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1471/thumbnail.jp