[Music] here to give you some insights about
here to give you some insights about
here to give you some insights about sort of the background behind my current
sort of the background behind my current
sort of the background behind my current research and my current teaching as well
research and my current teaching as well
research and my current teaching as well so it’s gonna be about storytelling
so it’s gonna be about storytelling
so it’s gonna be about storytelling about the body and about medicine and
about the body and about medicine and
about the body and about medicine and like all good research at the University
like all good research at the University
like all good research at the University in academia today it starts with a
in academia today it starts with a
in academia today it starts with a vintage board game I’m sure a lot of you
vintage board game I’m sure a lot of you
vintage board game I’m sure a lot of you recognize this this is called operation
recognize this this is called operation
recognize this this is called operation this is the game called operation it was
this is the game called operation it was
this is the game called operation it was invented in nineteen 1965 a lot of us
invented in nineteen 1965 a lot of us
invented in nineteen 1965 a lot of us have played with it as kids it’s still
have played with it as kids it’s still
have played with it as kids it’s still around today I think you remember what
around today I think you remember what
around today I think you remember what you had to do you sort of have to pull
you had to do you sort of have to pull
you had to do you sort of have to pull out the poor guy’s like one bone at a
out the poor guy’s like one bone at a
out the poor guy’s like one bone at a time or one organ at a time really
time or one organ at a time really
time or one organ at a time really carefully otherwise the buzzer would go
carefully otherwise the buzzer would go
carefully otherwise the buzzer would go up and his his red nose would light up
up and his his red nose would light up
up and his his red nose would light up it was really fun
it was really fun
it was really fun now what I want you to think along with
now what I want you to think along with
now what I want you to think along with me today is how a banal game-like
me today is how a banal game-like
me today is how a banal game-like operation foreshadows how medicine is
operation foreshadows how medicine is
operation foreshadows how medicine is transforming the art of storytelling
transforming the art of storytelling
transforming the art of storytelling today and also that this transformation
today and also that this transformation
today and also that this transformation is only increasing as we speak and will
is only increasing as we speak and will
is only increasing as we speak and will only increase in the coming years and
only increase in the coming years and
only increase in the coming years and decades
decades
decades what transformation am I talking about
what transformation am I talking about
what transformation am I talking about first you’ll have to consider this with
first you’ll have to consider this with
first you’ll have to consider this with me we all need a story to our life we
me we all need a story to our life we
me we all need a story to our life we all want to feel whole we all strive to
all want to feel whole we all strive to
all want to feel whole we all strive to live our days in mindfulness and as a
live our days in mindfulness and as a
live our days in mindfulness and as a matter of fact this is how we generally
matter of fact this is how we generally
matter of fact this is how we generally will define health think of it health to
will define health think of it health to
will define health think of it health to live a healthy life is to live a
live a healthy life is to live a
live a healthy life is to live a balanced life inside a balanced body
balanced life inside a balanced body
balanced life inside a balanced body that’s what it is for most people now
that’s what it is for most people now
that’s what it is for most people now people often forget how health and
people often forget how health and
people often forget how health and storytelling are actually much alike we
storytelling are actually much alike we
storytelling are actually much alike we trust that we possess a unified and
trust that we possess a unified and
trust that we possess a unified and whole life story the same
whole life story the same
whole life story the same that we trust to possess a unified and
that we trust to possess a unified and
that we trust to possess a unified and whole buddy a buddy that’s in sync with
whole buddy a buddy that’s in sync with
whole buddy a buddy that’s in sync with our life story we’re not all writers but
our life story we’re not all writers but
our life story we’re not all writers but deep down I’m convinced that we all
deep down I’m convinced that we all
deep down I’m convinced that we all think to possess that we possess our own
think to possess that we possess our own
think to possess that we possess our own personal biography I’m going to go ahead
personal biography I’m going to go ahead
personal biography I’m going to go ahead and use that word it’s really important
and use that word it’s really important
and use that word it’s really important we all think that we possess our own
we all think that we possess our own
we all think that we possess our own biography this biography it hums in the
biography this biography it hums in the
biography this biography it hums in the background in the back of our daily life
background in the back of our daily life
background in the back of our daily life it provides us meaning to make sense of
it provides us meaning to make sense of
it provides us meaning to make sense of yesterday and to dream of tomorrow in
yesterday and to dream of tomorrow in
yesterday and to dream of tomorrow in our body incarnates it for us our buddy
our body incarnates it for us our buddy
our body incarnates it for us our buddy if you will is the public face of our
if you will is the public face of our
if you will is the public face of our personal biography but in the game
personal biography but in the game
personal biography but in the game operation to go back to my main source
operation to go back to my main source
operation to go back to my main source of research in the game operation
of research in the game operation
of research in the game operation nothing is balanced
nothing is balanced
nothing is balanced nothing is whole it’s when the butter
nothing is whole it’s when the butter
nothing is whole it’s when the butter goat the saris not the butter it’s when
goat the saris not the butter it’s when
goat the saris not the butter it’s when the buzzer goes off that the players
the buzzer goes off that the players
the buzzer goes off that the players will throw their hands in the air that
will throw their hands in the air that
will throw their hands in the air that everybody will get a good laugh and that
everybody will get a good laugh and that
everybody will get a good laugh and that will move on to the next third think of
will move on to the next third think of
will move on to the next third think of it this way now it’s when our body comes
it this way now it’s when our body comes
it this way now it’s when our body comes at a crossroad that really begins to
at a crossroad that really begins to
at a crossroad that really begins to exist for us it’s when our organs fail
exist for us it’s when our organs fail
exist for us it’s when our organs fail when our limbs hurt or when this whole
when our limbs hurt or when this whole
when our limbs hurt or when this whole thing overperformed that it really
thing overperformed that it really
thing overperformed that it really exists for us language our language
exists for us language our language
exists for us language our language functions in this way there’s a location
functions in this way there’s a location
functions in this way there’s a location in our body for every emotion in the
in our body for every emotion in the
in our body for every emotion in the language we say that our heart breaks
language we say that our heart breaks
language we say that our heart breaks when we lose someone that we love we
when we lose someone that we love we
when we lose someone that we love we have gut feelings about things about
have gut feelings about things about
have gut feelings about things about situations about people or about crowds
situations about people or about crowds
situations about people or about crowds that’s what I was telling you about I
that’s what I was telling you about I
that’s what I was telling you about I have a great gut you’re giving a great
have a great gut you’re giving a great
have a great gut you’re giving a great vibe to my gut is what you’re doing I
vibe to my gut is what you’re doing I
vibe to my gut is what you’re doing I had butterflies in my stomach before
had butterflies in my stomach before
had butterflies in my stomach before stepping on this stage even exhaustion
stepping on this stage even exhaustion
stepping on this stage even exhaustion or pleasure
or pleasure
or pleasure which I think everyone would think our
which I think everyone would think our
which I think everyone would think our overwhelming feelings even they can be
overwhelming feelings even they can be
overwhelming feelings even they can be traced back to locations inside our body
traced back to locations inside our body
traced back to locations inside our body our eyes are worn out our feet will hurt
our eyes are worn out our feet will hurt
our eyes are worn out our feet will hurt we’ll be exhausted our lungs will not
we’ll be exhausted our lungs will not
we’ll be exhausted our lungs will not have the same capacity to you know
have the same capacity to you know
have the same capacity to you know breathe in breathe out to channel the
breathe in breathe out to channel the
breathe in breathe out to channel the air and so on and so forth we are not
air and so on and so forth we are not
air and so on and so forth we are not even aware of all the contacts between
even aware of all the contacts between
even aware of all the contacts between our body and its environment
our body and its environment
our body and its environment like right now you’re all sitting there
like right now you’re all sitting there
like right now you’re all sitting there you’re all listening to me hopefully and
you’re all listening to me hopefully and
you’re all listening to me hopefully and yet at the same time your body is
yet at the same time your body is
yet at the same time your body is experiencing countless other contacts
experiencing countless other contacts
experiencing countless other contacts countless other biological processes are
countless other biological processes are
countless other biological processes are happening right now
happening right now
happening right now not just the digestion of your dinner
not just the digestion of your dinner
not just the digestion of your dinner but also countless other molecular
but also countless other molecular
but also countless other molecular interactions are taking place inside
interactions are taking place inside
interactions are taking place inside your body as I speak to you in a way if
your body as I speak to you in a way if
your body as I speak to you in a way if you want to look at it this way and I’m
you want to look at it this way and I’m
you want to look at it this way and I’m inviting you to do so I’m speaking to
inviting you to do so I’m speaking to
inviting you to do so I’m speaking to millions of you so the lesson is clear
millions of you so the lesson is clear
millions of you so the lesson is clear it’s been there all along we strive
it’s been there all along we strive
it’s been there all along we strive where we believe to have a life that
where we believe to have a life that
where we believe to have a life that looks like a line a straight line in
looks like a line a straight line in
looks like a line a straight line in time or an ascending curve if you prefer
time or an ascending curve if you prefer
time or an ascending curve if you prefer but our body tells us otherwise we
but our body tells us otherwise we
but our body tells us otherwise we physically are made out of different
physically are made out of different
physically are made out of different times and of different potential stories
times and of different potential stories
times and of different potential stories my organs can potentially be replaced or
my organs can potentially be replaced or
my organs can potentially be replaced or enhanced I may not take them all to my
enhanced I may not take them all to my
enhanced I may not take them all to my grave maybe in a way the stories I
grave maybe in a way the stories I
grave maybe in a way the stories I engineer and I tell about my own buddy
engineer and I tell about my own buddy
engineer and I tell about my own buddy is what holds it together in my mind for
is what holds it together in my mind for
is what holds it together in my mind for me to you know have a stronger sense of
me to you know have a stronger sense of
me to you know have a stronger sense of self what if you now were to focus on
self what if you now were to focus on
self what if you now were to focus on these on those stories about your body
these on those stories about your body
these on those stories about your body if only for a minute what would your
if only for a minute what would your
if only for a minute what would your life start to look like I think the word
life start to look like I think the word
life start to look like I think the word biography now seems like quite the
biography now seems like quite the
biography now seems like quite the narrow concept which is why I think we
narrow concept which is why I think we
narrow concept which is why I think we need new templates new models of
need new templates new models of
need new templates new models of storytelling for the stories that lied
storytelling for the stories that lied
storytelling for the stories that lied dormant inside our body we need to
dormant inside our body we need to
dormant inside our body we need to reengineer we need to reboot
reengineer we need to reboot
reengineer we need to reboot biomechanical storytelling you know I
biomechanical storytelling you know I
biomechanical storytelling you know I was trained as a literature scholar but
was trained as a literature scholar but
was trained as a literature scholar but I’ve always been that kind of scholar
I’ve always been that kind of scholar
I’ve always been that kind of scholar who’s who felt a bit constrained within
who’s who felt a bit constrained within
who’s who felt a bit constrained within the confines of his discipline as far as
the confines of his discipline as far as
the confines of his discipline as far as I can remember in my own life I’ve
I can remember in my own life I’ve
I can remember in my own life I’ve always been breaking things down or
always been breaking things down or
always been breaking things down or ideas down into smaller components
ideas down into smaller components
ideas down into smaller components that’s not necessarily a quality mind
that’s not necessarily a quality mind
that’s not necessarily a quality mind you but it clearly led me somewhere the
you but it clearly led me somewhere the
you but it clearly led me somewhere the thing is that I only realized about what
thing is that I only realized about what
thing is that I only realized about what five years ago where it was actually
five years ago where it was actually
five years ago where it was actually leading me five years ago and much like
leading me five years ago and much like
leading me five years ago and much like Jared Smith told us about in this
Jared Smith told us about in this
Jared Smith told us about in this heartbreaking story about his sister’s
heartbreaking story about his sister’s
heartbreaking story about his sister’s cancer I too got that dreaded phone call
cancer I too got that dreaded phone call
cancer I too got that dreaded phone call that we all fear to make to make matters
that we all fear to make to make matters
that we all fear to make to make matters worse it had to be on the day where I
worse it had to be on the day where I
worse it had to be on the day where I had set my mobile on a new experimental
had set my mobile on a new experimental
had set my mobile on a new experimental ringtone you know the one that the one
ringtone you know the one that the one
ringtone you know the one that the one that goes like a duck so I got woken up
that goes like a duck so I got woken up
that goes like a duck so I got woken up by quacks at 4:00 a.m. on the other end
by quacks at 4:00 a.m. on the other end
by quacks at 4:00 a.m. on the other end was a resident doctor in the emergency
was a resident doctor in the emergency
was a resident doctor in the emergency ward my dad had just passed away of a
ward my dad had just passed away of a
ward my dad had just passed away of a massive heart attack it came as a shock
massive heart attack it came as a shock
massive heart attack it came as a shock as it would for anybody I had to make
as it would for anybody I had to make
as it would for anybody I had to make sense of it now being Who I am in the
sense of it now being Who I am in the
sense of it now being Who I am in the following days or weeks I inquired I
following days or weeks I inquired I
following days or weeks I inquired I went online I tried to know more about
went online I tried to know more about
went online I tried to know more about what would happen beyond you know the
what would happen beyond you know the
what would happen beyond you know the heart attack it turns out there was
heart attack it turns out there was
heart attack it turns out there was another story or if you prefer there was
another story or if you prefer there was
another story or if you prefer there was another level to that story my dad the
another level to that story my dad the
another level to that story my dad the heart attack of my dad had been caused
heart attack of my dad had been caused
heart attack of my dad had been caused by what is called a coronary thrombosis
by what is called a coronary thrombosis
by what is called a coronary thrombosis which is a clotting of the blood vessels
which is a clotting of the blood vessels
which is a clotting of the blood vessels in the heart itself it had gone on for
in the heart itself it had gone on for
in the heart itself it had gone on for three days prior to his actual demise or
three days prior to his actual demise or
three days prior to his actual demise or maybe even longer during those three
maybe even longer during those three
maybe even longer during those three days my dad had merely become been
days my dad had merely become been
days my dad had merely become been complaining about heart burns general
complaining about heart burns general
complaining about heart burns general fatigue you know an upset stomach my mom
fatigue you know an upset stomach my mom
fatigue you know an upset stomach my mom did not worry she had no way to know
did not worry she had no way to know
did not worry she had no way to know that from the standpoint of his heart
that from the standpoint of his heart
that from the standpoint of his heart my dad’s demise was already in motion if
my dad’s demise was already in motion if
my dad’s demise was already in motion if our very eyes I had no way to know
our very eyes I had no way to know
our very eyes I had no way to know either I spoke to him overexcited
either I spoke to him overexcited
either I spoke to him overexcited as it happens in the days prior the face
as it happens in the days prior the face
as it happens in the days prior the face the eyes the gaze the voice on that
the eyes the gaze the voice on that
the eyes the gaze the voice on that screen were my dad’s but the body on
screen were my dad’s but the body on
screen were my dad’s but the body on that same screen was secretly coming to
that same screen was secretly coming to
that same screen was secretly coming to an end before my very eyes my dad spent
an end before my very eyes my dad spent
an end before my very eyes my dad spent three days dying amidst his daily life
three days dying amidst his daily life
three days dying amidst his daily life he had had a great life don’t worry
he had had a great life don’t worry
he had had a great life don’t worry about that for 82 years but at the very
about that for 82 years but at the very
about that for 82 years but at the very end his biography veered off from the
end his biography veered off from the
end his biography veered off from the standpoint of his art that’s what took
standpoint of his art that’s what took
standpoint of his art that’s what took over it’s it’s his hard story sorry that
over it’s it’s his hard story sorry that
over it’s it’s his hard story sorry that took over the final three days in the
took over the final three days in the
took over the final three days in the final hours if you want to know is the
final hours if you want to know is the
final hours if you want to know is the story of his lungs that took over
story of his lungs that took over
story of his lungs that took over because that’s what happens with a
because that’s what happens with a
because that’s what happens with a coronation coronary thrombosis they
coronation coronary thrombosis they
coronation coronary thrombosis they filled with fluid mostly water couldn’t
filled with fluid mostly water couldn’t
filled with fluid mostly water couldn’t breathe anymore we all know people who
breathe anymore we all know people who
breathe anymore we all know people who left us this way it’s a banal story and
left us this way it’s a banal story and
left us this way it’s a banal story and yet looking at the minute elements of
yet looking at the minute elements of
yet looking at the minute elements of the story itself with the body it’s
the story itself with the body it’s
the story itself with the body it’s always a unique story so that was a lot
always a unique story so that was a lot
always a unique story so that was a lot of doom and gloom but that’s not my
of doom and gloom but that’s not my
of doom and gloom but that’s not my point at all actually I do not think
point at all actually I do not think
point at all actually I do not think that this is sad not at all if anything
that this is sad not at all if anything
that this is sad not at all if anything looking into this literature learning
looking into this literature learning
looking into this literature learning more you know getting into this mindset
more you know getting into this mindset
more you know getting into this mindset of the storytelling and the body helped
of the storytelling and the body helped
of the storytelling and the body helped me to process the thing and made me love
me to process the thing and made me love
me to process the thing and made me love my dad even more for the final three
my dad even more for the final three
my dad even more for the final three days of his life because when the body
days of his life because when the body
days of his life because when the body fails stories prevail when the body
fails stories prevail when the body
fails stories prevail when the body breaks down stories actually multiply
breaks down stories actually multiply
breaks down stories actually multiply and you know what this is what the
and you know what this is what the
and you know what this is what the development of medicine has been telling
development of medicine has been telling
development of medicine has been telling us for the past 200 years or so say for
us for the past 200 years or so say for
us for the past 200 years or so say for example of the early symptom ecology of
example of the early symptom ecology of
example of the early symptom ecology of the 18th and 19th century you know the
the 18th and 19th century you know the
the 18th and 19th century you know the guessing game of having to work with
guessing game of having to work with
guessing game of having to work with only signs and symptoms to fear up what
only signs and symptoms to fear up what
only signs and symptoms to fear up what was going on with the body think of
was going on with the body think of
was going on with the body think of organ transplant think of the decoding
organ transplant think of the decoding
organ transplant think of the decoding of the human genome think of
of the human genome think of
of the human genome think of neuropsychiatry today and the relative
neuropsychiatry today and the relative
neuropsychiatry today and the relative the relative dissolution of this
the relative dissolution of this
the relative dissolution of this into synaptic connections or behavioral
into synaptic connections or behavioral
into synaptic connections or behavioral patterns and now thankful to end this
patterns and now thankful to end this
patterns and now thankful to end this think about the new theory of microbiota
think about the new theory of microbiota
think about the new theory of microbiota ecology which tells us in a nutshell
ecology which tells us in a nutshell
ecology which tells us in a nutshell that
that
that our body is host to billions of other
our body is host to billions of other
our body is host to billions of other micro bodies that help us live bacterias
micro bodies that help us live bacterias
micro bodies that help us live bacterias viruses you name it we are rien aring
viruses you name it we are rien aring
viruses you name it we are rien aring biomedical storytelling based on these
biomedical storytelling based on these
biomedical storytelling based on these things but the thing is that not to get
things but the thing is that not to get
things but the thing is that not to get political about it it’s a reality the
political about it it’s a reality the
political about it it’s a reality the thing is that it’s also happening in
thing is that it’s also happening in
thing is that it’s also happening in your mobile phones we are talking about
your mobile phones we are talking about
your mobile phones we are talking about technology now and just to wrap this up
technology now and just to wrap this up
technology now and just to wrap this up I’m gonna make a thing about what’s in
I’m gonna make a thing about what’s in
I’m gonna make a thing about what’s in your pocket think of the technology of
mobile health mobile healthcare you all
mobile health mobile healthcare you all have it on your mobile phone your mobile
have it on your mobile phone your mobile
have it on your mobile phone your mobile phones now have sensors most of them
phones now have sensors most of them
phones now have sensors most of them have sensors that will register all
have sensors that will register all
have sensors that will register all kinds of data about your body they will
kinds of data about your body they will
kinds of data about your body they will rate they will register your footsteps
rate they will register your footsteps
rate they will register your footsteps your heartbeat and whatnot this data has
your heartbeat and whatnot this data has
your heartbeat and whatnot this data has the potential to be sent directly as you
the potential to be sent directly as you
the potential to be sent directly as you probably know over to health care
probably know over to health care
probably know over to health care providers or insurance providers in
providers or insurance providers in
providers or insurance providers in heartbeat it will only increase in the
heartbeat it will only increase in the
heartbeat it will only increase in the future this is where we’re going but but
future this is where we’re going but but
future this is where we’re going but but but this is what you have to keep in
but this is what you have to keep in
but this is what you have to keep in mind this is what we all have to keep in
mind this is what we all have to keep in
mind this is what we all have to keep in mind this data only travels in bits and
mind this data only travels in bits and
mind this data only travels in bits and pieces we have always been multitudes
pieces we have always been multitudes
pieces we have always been multitudes but now we’re filling up the airwaves
but now we’re filling up the airwaves
but now we’re filling up the airwaves with these multi tools we’re filling up
with these multi tools we’re filling up
with these multi tools we’re filling up the skies with these multi tools we’re
the skies with these multi tools we’re
the skies with these multi tools we’re filling up this the spaces between us
filling up this the spaces between us
filling up this the spaces between us with these multitudes what happens to
with these multitudes what happens to
with these multitudes what happens to the idea of the healthy you amidst all
the idea of the healthy you amidst all
the idea of the healthy you amidst all this yourself and its health will have
this yourself and its health will have
this yourself and its health will have to be reconstructed within those clouds
to be reconstructed within those clouds
to be reconstructed within those clouds of information today and in the future
of information today and in the future
of information today and in the future in the near future this is why we need
in the near future this is why we need
in the near future this is why we need storytelling more than ever to literally
storytelling more than ever to literally
storytelling more than ever to literally keep track of ourselves in this brave
keep track of ourselves in this brave
keep track of ourselves in this brave new world of health care
new world of health care
new world of health care the age-old question Who am I
the age-old question Who am I
the age-old question Who am I today has become how many am i the otter
today has become how many am i the otter
today has become how many am i the otter age-old question how much time do I have
age-old question how much time do I have
age-old question how much time do I have left today has become how many stories
left today has become how many stories
left today has become how many stories do my body still contain what we call
do my body still contain what we call
do my body still contain what we call fear sadness or even despair is when we
fear sadness or even despair is when we
fear sadness or even despair is when we lose sight of this what we call joy or
lose sight of this what we call joy or
lose sight of this what we call joy or serenity is when we choose to embrace it
serenity is when we choose to embrace it
serenity is when we choose to embrace it and what we call self care or
and what we call self care or
and what we call self care or self-respect may just be what whole all
self-respect may just be what whole all
self-respect may just be what whole all these things together in the form of
these things together in the form of
these things together in the form of stories for others to see and eventually
stories for others to see and eventually
stories for others to see and eventually to love thank you
to love thank you
to love thank you [Applause]
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