Descrizione del progetto
Un nuovo approccio all’empatia nella medicina
L’assistenza sanitaria spesso non dispone di una profonda comprensione dei contesti storici e culturali che danno forma alle esperienze dei pazienti e i sistemi medici talvolta trascurano l’importanza dell’empatia e della narrazione nel processo di guarigione, lacune che possono determinare l’applicazione di approcci non sufficientemente incentrati sugli esseri umani nelle pratiche sanitarie. Finanziato dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto StoryPharm sta lanciando un programma di formazione dottorale unico nel suo genere nell’ambito del quale recluterà borsisti specializzati nell’ambito delle tradizioni intellettuali e sanitarie premoderne, come quelle di origine greco-romana e islamica. Gli studiosi acquisiranno conoscenze interdisciplinari in aree come la medicina classica e la medicina narrativa, oltre a un’esperienza pratica in vari contesti. Sostenuta da cinque università europee e sette partner, questa iniziativa si propone di produrre professionisti qualificati in grado di promuovere l’empatia e la resilienza nell’assistenza sanitaria.
Obiettivo
StoryPharm will deliver an international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral programme of doctoral training recruiting 15 fellows, who will become highly skilled cultural historians specialising in premodern intellectual and healthcare worlds (Greco-Roman, Sasanian, Byzantine, Western Medieval, and Islamic). Acquiring interdisciplinary knowledge in Classics, Medieval Studies, Narrative Medicine, Health Humanities, and Medievalism, along with transferable skills, the fellows will be able to use, develop, and deploy cutting-edge approaches to storytelling and its ethical ramifications for scientific, professional, business, healthcare, and social purposes. The consortium of StoryPharm will comprise 5 universities across Europe (UCY, UNI BA, LU, CU, & UNI SA). It will also have 7 associated partners including non-academic and non-profit institutions, businesses, and health and pharmaceutical actors.
StoryPharm’s research objectives and training programme, including secondments in both academic and non-academic environments, will expose the fellows to a variety of research, training, and work settings. By integrating interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary methodologies and engaging leading experts from various fields, StoryPharm will deliver an innovative PhD programme that will go beyond the standard PhD curriculum in the Humanities. The combination of academic and hands-on training associated with exposure to diverse settings will produce a critical mass of young specialists with exceptional career prospects in academia, industry, and the healthcare sector. These specialists will be ideally positioned to (1) achieve ground-breaking research results; (2) meet current trends and needs in the job market; (3) work towards establishing a human-centred medical system; and (4) create better and more resilient societies. StoryPharm will establish the field of premodern Health Humanities and address the need for a dialogic and empathetic approach in the healthcare sector.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinatore
1678 Nicosia
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