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Annapolis—St. John’s College Lecture and Discussion
Jim Bailey will give the Friday Night Lecture at St. John's College on 9–11 about "Dante and the Hero's Quest for Healing" in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. After the lecture, he will lead discussion of his lecture in The Conversation Room adjacent to the Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Monteagle, TN—The Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee 69th Annual Conference
Jim Bailey will serve as a keynote speaker at The Annual Conference of The Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee, the largest conference of its type in The Episcopal Church. The theme of the conference, "The power of stories to inspire and transform," comes from Mark 4:34—“But without a parable spake he not unto them.” Jim will tell how and why he decided to tell use the medium of fiction to tell the story of American healthcare, and how our stories have the power to change…
Find out more »Santa Fe—St. John’s College Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series
In his lecture, "Dante and the Hero’s Quest for Healing" Dr. Bailey will discuss the hero’s quest in ancient and modern literature. Using examples from mythology, Homer’s Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, Dante’s Inferno, and his own novel, The End of Healing, Bailey’s lecture will consider how each of these stories involves a process of healing, both for the broken world in which the hero finds himself and for the hero personally. In light of these stories, the lecture will examine why the…
Find out more »Tuscumbia, AL—Cold Water Books Signing
Dr. Jim Bailey will be speaking about The End of Healing and signing copies at Cold Water Books in Tuscumbia.
Find out more »Nashville—American College of Preventive Medicine Regional Health Systems Transformation Meeting
Dr. Jim Bailey and Dr. Cyril Chang will speak and lead discussion on 'Health System Transformation: The Path to High-value Health Care' for the introductory lecture in this regional meeting hosted by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). ACPM is hosting three regional summits to highlight health systems transformation activities and the role of preventive medicine in this work. Presenters will include state officials and stakeholders, state Departments of Health, ACPM members involved in health systems transformation work, U.S. Centers…
Find out more »Memphis—Arkwings Address, Signing, and Reception
Join Jim Bailey and his friends at Arkwings for an overview and discussion of The End of Healing with a signing and reception afterwards
Find out more »Memphis—Westburg Symposium Book Signing
Jim Bailey will be signing The End of Healing at the opening reception for the 2015 Westburg Symposium on "Joining the Song of Faith Community Nursing Practice" in the Continental Ballroom of the Peabody Hotel.
Find out more »Memphis—M. L. Seidman Town Hall Lecture & Signing
Knapp Family Foundation M. L. Seidman Town Hall Lecture -Jim Bailey will discuss "The Industrial Giants" of modern healthcare "Whose Time is Past" and the servant leader champions of person-centered health care who are at work to replace them.
Find out more »Germantown, TN—St. George’s Episcopal Church Address & Signing
Diagnosis Then and Now—Learning from the Brazen Serpent. Jim Bailey will discuss "The Image Makers" chapter of The End of Healing focusing on the proper use of diagnostic tests, and where doctors, nurses, and hospitals can go wrong.
Find out more »San Antonio—The Twig Book Shop Address & Signing
Come to The Twig Book Shop located at the former Pearl Brewery on the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk to hear Jim Bailey discuss and sign The End of Healing
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