Browsing by Subject "cardiac surgery"

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    Medicine and the Arts Week 1 - On heart transplants
    (2015-01-21) Brink, Johan
    In this video, Johan Brink, discusses how his perspective on heart transplantation is informed by his experience as a cardiac surgeon. He emphasises the centrality of the heart for being human: physically, as an organ which keeps our bodies alive and emotionally, as a symbol of our feelings of love. He also notes that that a heart transplant is a complex medical procedure that raises a number of ethical questions. This is the fourth video in Week 1 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.
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    Medicine and the Arts Week 1 - The Heart of the Matter
    (2015-01-21) Reid, Steve; Brink, Johan
    In this video, Professor Steve Reid describes how the course will use the extraordinary medical intervention of the heart transplant as a means of understanding the interdisciplinarary nature of the medical humanities. He explains how the heart transplant will be presented from three different perspectives: Professor Johan Brink, a cardiac surgeon, will discuss the medical aspects of the heart transplant, such as the surgery itself and the risks and benefits of the procedure. Peter Andersen, a poet, will discuss the heart from a literary perspective, in terms of metaphor and symbolism. And Stan Henkeman, a heart transplant recipient, will share his personal story of hope and renewal. This is the third video in Week 1 of the Medicine and the Arts Massive Open Online Course.