Information Session
The Question is the Answer: Literary Approaches to Communication for Medicine
Recurring Event
daily, starting from Thursday, February 26th, 2026 - 12:00 PM, one time
In Collaboration with Dalhousie University Centre for Contemporary Writing and CPDME Humanities
Presenter: Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Elamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC’s daily arts, entertainment, and pop culture show Commotion. He is an award-winning culture writer and author of the No.1 best selling memoir Son of Elsewhere.
Presentation objectives
Participants will:
1. Identify new communication strategies using real world and transdisciplinary methods
2. Develop discursive strategies for their specific clinical setting
3. Identify ways to apply these skills in practice with interprofessional and transdisciplinary colleagues