Forum on the Hill
The Forum on the Hill provides opportunities for the community to engage with speakers once a month, (September- June) who discuss current topics. Join the Conversations! Presented both in person at 12:30pm in Widener Hall and then recorded and posted online here after 5pm. *Covid Protocols are still in place, but you may now bring a brown bag lunch, and we serve light snacks, water, and coffee.
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March 14
Dr. Joel Schwartz
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Taking charge of our emotional wellbeing is just as important as diet and exercise. Studies show that laughing, smiling and being positive can lengthen your life span, can change your mental state from depressed to happy, can expand your thinking and creativity , can make you more productive at work and can change “stressed” to “dessert”. Dr. Schwartz will discuss the physical and emotional benefits of humor, where to find humor and how to apply it in your life, your education, your work and your relationships. And maybe, just maybe, some of you will become immortal.
Joel Schwartz M.D is the Emeritus Chair of Psychiatry at Abington Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Hahnemann University Hospital, and his psychiatric training at the Institute of Living, and Hahnemann University. He is the recipient of the Herman Belmont Award for Excellence in Teaching Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has been on the “Top Docs” list of Philadelphia Magazine several times and has received the United States Air Force Commendation Medal during his tour of duty in the U.S. Air Force. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
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