Session of narratives
DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20103395403
Keywords:
Medicine – teaching and practice. Medicine – personal experiences. Narratives – therapeutic and educational technique.Abstract
The 14th Congress of SOBRAMFA began with a session of narratives, which took place before the official opening. This
activity was an opportunity for participants – doctors and medical students – to share emergent histories of teaching and the practice
of Medicine. Moving or illustrative narratives were presented and it was demonstrated that the storyteller that exists inside each human
being has not died. The practice of Medicine in its full magnitude, in other words, as Science and Art, does not ignore the stories experienced
in life and told by doctors, patients, students and teachers. This informal event helped understanding the reason why narratives
are being increasingly used as a therapeutic, palliative and educational instrument.