Embracing the Community, Sharing the Work, Being Creative: A/Prof Mark Boughey
In this episode, Dan speaks with Associate Professor Mark Boughey, who is Director of Palliative Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne. Mark shares his insights into how St Vincent's is responding to COVID-19, and some of the amazing work he has insight into from his position as a senior doctor and as a director. Throughout the discussion the themes of creativity and community emerges as an essential aspects of the St Vincent's DNA, coming to the fore in this pandemic.
In this Podcast we’re talking to people who love St Vincent’s, love our staff, and love the service we provide in health and aged care. Some of our guests will be staff, some will be leaders, some will be members of the community – and we’ll even have a few Sisters of Charity join us – that great group of vowed religious women who started St Vincent’s nearly 160 years ago.
Our health and aged care ministries, and those who serve within them, are facing an extraordinary moment in human history – the COVID-19 pandemic. This series has a simple purpose in this context: to console you, our staff, who serve in our organisation, through taking some time to pause and reflect, to bolster your courage, and together to cultivate the compassion we need for each other and those we serve at this time.
And, whilst prepared for St Vincent’s, we’re sharing this series with anyone who might find it helpful. If you’re joining us from outside of our services, consider yourself part of the family – you are very welcome indeed.
Our guest for this episode is Sr Maryanne Confoy, who is a Religious Sister of Charity and a Professor at the Jesuit College of Spirituality. Maryanne has served St Vincent’s in many different capacities, most recently as Board Advocate.
The series is hosted by Dr Dan Fleming, Group Manager - Ethics and Formation at St Vincent's Health Australia.
The series is hosted by Dr Dan Fleming, Group Manager - Ethics and Formation at St Vincent's Health Australia.
Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet
Outro
Touching Moments One - Pulse by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4537-touching-moments-one---pulse