The Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community: Healing Through Art

Join us for a free public workshop exploring a variety of therapeutic modalities as we focus on art therapy during a cancer journey.
About this Event

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Please join us for a free public workshop exploring a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as visual art, music, and haiku reflection/meditation, featuring practitioners from varied cultural communities. Research has consistently demonstrated that art therapy can significantly improve the quality of life of cancer patients/survivors/thrivers and caregivers by reducing anxiety, depression and distress. It can strengthen self expression, help with symptom management, and aid in processing the complex emotions surrounding cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Our Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community of the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center is here for you and your loved ones, offering heartfelt support and aloha. You’ll receive guidance on the latest treatments, emotional well-being resources, practical assistance with navigating care, and more.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM
Registration and Wellness Tables
🕑: 09:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction to the UH Cancer Center
Host: Esme M. Infante

Info: Director of Communications, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center

🕑: 09:10 AM
Introduction of Art Therapy and the Cancer Journey
Host: Jami Fukui, MD

Info: Co-Faculty Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, UH Cancer Center; Breast Medical Oncologist, Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children

🕑: 09:15 AM
Introduction of Artists in Residence
Host: Valerie Ferguson, NP

Info: Research Nurse Practitioner, Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center, UH Cancer Center; Cancer Survivorship Program Coordinator, Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Breast Surgery and Oncology NP, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children

🕑: 09:20 AM
Mindfulness and Meditation Research
Host: Katsumi Takemoto, MSW, MPA

Info: Katsumi Takemoto - Shakuhachi Meditation Practitioner; Yeonjung Jane Lee - Associate Professor and Gerontology Specialization Chair, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

🕑: 09:40 AM
* Mindfulness Activity
Host: Katsumi Takemoto, MSW, MPA

Info: Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) and Haiku Reflection

🕑: 09:55 AM
Break & Snacks
🕑: 10:00 AM
Experiential Breakouts (Please choose only one option)
The Art of Seeing: Drawing with Pencil (Zoom and In-Person)
Host: Leni Acosta Knight

Info: Artist and Facilitator of Art Therapy Program at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children via Kapi'olani Health Foundation

Collage Luggage Tag with Washi Paper (In-Person Only)
Host: Jocelyn Cheng

Info: Artist and Facilitator of Healing Through Art Program at The Queen’s Medical Center

*Ti Leaf Lei Making (In-Person Only)
Host: Jessie Kai

Info: Lei Aloha

🕑: 10:55 AM
Closing
Host: Jami Fukui, MD
🕑: 11:00 AM
Refreshment / Mingle Time / Wellness Tables

Info: Feel free to stay and connect with other attendees, enjoy more snacks and visit the Wellness Tables.

🕑: 12:00 PM
Event Ends