Medical Clowns: Joy and Laughter Are Good Medicine - PediaCast 492

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Dr Mike

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4.8 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Kristie Koehler Vuocolo visits the studio as we consider medical clowning and the impact of joy and laughter on childhood health and wellness. These aren’t your everyday clowns! Learn how improvisational theater… at the bedside, in waiting rooms and on Zoom… can make a difference in the lives of children and their families. We hope you can join us!

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0:00.0	This is PEDYACAST.
0:20.7	Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.
0:24.8	And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.
0:30.1	Hello everyone, and welcome.
0:32.3	Once again to PDACast.
0:34.0	It is a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.
0:41.1	This is Dr. Mike, coming to you from nationwide children's hospital.
0:42.8	We're in Columbus, Ohio.
0:47.8	It's episode 492 for June 2nd, 2021.
0:51.0	We're calling this one medical clowns.
0:53.6	Joy and laughter are good medicine.
0:56.1	I want to welcome all of you to the program.
1:12.3	So we have an interesting episode of Pediacast for you this week, interesting and enlightening, and really just chockful of fun, as we consider the art of medical and hospital clowning and how this form of improvisational theater and the joy and laughter that comes with it contributes to the health and wellness of young
1:17.8	patients and their families. So yes, we are talking about clowns, but these are not your
1:24.5	everyday ordinary clowns. These are professionals in the world of improvisational theater who are specially trained to engage with audiences of young patients, parents, and families in a very unique and skilled way.
1:39.3	They are not only trained to bring joy and laughter through interactive acting, they must also learn about medical
1:46.0	things like infection control, hospital protocols, privacy, and the many physical and mental
1:53.0	variables that accompany a wide range of medical conditions. And let's face it, clowns are
1:59.2	sometimes scary. So these professionals are smart
2:02.5	about their work as they engage carefully and smartly, intentionally planned and off the cuff
2:09.3	as they consider, you know, what is happening in the moment and who their audience is and how
2:14.3	the audience is reacting. And, you know, are they engaged or are they scared
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