ABoUT SHCN
The Spirituality in Health Care Network (SHCN), is a group of health care professionals, healers, spiritual leaders, artists, and community members dedicated to integrating spirituality in health care.
We are a bridging network that offers a place where everyone is welcome, regardless of beliefs. We provide a forum to share and learn from each other as we explore how spirituality and health care can and does work together.
We are a volunteer organization that meets in person, five times a year in Toronto. We invite local and visiting leaders to share their perspectives and engage the wisdom and experience of our community.
SHCN was founded in 2000 by Yvonne Kason MD and John Thornton MD in Toronto. Larry Nusbaum MD is our current chair.
Our Goals
- To promote supportive dialogue and networking between health care professionals, therapists, academics, researchers, spiritual leaders of all affiliations, healers, artists, and community members interested in integrating Spirituality with Health Care.
- To provide educational opportunities via informal evening network meetings with speakers from within the network and beyond.
- To honour the network's broad-based spiritual focus by opening and closing meetings with sacred rituals from diverse spiritual perspectives.
Steering Committee MemberS
SHCN CHAIR: LARRY NUSBAUM MD
SHCN STEERING COMMITTEE:
JOHN THORNTON MD
HELOISA PORTO PSYCHOTHERAPIST
BRANDON L.D. KLAYMAN