SCIENCE AND SOUNDS - Where Music Meets Medicine

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Dear colleagues, interested parties, and friends of music medicine and music therapy, the significant increase in chronic diseases calls for new, accessible, and effective treatment approaches. Music-based interventions from the fields of music medicine and music therapy address the physical and psychosocial burdens associated with chronic illnesses. “Music-Based Interventions for Chronic Illnesses” is therefore the title of our third “Science & Sounds” Conference in Hamburg. During the expert symposium on the first day, (inter)national speakers from the fields of medicine and music therapy will present and discuss different perspectives and treatment approaches for chronic diseases. The second day is also open to the interested public and will feature insights into the transdisciplinary research activities of the newly established ligeti center and the Center for Music Medicine and Music Therapy at the UKE. Presentations and a case forum will focus on how theoretical research findings can be effectively translated into practice. In workshops, you’ll gain interesting practical insights. You can also look forward to a diverse musical program. We cordially invite you to this third festival-conference in Hamburg. We look forward to two highly engaging days filled with stimulating professional exchanges and new insights!

Program:
9:30 a.m.: Registration
10:15 a.m.: Opening
10:30 a.m.: Chronically Ill Individuals—A Chronically Ill Society (Anne Berghöfer)
11:00 a.m.: Psychological Stress and Disorders in Chronic Physical Illnesses—
: What Do We Know from Epidemiological Studies? (Martin Härter)
11:20 a.m.: Arts-based interventions for noncommunicable diseases: An umbrella review (Joke Bradt)
11:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Multimorbidity—a challenge in outpatient care (Martin Scherer, Tina Mallon)

Session 1 Music-Based Interventions for Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Chair: Dorothee von Moreau
1:00 PM: Out of Breath? Not Quite—Music Therapy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases—An Introduction (Hans Klose)
1:20 PM: Post-acute infection symptoms such as post-COVID and ME/CFS – Clinical presentation and challenges in care (Jakob Johne)
1:40 PM: Vocal expression as an effective factor in psychosomatic music therapy (Holger Selig)
2:00–2:30 PM: Discussion

Session 2 When Music Causes Illness—Chronic Conditions Among Musicians
Chair: David Baaß
3:00 PM: Musculoskeletal Complaints Among Musicians: Interdisciplinary Care Combining Physical Therapy and Pedagogy (Alexandra Türk-Espitalier)
3:20 PM: Chronic Vocal Strain in Professional Singers: Clinical Decision-Making and Interdisciplinary Treatment (Veronika Segler, Jale Papila)
3:40 PM: Chronic Psychological Stress in Musicians (Claudia Spahn)
4:00–4:30 PM: Discussion

Session 3 Music-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Diseases
Chair: Sebastian Debus
5:00 PM: The Evidence for Music Interventions in Cardiovascular Medicine: What Is Established? (Sebastian Debus)
5:20 PM: Music Therapy in Pediatric Cardiology (Sarah Böhmer)
5:40 PM: A Healing Soundscape for Vascular Surgery—Implementation of a Sound Installation in the Operating Room (Pia Preißler)
6:00–6:30 p.m.: Discussion
7:30 p.m.: Poster Session: Posters, Wine & Music

Event Schedule at a Glance: “
” Symposium on Friday, November 27, 26, at the UKE
Open Forum on Saturday, November 28, 26, at the HfMT

Information on registration and participation fees can be found on the website of the Brahms Billroth Foundation.