Study shows medical clowns essential in patient treatment
More than a painted face and funny shoes, medical clowns help patients through advocacy, empowerment, motivation and problem solving.
More than a painted face and funny shoes, medical clowns help patients through advocacy, empowerment, motivation and problem solving.
A survey of one Israeli hospital’s oncology staff on the impact of Dream Doctors medical clowns reveals some eye-opening insights.
Study performed in Israeli hospital-based special-ed program is first controlled research examining medical clowning as therapy for children with ASD.
Dream Doctors take the skills they hone daily in Israeli hospitals and apply them at scenes of despair, death and destruction across the globe.
‘I Clown You’ Project flew over two professional therapeutic clowns for a week of events, lectures, hospital visits, workshops and seminars.
Free eye surgeries, AIDS and malaria prevention, cancer screenings, equipment donations, public health education among the ways Israel helps.
Two Russian-Israeli filmmakers are documenting four therapeutic clowns in Israel, who work as an integral part of the healing team at hospitals.
Israel didn’t just send medical and rescue staff to Nepal in the wake of the earthquake, it also sent therapeutic clowns.
For the first time, TAU study empirically confirms effectiveness of “medical clowns” in puncture tests.
An Israeli hospital is first in the world to integrate medical clowns in treating sexual-assault victims, inspiring similar programs abroad.
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Red-nosed professionals are now in Israel to explore new methods and approaches at the University of Haifa conference.