Visual Arts and Health - Effectiveness of Art Therapy in Medicine: the evidence speaks for itself
Institutional Communication Service
27 August 2024
There is a growing interest among health sciences in how the visual arts contribute to improving health and well-being, as evidenced by initiatives such as the World Health Organisation's Global Arts and Health Programme and the growing body of evidence, including systematic reviews. Enzo Grossi will map out the main scientific studies available today internationally. The filter will focus on randomised studies and meta-analyses. Gianna Carla Riccitelli acting as discussant will focus on the neurobiological and cerebral mechanisms by which art therapy has therapeutic effects on various degenerative neurological diseases. Enzo Grossi will coordinate the discussion.
Save the date: Monday, 18 November 2024 at 6 pm in the Multipurpouse room, East Campus Lugano (Via La Santa, Lugano-Viganello).
Speaker: Enzo Grossi, IBSA Foundation (CH); Villa Santa Maria Foundation (IT)
Discussant: Gianna Carla Riccitelli, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, EOC; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences USI (CH)
Enzo Grossi
Coordinator of the course and member of the Advisory Board of IBSA Foundation for scientific research. Over the last 15 years, he has worked extensively in the fields of art, culture and health with a wide range of scientific publications, seminars and university courses. Since 2012, he has been Scientific Director of the ‘Villa Santa Maria’ Foundation in Tavernerio (Como) and of the Institute of the same name, a home for children and adolescents suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders. Since 2016 he has been Scientific Advisor for the Bracco Foundation, Milan. He has authored more than 500 publications listed on Google Scholar and more than 200 listed on PubMed.
Gianna Carla Riccitelli
Gianna Carla Riccitelli, Neuroscientist, currently Head of the Local Research Unit at EOC Istituto di Neuroscienze Cliniche della Svizzera Italiana (EOC Institute of Clinical Neuroscience of Italian Switzerland) and Lecturer at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of USI, is an expert on the brain mechanisms responsible for the processing of cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes in humans. She is currently studying treatment protocols with advanced brain stimulation techniques in drug-resistant patients.