{"id":20742,"date":"2026-07-31T10:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/sessions\/the-creative-prescription-lab-making-space-for-creativity-in-general-practice\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:17","slug":"the-creative-prescription-lab-making-space-for-creativity-in-general-practice","status":"publish","type":"wsa_session","link":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/sessions\/the-creative-prescription-lab-making-space-for-creativity-in-general-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"The creative prescription lab: making space for creativity in general practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creative health is an approach that recognises the positive impact of creativity and creative activities on our health and wellbeing. These activities span a wide spectrum, including the performing and visual arts, design and craft, literature, culture, and digital or electronic arts. Interest in the role of creativity in supporting both individual and community wellbeing has grown significantly in recent years. Evidence shows that taking part in creative activities can reduce mental distress, strengthen social connections, enhance quality of life, and support personal growth and empowerment. Creative health embodies the spirit of libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9; fostering liberty of self-expression and empowerment. It promotes equality by making creative tools for wellbeing accessible to all, and strengthens solidatrity by building social cohesion and community support through shared creative experiences.The workshop objectives are that participants will:\u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Gain an understanding of the concept of creative health 2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Gain an understanding of how arts and creativity can impact health and wellbeing ourselves and our patients.This workshop will use a variety of teaching methods \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0an introductory slide-based presentation by co-authors \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0demonstration of creative health in action e.g. GP poetry read-outs \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0pair discussions and small group breakouts to discuss creative health opportunities\u00a0 \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0group-based creative activities, including photo poetry \u00a0 The first 10-15 minutes involves an introductory slide presentation by the co-authors and a demonstration of creative health in action.\u00a0 Paritcipants will then be split into small groups to discuss creative health opportunities.\u00a0 Following this, time will be allocated to group-based creative activities.\u00a0 There wil be time for group feedback at the end of the session.After attending, participants will be able to: 1.\u00a0 \u00a0 Apply the concepts of creative health to their clinical setting,\u00a0 2.\u00a0 \u00a0 Apply the concepts of creative health in their own livesThis workshop aims to equip participants with skills and confidence to apply creative health in their own setting, for themselves, their teams and patients. It will embody the ideals of libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9, offering participants the freedom to express themselves creatively, promotoing equal access to well-being through the arts, and fostering solidarity through collaborative creative activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-20742","wsa_session","type-wsa_session","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session\/20742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wsa_session"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}