Special Brisbane Screening: Hippocratic – 18 experiments in gently shaking the world
His peers call him the ‘Gandhi of modern medicine’. The New York Times acknowledged him as the ‘father of palliative care in India’. And he’s definitely at the vanguard of change in medical practice around the world.
Now internationally acclaimed palliative care specialist Dr MR Rajagopal will be touring Queensland on in October, for special showings of a powerful Australian documentary that chronicles his extraordinary work to promote whole- person care and, in the process, refocus on the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath.
Narrated by Agatha Christie’s Poirot star David Suchet – and produced by Moonshine Movies’ Mike Hill and Sue Collins, Hippocratic – 18 experiments in gently shaking the world explores Dr Raj’s mission to inject more ethical practice to modern medicine across the globe.
In this 88-minute documentary, Dr Raj speaks about how modern medicine has lost its way, how the medical system is fuelling poverty, how physician-assisted suicide is being debated globally and the pain management crisis being caused by regulation of pain medications.
With World Hospice and Palliative Care Day being marked on Saturday, October 14, the premiere screenings of this
biographical documentary on the following dates.
Where: GOLD COAST – The Divine Café, 88 Allied Drive, Arundel
When: Friday, October 11, 2015, from 5.30pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/hippocratic-a-story-inspired-by-an-ancient-oath-tickets-34495719626?aff=es2
Where: TOWNSVILLE – Event Cinemas, Cnr Sturt & Blackwood Streets, Townsville City
When: Wednesday, October 18, from 6pm
Tickets: tickets.demand.film/event/2216
Where: SUNSHINE COAST – Event Cinemas, Sunshine Plaza, Maroochydore
When: Wednesday, October 18, from 6pm
Tickets: tickets.demand.film/event/2218
Where: CAIRNS – Cairns City Event Cinemas, 108 Grafton Street, Cairns
When: Wednesday, October 18, from 6pm
Tickets: tickets.demand.film/event/2217
Where: ROCKHAMPTON – BCC Cinemas, Stockland, Highway 1, North Rockhampton
When: Wednesday, October 18, from 6.30pm
Tickets: hippocraticfilm.com/see-the-film/
Where: IPSWICH – Orpheus Hall,
When: Saturday, November 4,
Tickets: hippocraticfilm.com/see-the-film/
