02/10/2026
In November, we proudly launched The Creative Heart, an innovative new series at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that explores how imagination, spirituality, and artistic expression can serve as meaningful resources in cancer care. The inaugural two-hour event featured engaging conversations and creative demonstrations with award-winning Chef JJ Johnson and Will Schwalbe, author of the bestselling memoir The End of Your Life Book Club.
Both speakers offered practical insights on weaving creativity into daily life, alongside powerful personal reflections on how their creative pursuits — cooking, writing, and reading — have sustained them through challenging times and helped them thrive. Their passion, which they each described as an “obsession,” was contagious and deeply inspiring to the 79 participants in attendance, including patients, family members, caregivers, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
Our next Creative Heart event will take place on October 21, 2026. Additional details will be shared soon on the MSK CME Portal: bit.ly/MSKCME. To receive updates about upcoming MSK CME events, you can subscribe here: bit.ly/MSKCMECourseInfoEmailList