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College, the International Association for Music and Medicine and the American Music Therapy
Association.
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION:
The mission of the program includes conducting research and publishing material to further advance the
care provided to our patients and enhance the practice of medical music therapy. The team conducts
research in conjunction with doctors and nurses, providing the utmost care and attention to the patients
and families served. Current ongoing research projects involve mixed designs which provide for
quantitative and qualitative data collections. The studies include:
Heather on Earth Multi-site Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Study
The music therapy team led research in 10 hospitals in a study investigating the effects of music therapy
interventions for premature infants. This two-year project explored the use of live music with premature
infants diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome, clinical sepsis and/or small for gestational age
diagnoses. This study is completed.
Clinical Music Improvisation in Chemotherapy Study
In the Helen Sawaya Research Project at St Luke's Roosevelt music therapists are investigating the impact
of live music-drumming and clinical music improvisation, as well as vocal and song writing experiences
in resiliency of receiving infusion therapy. This study is ongoing.
The Effects of Music Therapy in the Recovery of Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Music therapists are measuring the effects of live music applications in pain and recovery of spinal
patients. This study is ongoing.
Music Therapy and the Effects of Noise in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
As noise is a reported hazard affecting medical error as well as a hospital‟s capacity to maintain a healing
environment, a research study is measuring staff, patient and caregivers' impressions of noise in the SICU
with no music and after environmental music interventions are offered. This study is ongoing.
Music Therapy during Simulation in Radiation Therapy
This study is researching the use of music psychotherapy sessions and music programs for patients
undergoing radiation therapy for newly diagnosed cancer. Patient preferred music is identified and
programs structured to meet the needs of their level of traumatic experience. This study is ongoing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
musicandmedicine.org
iammonline.com
Published materials under publications link on website, iammonline.com
Dr. Joanne Loewy is the co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal „Music & Medicine‟
published by SAGE (sagepub.com).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Organization: The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine
Address: Beth Israel Medical Center, 6 Silver 21, First Avenue at 16th St., New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212 420-3484 and Fax: 212 420-2726
Contact Person: Dr. Joanne Loewy, Director
Email: JLoewy@chpnet.org
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