Adelheid Roosen on Gentleness in Healthcare - Levinas Care Lecture
took place · 13 Oct 2026
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In a healthcare system driven by protocols, budget cuts, and evidence-based practice, gentleness is far from guaranteed. What happens to healthcare when there is more room for personal attention - not for large systems or abstract principles, but for the encounter itself? And how do you achieve that as a care worker in a system chronically short of time?
These questions take centre stage at the Levinas Care Lecture on Tuesday 13 October at 20:00 in Arminius, Rotterdam. Speaking are theatre maker Adelheid Roosen, professor Floortje Scheepers, and Lex Bohlmeijer.











