Using Art to Communicate About Surgery (HLOL #233)
Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast
English - March 01, 2023 06:01 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science health literacy helen osborne learning education teaching hlol Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Maria Baimas-George, MD, MPH, not only is a transplant surgeon but also the author and illustrator of The Strength of My Scars, a series of children’s books about a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. Dr. Baimas-George is passionate about the value of intertwining art and surgery to improve patient understanding, increase satisfaction, and […]
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Maria Baimas-George, MD, MPH, not only is a transplant surgeon but also the author and illustrator of The Strength of My Scars, a series of children’s books about a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. Dr. Baimas-George is passionate about the value of intertwining art and surgery to improve patient understanding, increase satisfaction, and reduce apprehension.
In this podcast, Dr. Baimas-George talks with Helen Osborne about:
How art and surgery are often intertwined. That includes beauty within the body as well as using art in patient communication.
Why and how analogies and illustrations together can help increase patients understanding, even of complex topics like pathophysiology.
What listeners in all settings can do to incorporate visuals in their work.
More ways to learn:
The Strength of My Scars. A series of books for children that addresses the anatomy, pathophysiology, hospital course, surgical detail, and post-operative care for specific conditions using easy to understand language and colorful visual aids.
“Novel Way to Improve Satisfaction, Comprehension, and Anxiety in Caregivers: A Randomized Trial Exploring the Use of Comprehensive, Illustrated Children’s Books for Pediatric Surgical Populations,” by Baimas-George, M et al. Published in JACS (Journal of the American College of Surgeons), March 2022.
“Picture superiority in free recall: Imagery or dual coding?” by Paivio A, Csapo K. Published in Cognitive Psychology, 1973.
“Remembering what the doctor said: Organization and adults’ memory for medical information,” by McGuire LC. Published in Experimental Aging Research, 1996.
“Patients’ memory for medical information,” by Kessels RPC. Published in JRSM (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine),
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. Especially relevant to this podcast is the chapter, “X-tras.”
Read a transcript of this podcast.
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