October 15, 2011
Today’s New York Times includes a report that citizens groups in and around Tokyo have been performing radiation testing separate from government efforts. Of concern, these groups are finding hot spots of radiation, including several spots with levels of radioactive cesium comparable to those observed in areas near the Chernobyl reactor in Russia. There is [...]
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October 5, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, I gave my students an exercise in designing a poster presentation. Rather than focus on the usual stuff of readability, use of logical sections, figures etc, I wanted to start off with narrative, and how you use it to convey your ideas to your audience effectively – telling stories through [...]
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Do You Know What Messages Your Patient Stories Are Really Sending?
January 9, 2013Including patient stories in health education materials and patient decision aids might seem like an obvious choice, for many reasons: They are vivid, engaging readers or viewers with the material. They have inherent credibility when told by people who have “been there.” They can provide useful information about health decisions in less boring ways than [...]