How can design reimagine healthcare?

Design is a complex problem-solving tool for approaching the wicked problems riddling healthcare today. By understanding and identifying the issue, design inspires new thoughtful ideas and has the power to change the patient and provider experience. .

ConcussED: Comics as Discharge Instructions

ConcussED: Comics as Discharge Instructions

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Graphic Medicine is a growing field that seeks to capture the individual experience with illness and the healthcare system through visual narrative, ie. comics and graphic novels (graphicmed.org). Comics are increasingly being used in education; their efficacy in helping students learn material has been shown in small studies.

Currently, patient education in the Emergency Department occurs at the time of discharge through the physician, nurse, or text-based discharge instructions. Several studies have suggested low comprehension and a higher than average required reading level of discharge instructions. To our knowledge, no other visual-based discharge instructions directed towards adolescents and children exist. To this effect, we created a 2 page comic for the adolescent patient to supplement text-based discharge instructions for the parents.

Visual Abstracts

Visual Abstracts

Using Humor to Persuade for Practice Changes

Using Humor to Persuade for Practice Changes