{"title":"Glioblastoma: The Weed of the Brain.","authors":"Anna Roberts, Mark Roughley, Caroline Wilkinson","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2010521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2010521","url":null,"abstract":"In the changing landscape of medicine, cancer comes as a priority. 11,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour each year in the United Kingdom (NHS, 2020); however, only 1% of funding is attributed (Scott, 2021). ‘Glioblastoma: The Weed of the Brain’ is a research project that aims to engage audiences on Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), currently recognised as the most aggressive brain tumour in medical literature (Duma, 2016). The tumour forms in the astrocyte cells that reside within the glial cells, found in the brain and spinal cord (Cancer research UK, n.d.). The tumour insidiously spreads through the white matter pathways within the brain (Duma, 2016) in a process known as angiogenesis; in which tumour cells invade healthy brain tissue and gain oxygen from blood vessel to increase its spread (Grisham, 2014). This growth pattern attests to the tumours’ complexity but also why no treatment has led to a successful prognosis. Current treatments have only sought to prolong the life expectancy from around 12 to 18 months (Methodist, 2019); through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation (Brem & Abdullah, 2017). These methods have proven harmful to brain cells and indicate a lack of acknowledgement for other methods, such as botany in medicine.","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"54-60"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39808116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commemorating exceptional valour: recognising the brave who tamed a pandemic.","authors":"Amitabh Verma","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2014304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2014304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>COVID-19's ongoing, protracted visitation has prevented due acknowledgement of efforts to control it, particularly those of the medical workers who volunteered to serve on the frontlines, disregarding uncertainty and personal risk, in the early days when the consequences of exposure were unknown. This artwork seeks to memorialise the diligence, selflessness, and professional commitment of the medical community in a time of extraordinary difficulty. Referencing historical patterns of iconography, this graphic imagery proposes a modernised representation of bravery by interweaving narratives of equality, inclusivity, humour and optimism, to recognise the unnamed many who helped make the world a safer place.</p>","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"61-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39808115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The picture of health: photography for wellbeing.","authors":"Jo-Anne Breckon, Amy Lake","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2016030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2016030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"48-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39851349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hana Pokojna, Caroline Erolin, Christopher Henstridge
{"title":"The transparent minds: methods of creation of 3D digital models from patient specific data.","authors":"Hana Pokojna, Caroline Erolin, Christopher Henstridge","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2008230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2008230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper focuses on the method for creating 3-dimensional (3D) digital models extracted from patient- specific scans of the brain. The described approach consists of several cross-platform stages: raw data segmentation, data correction in 3D-modelling software, post-processing of the 3D digital models and their presentation on an interactive web-based platform. This method of data presentation offers a cost and time effective option to present medical data accurately. An important aspect of the process is using real patient data and enriching the traditional slice-based representation of the scans with 3D models that can provide better understanding of the organs' structures. The resulting 3D digital models also form the basis for further processing into different modalities, for example models in Virtual Reality or 3D physical model printouts. The option to make medical data less abstract and more understandable can extend their use beyond diagnosis and into a potential aid in anatomy and patient education. The methods presented in this paper were originally based on the master thesis 'Transparent Minds: Testing for Efficiency of Transparency in 3D Physical and 3D Digital Models', which focussed on creating and comparing the efficiency of transparent 3D physical and 3D digital models from real-patient data.</p>","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"17-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39903176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training in bereavement communication - attitudes to guidance and training for clinical photographers.","authors":"Beathan A Halbert","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2020624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2020624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bereavement is one of the most emotionally intense situations healthcare staff can find themselves in and requires extensive communication training to work in. While other healthcare staff receive specific training in bereavement, clinical photographers do not receive much, if any, in the form of bereavement communication training. The lack of training can lead to clinical photographers feeling ill-prepared to communicate with bereaved parents. This paper aims to identify if clinical photographers feel there is a need for training or written guidance and what they would wish to see included within it. A questionnaire was distributed to clinical photographers via the Institute of Medical Illustrators to gather opinions, results indicate that the majority feel there is a need.</p>","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"32-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39717498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Balloons, tails and bubbles: depicting speech and thought out of the brain and into the clinic.","authors":"Geoffrey D Schott","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2016379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2016379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Illustrations of the internal workings of the brain often depict arrows. In contrast, many illustrations which depict the link between certain brain functions and the outside world harness a graphic technique more usually associated with forms of popular culture such as comics. This technique comprises a balloon containing an image or message linked either by a tail emanating from the mouth when representing speech, or by a stream of bubbles emanating from the head when representing thought. Although a pictorial speech device first appeared over two millennia ago, balloons with their linkages now have various important practical clinical applications, notably in autism spectrum disorders, profound deafness in children without neurocognitive impairment, and sexual health education.</p>","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"10-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Looking through the kaleidoscope: Healing connections through the art of medicine.","authors":"Julia H Miao, Kathleen H Miao","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2002136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2002136","url":null,"abstract":"Through the kaleidoscope imagery, the interconnections between art and health inspire our works of art in the visual and digital realms. The art of medicine is an essential skill in the repertoire of practicing healthcare professionals as a means of communication in medicine and patient care. Art heals. It forges connections among medical professionals and patients, families and healthcare teams. In sync, the works of art, colourful spirographs that focus on radial symmetry, display the visual connections and illustrate the colourful communication that brings together medical management and treatment plans to promote healing and improve the lives of patients. Inspired by their patients, all three artworks, ‘Morpheus,’ ‘Red Pill, Blue Pill,’ and ‘Neo’ embody abstract and open-minded interpretations of the intersection of art and medicine. ‘Morpheus’ highlights the fluidity of diverse dreams, shapes, and colours, emblematic of the diverse experiences and hopes of both patients and healthcare professionals in elevating the health of each other and our communities. ‘Red Pill, Blue Pill’ represents the various choices and voices often incorporated into challenging medical decision-making, and finally, ‘Neo’ illuminates the hope of medical treatment and recovery of our patients to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, for both the present and future generations beyond (Figures 1–3). Julia H. Miao and Kathleen H. Miao graduated from Cornell University with BAs in Biological Sciences. Passionate about patient care and community service, Julia and Kathleen enjoy exploring their passions in patient advocacy, medical humanities, research, and visual art narratives in medicine. Inspired by the many patients they cared for, their artworks have been exhibited across the country.","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 2","pages":"64-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39648739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seung Heyck Lee, Rudra Kashyap Pandya, J. Hussain, Rebecca Jennifer Lau, Emily Anne Brock Chambers, Apple Geng, Bernie Xiong Jin, Oliver Zhou, Tingting Wu, Lauren Barr, Murray Junop
{"title":"Perceptions of using infographics for scientific communication on social media for COVID-19 topics: a survey study","authors":"Seung Heyck Lee, Rudra Kashyap Pandya, J. Hussain, Rebecca Jennifer Lau, Emily Anne Brock Chambers, Apple Geng, Bernie Xiong Jin, Oliver Zhou, Tingting Wu, Lauren Barr, Murray Junop","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2021.2020625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2021.2020625","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Navigating for accurate information, especially health- and science-related content, on social media has been challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although infographics are a popular medium for simplifying text-based information into visual components, their usefulness during a global health crisis has not been explored. The study aims to explore the perceptions of infographics in conveying scientific information related to COVID-19 on social media. Following a social media campaign that published COVID-19 related infographics from May to August 2020, a cross-sectional survey was administered to social media users, primarily students from Western University. Several questions asked respondents to make comparisons with written articles when reporting their perceptions of infographics. Seventy-three percent of students from 361 responses belonged to health-related academic backgrounds. Seventy-two percent felt more likely to share infographics than written articles on social media due to the visual appeal. Nearly 90% felt it was easier to navigate through complicated science and that more scientists should use infographics on social media. Educational background did not influence the perceived usefulness of infographics in understanding scientific information. Infographics are perceived favourably in conveying scientific information about COVID-19 on social media. Findings from this study can inform communication strategies during a pandemic and, more broadly, global crises.","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 1","pages":"105 - 113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44352863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Boodoosingh, U. Lima, Saunima’a Ma Fulu-Aiolupotea, M. Dembinsky, S. Hagen
{"title":"Lessons learned from developing a Samoan health education video on pelvic organ prolapse","authors":"R. Boodoosingh, U. Lima, Saunima’a Ma Fulu-Aiolupotea, M. Dembinsky, S. Hagen","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2022.2043736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2022.2043736","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Pelvic organ prolapse affects an estimated 40% of parous women in developed countries, but there is no prevalence data in Samoa. The impacts of pelvic organ prolapse include urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence, with many women being asymptomatic. Samoan women have high prevalence of risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse, such as obesity and parity. There are non-surgical and surgical interventions for pelvic organ prolapse. Limited sexual and reproductive health education in Samoa hinders women’s knowledge of the pelvic organs and what is considered normal. This short report describes the process of developing and producing an educational video on pelvic organ prolapse in Samoan and English and the lessons learned from the process.","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 1","pages":"169 - 171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42456846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"John B Davies","authors":"Robert Brown","doi":"10.1080/17453054.2022.2037833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2022.2037833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine","volume":"45 1","pages":"132 - 132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48161376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}