{"title":"Journal of Biocommunication Showcase: Recipient of BCA's 2019 Louis Schmidt Award.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This JBC Showcase features the photographic imagery of Ted Kinsman, the 2019 Louis Schmidt Laureate. The Louis Schmidt Award, the highest given in the BCA, is named for BCA's second President. It is awarded annually for outstanding contributions to the progress of biological communications. The selection of the recipient each year is made by a committee composed of the nine most recent Louis Schmidt Award recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"44 1","pages":"e5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140257/pdf/jbc-44-1-e5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40486306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photography Transillumination Techniques: Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma.","authors":"Marie Jones, Faheez Mohamed","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medical photography can be both challenging and rewarding, particularly when faced with less than ideal situations and under pressure of time, environment, and clinicians' expectations. Clinical photographs are a scientific record, therefore, should be accurately focused, exposed and framed. They should fulfil the brief and illustrate the subject effectively. I will describe a photography technique that has been invaluable in the documentation and diagnosis of a rare clinical condition, (multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma) and in informing fellow clinicians of the visual appearance of disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"44 1","pages":"e3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f5/3c/jbc-44-1-e3.PMC9138813.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40486308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Publisher's Comment: JBC Volume 44, Number 1, 2020.","authors":"Gary W Schnitz","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Welcome to the Journal of Biocommunication issue 44-1. The issue represents our first issue of 2020 and our eighth issue designed for our new mixed publishing format that offers our authors traditional publishing as well as open access options. Our Journal is dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research, and we accept manuscripts, which are of interest to the broader bioscience community. We welcome authors reporting on their high-impact discoveries, cutting-edge research, and new imaging methodologies. Our professional organizations and the Journal are critical for generating open access content of scholarly, intellectual, and creative merit.</p>","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"44 1","pages":"e1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ab/f8/jbc-44-1-e1.PMC9138708.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40486307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth N Weissbrod, Joseph O Lopreiato, Mark W Bowyer, Danielle A Simms, Eric M Singdahlsen
{"title":"Rapid Application Temporary Tattoos for Medical Moulage: From Development to Testing and Commercialization.","authors":"Elizabeth N Weissbrod, Joseph O Lopreiato, Mark W Bowyer, Danielle A Simms, Eric M Singdahlsen","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v44i1.10620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Military medical education and training often utilize theatrical makeup, or moulage, to simulate injuries or pathologies. Traditional methods of moulage application are incredibly realistic when expertly applied. However, moulage can be expensive in terms of supplies, manpower, and time. We proposed that by creating a library of illustrations for use with temporary tattoos, the overall cost of moulage could decrease with little to no impact on training goals and objectives. The development, detailed testing and plans for commercialization are outlined herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"44 1","pages":"e4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/07/ea/jbc-44-1-e4.PMC9140235.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40486303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Journal of Biocommunication Showcase: Recipient of AMI's 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This JBC Showcase features the award winning medical illustration of Cynthia Turner. Cynthia was the recipient of the Association of Medical Illustrators' 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her award was presented at the Awards Ceremony during the AMI's 2019 annual meeting held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</p>","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"44 1","pages":"e6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9139260/pdf/jbc-44-1-e6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40486305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palliative Care Comics: Designing a Person-Centered Patient Education Tool","authors":"Mona S Li, S. Wall, C. Zimmermann","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10292","url":null,"abstract":"Palliative care can improve quality of life in patients facing life-threatening illnesses by addressing their physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs. Research has shown that palliative care initiated early in the disease trajectory improves patients' mood, quality of life, and even survival. Nevertheless, timely referral and willingness to initiate palliative care are hindered by stigma and the misconception that palliative care is for patients who have exhausted treatment options. Well-designed comics may be useful for addressing complex, stigmatized topics because they are unintimidating, easy to consume, and relatable to readers. Unsurprisingly, educational comics can teach more effectively than text or verbal instruction. Since palliative care is valued by patients for being a person-centered and patient-led experience, comics may be uniquely suited to educate about this topic by embedding information in the context of an individual patient journey. The comic, currently a work-in-progress, will include a didactic narrative about palliative care and a situational narrative describing the patient experience. Feedback from palliative care patients during the development process will inform visual and narrative design of the comic.","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"89 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85908616","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}
Avesta Rastan, N. Woolridge, M. Dryer, Craig Daniels, Michael Taylor
{"title":"Illuminating Medulloblastoma","authors":"Avesta Rastan, N. Woolridge, M. Dryer, Craig Daniels, Michael Taylor","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10280","url":null,"abstract":"Medulloblastoma, a childhood brain cancer of the cerebellum, has one of the highest mortality rates of pediatric cancers. For over a century, scientists believed that medulloblastoma metastasized exclusively through cerebrospinal fluid; however, novel research reveals that it can also spread through the circulatory system. Understanding this new mechanism is critical for the development of therapies and to help affected families understand their child's disease. An educational 3D animation was developed to effectively disseminate this research to the scientific community and to educate physicians, researchers, and affected families about this disease. A story-driven narrative and emphasis on visual metaphor put the research in context by establishing why this research matters, what the future implications are, and how it is relevant to the audience. Additionally, various visual design strategies were implemented in order to increase memory retention and audience engagement. The final animation is the first visual resource that educates a lay audience on the two different mechanisms of medulloblastoma metastasis.","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"377 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76624702","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":"Development of an Interactive Patient Education Tool for Genetic Testing in Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Maurita Hung, Michael Corrin, S. Wall, N. Hoang","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10277","url":null,"abstract":"Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence of 1 in 68 children. The cause of the disorder is unknown, but research suggests that it involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Due to recent advances in sequencing technology, next generation sequencing is being incorporated into clinical practices, enabling researchers to obtain genetic data from ASD patients and elucidate the genetic variants that contribute to the disorder. Ultimately, this may lead to earlier diagnoses and interventions for future generations. The integration of next generation sequencing into clinical practices also benefits patients, because it can be used to identify other fatal genetic disorders associated with ASD and to advise parents on recurrence risk. Despite the benefits of genetic testing in the ASD field, there remain two communication gaps between families of patients affected by ASD and genetic counselors. First, there are few patient education resources on why patients with ASD should get genetic testing, resulting in a lack of awareness. The second communication gap is the challenge of explaining complex genomic results to families of patients who choose to undergo genetic testing. This master's research project aims to bridge both communication gaps through the implementation of an interactive web-based resource. With the use of visual analogies and storytelling techniques, the tool will aid in knowledge translation and improve society's understanding of genetic testing in the field of ASD.","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"105 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79754580","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":"Patient Education on Pre-operative Anemia: Using Character Animation to Promote Patient Activation","authors":"Tracy Xiang, K. Pavenski, S. Wall","doi":"10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i2.10281","url":null,"abstract":"Preoperative anemia affects up to 76% of the surgical population. One of the strongest predictors of allogenic blood transfusions (ABT), preoperative anemia is associated with worse patient outcomes including post-operative morbidity and mortality. Patient blood management (PBM) is a multidisciplinary program developed to address preoperative anemia and prevent unnecessary transfusions. Though PBM has been shown to reduce ABT and improve patient outcomes, many barriers to PBM implementation exist. Among these is patients' lack of awareness and insufficient patient-centered educational resources that could improve patient activation. Previous studies suggest that character-driven stories are especially effective in sign-posting access to health resources among different demographics. However, due to production limitations and adherence to current motion graphic trends (e.g., whiteboard animation and text animation), character-driven stories tend to be neglected in patient education. We propose to develop a patient education animation focused on three representative preoperative anemia patients. The narrative follows the characters' health journeys from diagnosis to treatment, as we use a combination of 2D and 3D character animation, motion graphics, and data visualization to clarify some of the most common misconceptions and knowledge gaps around pre-operative anemia. We aim for the animation to achieve two main communication goals: 1) to educate all preoperative patients on the risk and benefits of blood transfusion; and 2) to improve public awareness of the Patient Blood Management Program (PBM), thereby increasing patient activation and enhancing preoperative care outcomes. Upon completion, this project will be the first character-driven educational animation addressing PBM. Evaluation of this project will provide further evidence of the effectiveness of character-driven storytelling in inspiring patient activation, which will enable more biomedical communicators to produce better patient-education resources.","PeriodicalId":75049,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of biocommunication","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83001287","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}