Creating Art about Your Experiences with Healthcare

Posted January 12, 2023 • Last updated February 1, 2023

Closed February 28, 2023

Open to Interior Region, patient partners from Thompson - Okanagan

Last updated February 1, 2023

Health Areas
Coronary Artery Disease , Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Blood PressureMore

Study Purpose
The purpose of Embodied Books is to investigate how creating and reading artists’ books (fine art that takes the form of a book) can help health researchers understand patient perspectives on healthcare, illness, disability, caretaking, or other topics related to health in new and multi-sensory ways. I firmly believe first-person stories are vital to understand medicine from the patient’s point of view, and you can be a part of that progress.

Details
No prior experience in art or writing is necessary! Participants will meet weekly at the Summerland Arts Council building to create two artists’ books using painting, drawing, collage, binding, printmaking, and writing prompts. Keep one copy of your books, and choose to donate a second to the Embodied Books collection to use within medical education. Learn more and see previous participant examples at https://www.embodiedbooks.com/

Eligibility
Age: 18 Years – 100 Years Old
Accepting Healthy Volunteers: No

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From Our Community

Shana Ooms

Executive Director of Primary Care Strategy, Policy and Quality — BC Ministry of Health

Where those of us in the room may have debated policy or wording, patient voices made sure patients were top of mind. And as a result, significant improvements were made to simplify something that was otherwise complex. Patient voices at the table bring us back to reality in terms of what we are trying to achieve.