‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado…
Matthew’s Pick of the Week…
I’ve had a strange week, interrupted by a 2nd nor’easter in as many weeks and a disjointed work schedule. Because of that, I must apologize and admit there just isn’t time for a long post for my pick of the week. That said, I will use this space to let you know clearly that the NIH Recording of A Conversation about Graphic Medicine is available! In case you missed something, just want to revisit, or didn’t get a chance to view it at all, you can now watch it (or re-watch it) whenever you like.
I also want to say that if you only read one link from this week’s post, it should be the Sugarland webcomic. Given how high the incidence of diabetes – of all types – is in the Western world, we really have a lack of these stories in graphic medicine and this one addresses so many of the issues it’s amazing. Diabetes is one of those illnesses – like lung cancer or HIV – that comes with so much culturally allowed stigma (the YOU BROUGHT IT UPON YOURSELF brigade…) that we need as many firsthand perspectives as possible.
Articles & More…
Comic: Rita Levi-Montalcini (PDF)
Webcomic: Sugarland
Webcomic: Comic: Goodbye, Puerto Rico… Hello, USA?
Webcomic: I Had 85% of my Stomach Cut Out. Am I A Traitor? via @TheNib
Webcomic: The Biopsy via @ootastic
Webcomic: The Over-Caffeinated Medic (site)
Webcomic (Scholarly): Annals Graphic Medicine – Is This What Depression Looks Like?
Scholarly: Together We STRIDE (Strategizing Together Relevant Interventions for Diet and Exercise)
Scholarly: Graphic Narratives, Trauma and Social Justice
Scholarly: [Iron Man: Between Confusion of Identity and Addiction to Technology].
Podcast (Scholarly): COMICS CRASH COURSE – EPISODE #1: What Are Comics, Actually?
Podcast: New Podcast – A Look at Graphic Medicine
Interview: Corpus Aims for Honest Stories of Physical and Mental Illness
Interview: Patients and Caregivers Use Comics to Document Medical Journeys
Video: Green: Comics and Medicine? You Must Be Joking!
Blog: Examen neurológico//Neurological exam
Blog: Graphic Novels Offer Windows, Mirrors on Mental Health
Facebook: Self Care Reminders (comics)
Medical Humanities: Tips on maintaining wellness during residency
Comics & Medicine Conference Coming in August at CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES
Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Drawn!: at the National Library of Medicine
Graphic Medicine Shelf on Goodreads via @trosLIB
Experiments in the Field: Why are Artists and Scientists Collaborating?
When the Surgeon General Reads a Comic Book, You Know It Must Be Good For You
Comics, Education, and Advocacy
Brazen: Celebrate Women’s History Month with this gorgeous graphic novel
Naval Institute Press Navigates to Graphic Novels
The 2018 Cartoonist Studio Prize Shortlists
Tweets…
The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment https://t.co/K4j2KNIWts via @thedailybeast
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
Yes! I will be there! https://t.co/m81fxea4dO
— ComicNurse (@ComicNurse) March 2, 2018
Great to see @Comicspedia & @GeekTherapy featured here! https://t.co/zWXkrRrkaw
— The Comics Grid (@ComicsGrid) March 2, 2018
I was interviewed for this piece last Fall. It’s exciting to see @sljournal discussing @GraphicMedicine – much needed coverage! #medlibs https://t.co/kdKkdb08s3
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
The collective groan from the audience over this issue was really satisfying to hear. pic.twitter.com/l2vCvC3IDg
— Melanie Gill Man ECCC W5 (@melgillman) March 2, 2018
Proud that Tangles is part of the Celebrate Women promo at @chaptersindigo — in great company. @fhbooks pic.twitter.com/loPLki4Maf
— Sarah Leavitt (@SarahBLeavitt) March 9, 2018
Rushed back yesterday to attend this #GraphicMedicine conversation @NIH. I also got to meet MK,… https://t.co/zttKlEfguC
— Joseph R. Vivens (@ChunkyNFriends) March 2, 2018
“#Feet and #eye #clinic check 2 – follow the #light” (#panel and #sketch) #type1diabetes #comic#diabetes #wip #pencil #colour #selfie #digital art #sketchbook #medicine #patient #graphic #poetry #illustration #art #sciart #artscience #mcrschart #postgrad #bigartboost pic.twitter.com/17zjwtqL61
— Tony Pickering (@mrpickers) March 2, 2018
If you missed the National Library of Medicine’s conversation with MK Czerwiec, Ellen Forney and me about Graphic Medicine, stay tuned as it will be available soon. https://t.co/GixGalT1lB
— Michael Green (@mjg15) March 2, 2018
Well, thank you!
Easy to record good conversations. Yesterday was awsome! You touched some of the issues I am concerned about.What is graphic medicine and does it matter? And how do we prove it works and/or helps? Amazed by your research!!— monica lalanda (@mlalanda) March 2, 2018
#CurrentlyReading #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/0IuW1C4KoM
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
“Our goal should not be to turn the target audience into public health educators, but to value them as non-experts and build on their daily experience of life.”
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
#GraphicMedicine (though not relevant for my educational focused review) pic.twitter.com/MnAizxbmV8
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
Every time I come across this one I pray it’s sarcastic. #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/r7W3lePKQy
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 2, 2018
Ecstatic curator (me) and work by @CeceBellBooks @Julia_Wertz & @marinaomi – small detail of Graphic Medicine exhibit at the National Library of Medicine. More to come when less exhausted!! @nlm_news @GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/smpnivmbZc
— Ellen Forney (@ellen_forney) March 3, 2018
Catch me at the #SNaHP2018 Conference – I’ll be heading the Turning Activism into Art workshop! #graphicmedicine
— ShirlyWhirlMD (@shirlywhirlmd) March 3, 2018
#GraphicMedicine in here too. pic.twitter.com/rhg6oAaEcj
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 3, 2018
Just as you start to feel clever.. RT if you’ve ever had a #paedsputdown @mcsassymd @GoodishIntent @medicalaxioms #medicine #doctor #FOAMed #medschool #MedEd @geekymedics #graphicmedicine #nhs #SaturdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/E5k1IK9f0r
— Unicyclemedic (@unicycle_medic) March 3, 2018
„Die Comics zeigen, wie wir Krankheit erleben“.
Professorin I.-M. Krüger-Fürhoff leitet das Forschungsprojekt „#PathoGraphics“ an der @FU_Berlin.
Ein sehr interessantes #Interview.https://t.co/PsF7Etnoad#GraphicMedicine#GraphicPathography#MedicinaGráfica#PatografíaGráfica pic.twitter.com/3dsOCLekog— Blanca Mayor Serrano (@mayorserrano) March 3, 2018
.@GraphicMedicine: My friend is processing her pain and illness through drawing right now. The chaos of this image captures how so many problems can be interconnected. She basically ran out of space on the picture to depict “where it hurts.” https://t.co/XSWrALpGQt
— Leah Misemer (@lsmisemer) March 3, 2018
Giving @GraphicMedicine a shout out in this #comic… I hope they don’t mind :/ #wip. Though I’m not convinced on the word ‘genre’, as GM encompasses many different topics and stories. pic.twitter.com/swbnTW5pVe
— Gareth Cowlin (@garethcowlin) March 3, 2018
Here’s another #smallpressflashback – Alice Urbino was one of @brokenfrontier’s original #BF6toWatch creators and DIMENSION was such a unique take on #graphicmedicine that she was a shoo-in to be among the first ‘Six to Watch’ in 2015. Review here at BF: https://t.co/YDueJHyPuy… pic.twitter.com/xgoMho1qJ4
— Andy Oliver (@AndyWPOliver) March 3, 2018
I was lucky enough to scrub in on a DBS surgery. Also, teaser from my book! #graphicmedicine #learningmedicinewithart #MedEd pic.twitter.com/f5qA6NVodI
— Sukriti (@ritib15) March 4, 2018
Day 4 #Diagnosis #1in10 #endometriosisawarenessmonth #endo #Endometriosis @lsmisemer @GraphicMedicine @DrSamiSchalk #rhetoric @HalloranVivian pic.twitter.com/3fakozNhRs
— Dr. Darcy Mullen (@FarmsWatson) March 4, 2018
Check out this Storify of the NLM: A Conversation about @GraphicMedicine (#NLMHistTalk) Dr. Patti Brennan converses with Ellen Forney, MK Czerwiec, and Dr. Michael Green about the new NLM traveling exhibit, Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Drawn. https://t.co/MfBX3eALLE
— AMI (@AMIdotorg) March 4, 2018
Check out @ComicNurse drawing comics and talking graphic medicine! So cool: Patients and Caregivers Use Comics to Document Medical Journeys https://t.co/nM6Ybwb2uN
— Sarah Leavitt (@SarahBLeavitt) March 4, 2018
‘Graphic Narratives, Trauma and Social Justice’ by @MedNarrative and myself is out as open access. @GraphicMedicine @LexComica https://t.co/WCD6ShSf7G
— Ebru Ustundag (@nomadic_ebru) March 4, 2018
“#Feet and #eye #clinic check 4 – it burns” (final panel/initial sketch) #type1diabetes #comic#diabetes #light #nosferatu #wip #pencil #colour #selfie #digitalart #sketch #sketchbook #medicine #patient #graphic #poetry #illustration #art #sciart #artscience #mcrschart #postgrad pic.twitter.com/iTl1dARW9V
— Tony Pickering (@mrpickers) March 5, 2018
A Look at @GraphicMedicine podcast with @susansquier and @ellen_forney. Geared more for public librarians, but certainly may interest #medlibs. https://t.co/JkVsQF5Uia
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 9, 2018
???⚕️Evidencia basada en la Medicina ??⚕️ ¿A quien no le ha pasado? ‼#evidenciabasadaenlamedicina #anecdotas #medicina #salud #sanidad #gripe #antibiotico #humormedico #medicinagrafica pic.twitter.com/gsBiYLdQE4
— Yo, Doctor (@yo_doctor) March 5, 2018
Not only in #comics format, but #flu is coming soon in an interactive playing format.#VirologyComics @ECDC_Flu https://t.co/yoIXtwoQ4Y pic.twitter.com/bnhjOhAxlR
— Susan Nasif (@VirologyComics) March 5, 2018
This month is #colorectalawarenessmonth. For 9 months during my treatments I had an ostomy bag. I made this comic as a tribute for myself everyone who makes a day happen when the easiest thing is to stay in bed. https://t.co/zimVLrBWa2
— Cancer Owl (@CancerOwl) March 5, 2018
I failed to find my inking pen today & the 1st World #HPV awareness day is coming to end!
So, I picked up my “eye-pencil” from Nivea & sketched a short msg in 1 comic panel for the occasion… Hope it serves?! #hpvaware #FightHPVtogether #GiveLoveNotHPV #cervicalcancer, pic.twitter.com/bEbtogKCA7— Susan Nasif (@VirologyComics) March 4, 2018
Graphic medicine with a bleakly brilliant comedic edge. Check out our review of Rob Wells’s BACK, SACK & CRACK (& BRAIN) here at BF: https://t.co/7MCzcuS9oB pic.twitter.com/njgDrlvbJU
— Broken Frontier (@brokenfrontier) March 5, 2018
Some #GraphicMedicine in part of this trial https://t.co/NWjkh85Whq
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 5, 2018
More bluntly: it is difficult to tease out the effectiveness (or value) of the comic itself as a tool when it is part of a whole slew of interventions. And #GraphicMedicine *desperately* needs that evidence.
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 5, 2018
I love this! Aesthetically, it’s lovely. Representationally, it’s what it feels like inside. @lsmisemer @GraphicMedicine @CtrForEndoCare #EndometriosisAwareness Please send more #endoart!!! ? https://t.co/0lby1uV5d4
— Dr. Darcy Mullen (@FarmsWatson) March 5, 2018
I’m thrilled to be part of the Graphic Medicine traveling exhibition that’s currently making the rounds. The lovely @ellen_forney put my work in the exhibit and it’s making the rounds for the next couple of years. https://t.co/ooW6lnpY2z
— Julia Wertz (@Julia_Wertz) March 5, 2018
it’s a really great exhibit of how comics showcase various aspects of mental and physical health. I’d highly recommend taking a look if you’re a teacher and trying to get kids interested in health/medicine or just comics. here’s a great news clip: https://t.co/qMUIdZkV0P
— Julia Wertz (@Julia_Wertz) March 5, 2018
Oh what would #newborns say if they could talk? ❤ #pediatrics. If you have other ideas, message me and I’ll #draw it up! #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/R4djLTwELF
— jackmaypole (@drmaypole) March 5, 2018
Are you a librarian? Do you work with #GraphicMedicine? Make sure you’re on the @nnlmner hosted Graphic Medicine for Librarians listserv! Sign up here: https://t.co/sS2Rl3PJm4
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 6, 2018
Don’t Miss Lesions https://t.co/RYp64a9Y0W #GraphicMedicine #MedEd
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) March 6, 2018
Announcing Ellen Forney’s follow-up title Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life https://t.co/ChnFYKhOSq #GraphicMedicine
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) March 6, 2018
This really needs to be reprinted: I Am Not These Feet https://t.co/nRq6irrbSm | https://t.co/UnF8uYkwp3 #GraphicMedicine Meanwhile, she has other books https://t.co/KwPM6zoj8S
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) March 6, 2018
Another teaser from my book releasing tomorrow! 🙂 #graphicmedicine #MedEd #FOAMedhttps://t.co/iIpweHusu0 pic.twitter.com/qffQQf4n8V
— Sukriti (@ritib15) March 6, 2018
Alpha: Abidjan to Paris by Bessora #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/6Fzkp75mE5 via @amazon
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 6, 2018
Is This What Depression Looks Like? is the latest in the Annals of @GraphicMedicine by @DoanWjd1. I am always blown away by Bill’s work and this is no exception. They always have the feeling of somehow reading a fading watercolor tattoo in the best way. https://t.co/y6xSwLunRV
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 6, 2018
Excellent medical comics and comics journalism about diabetes – type 1, type 2, trends, insulin, and pharma profits #graphicmedicine https://t.co/kEADQ4dglJ
— Cathy Leamy (@metrokitty) March 6, 2018
I know this is “librarian taboo”, but I could use some help from the #GraphicMedicine community (or anyone): I have a list of citations that I can’t find full text access to. I’ve tried 4 major institutions and ILL (US-limited).
If you might be able to help get access, DM me!
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) March 6, 2018
What would #Newborns and #infants say if they could talk? #procedures, for example. #pediatrics. #graphicmedicine @agargmd pic.twitter.com/FW2Zp0j4fQ
— jackmaypole (@drmaypole) March 7, 2018
Much more to come from the National Library of Medicine Graphic Medicine exhibit and panel, but this is, by far and hands down, the coolest photo of me that will ever exist. By Chia Chi Charlie Chang, courtesy of National Library of Medicine. THANKS for this gift @NLMdirector! pic.twitter.com/vl4e6R6dR1
— ComicNurse (@ComicNurse) March 7, 2018
Comics/Graphic content makers (medicine, health, mental health), what are publications/outlets other than Annals of Internal/Graphic Medicine for placing work online?
— bill doan (@DoanWjd1) March 8, 2018
My dear friend Michelle made this #endometriosis #zine a few years ago while she was recovering from surgery. She is headed to Atlanta for another invasive surgery. Let’s spread awareness about endo through art and storytelling. #endometriosisawarenessmonth #endoart #endofacts pic.twitter.com/PcOzqcQX9D
— Charissa Lucille (@CharissaLucille) March 7, 2018
Coming soon… A comic on unisex scrubs because the things that I have to do to keep those things up on these girthy hips are astonishing #medschool #medicine #medicalschool #clerkship #medlife #relatable #medstudent #uchicago #pritzker #psom #womeninmedicine #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/Qkd6RMqSt5
— ShirlyWhirlMD (@shirlywhirlmd) March 8, 2018
Student reflection is one the best features of the #PalliativeCare rotation. Great video presented this morning by medical student Alyssa Ritchie as part of her personal reflection #TalkDeath https://t.co/NZPPWvNs1T
— Lisa Pelzek-Braun (@lpelzek) March 8, 2018
A page from the journal of OBOS co-founder Jane Pincus, circa 1973 or 1974, documenting an early meeting of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (aka Our Bodies Ourselves)! LOVE the fab drawings, Jane! pic.twitter.com/W3rPyTbIb6
— Our Bodies Ourselves (@oboshealth) March 8, 2018
Creative works on #healthdisparities and #healthnarratives will be featured at the .@ybca!! We were selected to be a part of an exhibit at the YBCA #PublicSquare this June! .@GraphicMedicine .@NarrativeMed #NarrativeMedicine #MedicalHumanities pic.twitter.com/6x5YhdhkB2
— Medical Narratives (@MedNarrative) March 9, 2018
#Climatechange is real and it’s affecting our patients. #AAAAIWAO18 #graphicmedicne pic.twitter.com/19fPsN2mMg
— Booster Shot Comics (@BoosterShotCmx) March 3, 2018
Some great stuff this week! Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments below or tweet @NoetheMatt! Until next time…
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