Schedule - Friday, July 18
AMI 2024 Salon Corporate Professional Award of Merit: XOLREMDI™ Mechanism of Action by XVIVO Scientific Animation
Breakfast for Attendees | Committee Meetings
Session 6: McLatchie Fine Art Lecture
By Anne Mondro
How can the arts deepen empathy and personal discovery? Refecting on these inquiries, Anne Mondro will discuss her two decades of experience as a studio artist and practitioner in arts and health. Anne will share her insights on how her creative projects bridge personal and public spaces to deepen our understanding of the human heart. Creating intricate woven sculptures, she will guide the audience through her use of visual metaphors that integrates anatomical imagery to illustrate the physical and emotional complexities of the body during times of illness and disease. She will elaborate on the connection between this aspect of her practice and her visual art programming designed for persons experiencing memory loss and their families. Presenting her research findings along with her personal observations, Anne will address how the arts can enhance relationships and foster opportunities for expression, exploration, and community involvement. Reflecting on her recent experiences with illness and disease, Anne will also share how her artwork has created a space for understanding grief and fear while building opportunities to connect to others.
15-Minute Transition Break
Session 7
By Lydia Gregg
The ongoing opioid epidemic is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the US, resulting in an estimated 81,083 deaths in 2023 and contributing to the nation’s recent reduction in life expectancy. Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) make frequent visits to the emergency department (ED) for overdose and OUD-related complications. Between 2016 and 2017, there was a 30% increase in ED visits for opioid-related overdose. These interactions with the ED offer an opportunity to introduce communication-based interventions for OUD. The communication of information in narrative form can promote behavior change and aid the learning process. Narrative forms of communication are also perceived as more memorable and realistic. Additionally, visual presentations of health information have been shown to enhance knowledge and recall and improve adherence to medical instructions. This presentation will describe a graphic narrative that was developed as part of an intervention to enhance engagement with medication assisted treatment for patients with OUD. This session will focus on methods employed to develop the graphic narrative in a patient-centered manner through analysis of interviews, depictions of lived experiences, and integration of feedback from Peer Recovery Specialists.
Lydia would like to recognize the other contributors in the program: Maria Latimer, MPH & Seun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH
Session 8
This session will delve into the application of advanced interactive and 3D media to enhance healthcare professionals' education and patient care through experiential learning techniques at the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL). Serving as a biomedical visualization resource at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), iEXCEL integrates innovative tools and platforms with creative solutions to transform healthcare training and communication. We will describe the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and interactive web-based applications across platforms such as head-mounted displays, stereoscopic 3D displays, and interactive multitaction walls available at the five-level, 192,000 square feet Davis Global Center which houses the iEXCEL program. The presentation will examine the unique benefits of these technologies in education and clinical training within a university hospital setting. Additionally, we will explore their implementation in patient and caregiver education. We will showcase specific use cases of our applications and briefly describe our process of working with the UNMC community in developing these projects. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience some of these technologies or applications firsthand during the Interactive Expo at the in-person meeting.
15-Minute Transition Break
Session 9
By Gyyoung Oh
Medical illustrators working in environments surrounded by content experts such as hospitals, research labs, or academic institutions have access to incredible resources but can face challenges as the sole medical illustrator on their team. For recent graduates, this adjustment can be particularly daunting, as they transition from a structured curriculum with clear deadlines to navigating a professional environment independently.
This session will discuss the hurdles faced by "solo" illustrators and share ways to thrive professionally while staying up-to-date with the rapidly evolving technologies shaping our field, along with exploring strategies to propose and integrate tools that advance department capabilities in order to build on the skills gained during school.
Session 10
By Annie Gough
Vicarious Trauma is the pain we personally experience through researching, reviewing, brainstorming, and illustrating other's trauma, injuries, and damages. After years and years of catastrophic case work, med-legal illustrators take in the trauma, they know it, they feel it and they can become scared of experiencing it themselves. This is a normal reaction to traumatic stress. In fact there are lots of common reactions to vicarious trauma that one might not expect.
In the medical/healthcare/hospice world, first responders to the scene, EMTs, police, ER nurses, social workers, etc are offered resiliency training and grief counseling for the traumas they witness to help heal so they can continue to serve victims and injured patients. I believe the legal industry is full of professionals that experience vicarious trauma; we can call them second responders. Medical-legal illustrators work side by side with attorneys and experts to bring a traumatic scene back to life, to revisit the trauma, locate specific injuries, and recreate them. We do this to serve victims, to bring them justice, to make the world a safer place for everyone. We too need to know about the vicarious trauma we bring home and how to heal it so we can continue to serve.
Awards Luncheon
Lunch Buffet: 12:00 - 12:30 pm
Awards Ceremony: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
30-Minute Transition Break
Session 11
By Mica Duran
Copyright is the legal protection of your creative works and the income they produce. To enjoy the full legal protection afforded to copyright holders (including the right to collect statutory damages for violations), registration of your copyrights is required in the United States, for US Citizens and non-citizens who publish in the US market.
In this session, artists will receive an easy-to-understand explanation of WHY/WHEN/HOW they should register. This skill applies to all professional artists, whether you are independent artist or within an institutional group. A variety of common copyright registration types will be highlighted, including but not limited to: individual, group/collection, derivative, animation, copyright buyout (transfer of copyright), and registering pseudonymously. Step-by-step instructions will be demonstrated, along with how to embed metadata to further medical illustrators’ efforts to protect their work.
AMI resources on these topics will be provided in addition to where publicly available resources can be located. There will be a Q&A opportunity at the end of the speaker’s allotted time.
Session 12
By Gökhan Canaz
This presentation will explore the art and science of neurosurgical illustrations through the lens of a seasoned neurosurgeon. Emphasizing the critical importance of accurate reference usage, precise neuroanatomical orientation, and meticulous surgical approach illustrations, Gökhan will provide valuable insights and practical strategies for enhancing project outcomes in this specialized field. Additionally, the session will offer nuanced advice on effectively collaborating with professionals in the surgical community, fostering better communication and understanding.
15-Minute Transition Break
Vesalius Trust Lucille Innes Student Showcase
Tech Showcase
AMI Committee Fair
Gary Lees Memorial - Independent event presented by Johns Hopkins University, All meeting attendees welcome
Memorial Presenters:
- Cory Sandone
- Lydia Gregg
- Anne Altemus
- Gary Schnitz
- Jeni Fairman
- Zina Deretsky
- Fabian de Kok-Mercado
- Andrew Swift
- Graham Johnson