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	Podcast:		TEDTalks Health
	Episode:		How comic strips create better health care \| Sam Hester
	Category:		Health
	Duration:		00:18:19
	Publish Date:		2022-06-14 04:00:00
	Description:		Comics creator Sam Hester is part of a growing movement within health care: graphic medicine. In short, literally drawing attention to a patient's needs and goals with pictures to foster better and more accessible caretaking. Hester shares how illustrating small details of her mother's medical story as she struggled with mysterious symptoms alongside her Parkinson's and dementia led to more empathy, understanding, communication and peace of mind. Hear more after the talk from our host, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, on why compassion should take center stage in doctor-patient communications.
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