Editor’s Note: I first published the following post on March 4, 2020, exactly one year ago today. That turned out to be just days before the implications of the coronavirus pandemic really began to sink in and we all were indeed launched into “another engaged way of being” for a year and more. When I was […]
Editor’s Note: I became aware of Cat Gwynn, the subject of this Encore Presentation, through an online, open access literary journal from the Center for Healthcare Narratives at the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety. In 2019, its first year of publication, Please See Me produced three substantial, impressive issues, covering topics of interest to […]
The longer I look at the world through the lens of “patient engagement,” the broader my definition of the concept becomes and the deeper my awareness of different ways to experience being a patient. I’ve recently discovered Cat Gwynn, an accomplished photographer and writer, who has deepened my appreciation of individualized experience, patient engagement and […]