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Beauty and Wonder

Rare but not alone

March 11, 2019 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Between the flags by Nicolas Alejandro on Flickr

Ashley Eakin, a filmmaker, is being brave and showing her real self online. She does it on behalf of the kids who share her rare condition so they can see themselves, in her image — a beautiful example of how the internet can be a bridge to hope and inclusion. Watch: When she mentions in […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Ashley Eakin, Burt Minow, Moebius Syndrome, peer-to-peer healthcare, Rare Disease, rare diseases

Artists of health care

September 4, 2018 By Susannah Fox 39 Comments

Naked Barbie doll with six sets of pliers clamped to her left leg

I have found that we can anticipate the future by paying attention to artists. Like hackers, artists bend tools until they break and ask, “Why CAN’T I do that?” They push the edges of any field they find themselves in. Autodesk, which makes software for people who make things, created the Pier 9 Residency Program to […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: Anatomical Element, Anthony Carbajal, art, Autodesk, Doug Lindsay, Elizabeth Jameson, Gilles Frydman, Jennifer Berry, Maggie Whittum, Regina Holliday, Spoon Theory, Stanford Medicine X, Yoko Sen

Conference organizers:
Steal these ideas!

March 5, 2018 By Susannah Fox 19 Comments

Conference stage lit up in violet with a white X hanging over the panelists

On February 21, Larry Chu, MD, announced that Stanford Medicine X would take a hiatus. He shared the following story: Eight years ago, I posted a tweet announcing my intention to launch my first conference at Stanford. I received a variety of responses, but the one that remains the most poignant is the one I received from […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, e-patient stories, positive patterns Tagged With: #medxsm, Abby Norman, Bill Simpson, Britt Moody, Charlie Blotner, conferences, Erin Moore, Geri Lynn Baumblatt, Hugo Campos, Julie Flygare, Larry Chu, Sean Ahrens, Stanford Medicine X, Terry Marlin

Thread by thread

November 13, 2017 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Marcel Breuer's tapestry, Floating. The tapestry’s abstract forms are carefully structured: Breuer arranged squares in varying sizes and colors in an overall square field, resulting in a well-balanced composition.

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Julia M. Brennan, in response to Textiles are technology (2015): The intersection of woven dyed hand made textiles and fast evolving technologies (high tech fabric production as well as IT communications) today is a […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, featured commenters Tagged With: GSA, Hhs, maker movement, textiles

Regina Holliday brings beauty and wonder to health care

October 12, 2017 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Painting of a woman and two children

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you may have noticed that the new design requires a big “featured image” at the top of every post. It’s an interesting creative challenge to illustrate some of the themes I bring out — peer health advice, medical errors, health data… Luckily, Regina Holliday generously posts gorgeous […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, e-patient stories Tagged With: Regina Holliday, The Walking Gallery

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