Conference on Digital Storytelling & Healthcare
Promoting innovative use of digital media and storytelling to improve health outcomes.
Stories are how we teach, persuade, and relate with one another in the interconnected world where we live. With the growing landscape of digital and social media, there is a greater need than ever to share our lives with one another. Digital technologies have allowed the health industry to begin using storytelling as a means to saving lives and improving health care. DigiHealth 2015 seeks to colla
30/09/2016
StoryUP VR Sarah Hill shares how immerses us in stories DigiHealth2016 Mizzou
30/09/2016
Sneak peek of the Dying Wishes documentary collaborative project between Mizzou DigiHealth2016 and Overflow Story Lab
30/09/2016
A talented panel discussing ethical obligations of the storyteller
23/09/2016
New research reveals therapeutic value of digital storytelling http://ow.ly/ZqYJ304vjUS
Research reveals therapeutic value of digital storytelling | UToday |... From left: Christine McIver, CEO, Kids Cancer Care; Anika Haroon, research participant and University of Calgary student; and Catherine Laing,...
29/08/2016
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17/08/2016
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10/08/2016
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21/11/2015
Step 5: Make it easy for others to discuss your content.
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Step 4: Who would be the most effective person to tell [the story]?
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Step 3: Figure out how to tell your stories.
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Step 2: Identify the good [stories].
17/11/2015
Step 1: Have a system in place to capture raw stories.
16/11/2015
Stay tuned for a 5-Step Storytelling Guide for Content Marketing throughout the week!
06/11/2015
Check out this blog that provides 9 tips for producing "brilliant digital content." http://bit.ly/1tgI3JC
9 pro tips for creating brilliant digital content | Business | Creative... Spencer Conway of ONE TWO FOUR explains how to conduct a best-in-class digital content campaign.
04/11/2015
Build your brand like you would build a burger with these tips from Readz.
02/11/2015
Vanderbilt shows that digital storytelling can be an introspective healing process for students living with type 1 diabetes. Learn more about their workshop here: http://bit.ly/1M089OQ
VUSN video workshop helps teens cope with type 1 diabetes A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library last week for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to...
30/10/2015
Storytelling can be used on multiple levels, including brand storytelling. Check out this infographic that details the benefits of using storytelling to represent your brand rather than traditional advertising. http://bit.ly/1tOQvWH
The Impact of Brand Storytelling - #infographic Translating a brand's identity and promise into meaningful content impacts the relationships a consumer has with a brand. Entertainment media has...
21/10/2015
Facebook's new "reaction" emojis and Virtual Realty (VR) are attempting to create empathy between those using online communication. "VR allows us to walk in another person’s shoes. We’re able to virtually take in the world from their perspective, seeing what they see. What better way to gain a deeper understanding of another’s experience than to, in a sense, experience it for yourself?"
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Sharing Empathy: VR & the Future of Storytelling With Facebook’s recent unveiling of ‘Reactions’ emoji buttons, marketers may gain a new way to gauge consumer sentiment. Mark Zuckerberg shares...
12/10/2015
What an empowering message of turning challenge into triumph. Check out Jeff Sirlin, cancer survivor, and his story here: http://usat.ly/1MT6lVT
Health: Survivor creates cancer wellness website New health resource for cancer patients has launched.
09/10/2015
Looking to develop your storytelling skills? TED provides a playlist full of ways teaching you how to tell a story. Check them out here:http://bit.ly/YDsy6z
How to tell a story Why do we love our favorite stories? Do they need a beginning, middle and end, and a character who changes by the conclusion? Masters of...
07/10/2015
Take a look at PR Daily's display of the journey storytelling has taken over the past 10 years:
Communication is extremely important in physicians providing appropriate treatment for their patients. See how the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine is helping improve communication between both parties and the impact it has had so far. http://bit.ly/1FGmLAX
24/09/2015
Fast Company shares how virtual reality (VR) will soon take over areas of the virtual world like YouTube and online video games. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1Vbzsp9
How Virtual Reality Will Take Over Your Virtual Life Gamers and early adopters are going to put virtual reality on shelves, but social uses of VR will bring it into all our lives.
Attention ALL conference attendees! We strongly encourage you all to post, comment, or message us about your DigiHealth experience. If you're on Twitter, tweet at us throughout the conference using - we would love to hear your thoughts!
10/09/2015
Which breakout sessions are you attending? Here's the FULL agenda to refer to with questions. http://bit.ly/1UaexlY
10/09/2015
This just in: the DigiHealth swag is ready for tomorrow! You won't want to miss this.
09/09/2015
Buzzfeed shares 13 “Life-Changing” apps that nurses should know about. Take a look at the list here: http://bzfd.it/1Lk7ORI
13 Life-Changing Apps Every Nurse Needs To Know About Nurses, listen up! There are apps that make what you do so much easier. And for insurance? There's the award-winning GEICO app.
08/09/2015
“Web MD has become America’s doctor. Online searches are the new house call,” –Tom Bernthal, Kelton CEO http://bit.ly/1QjyKVY
07/09/2015
Meet Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who discovered CTE in Pittsburgh Steeler’s player Mike Webster. Take a closer look into A League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis. http://to.pbs.org/1SJhQFs
The FRONTLINE Interview: Dr. Bennet Omalu – League of Denial: The NFL's... A forensic pathologist, Omalu conducted the autopsy of Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, which led to his discovery of a new disease that he...
04/09/2015
“In short, social media is a platform where the public, patients and healthcare professionals can communicate about health issues and possibly improve health outcomes.” http://onforb.es/1N5kJeC
How Healthcare Can Use Social Media Effectively And Compliantly Addressing compliance and legal risks within healthcare industry before using social media.