Regina Holliday's Medical Advocacy Blog

A place where art, medicine, social media and pop-culture collide and create a patient voice in health information technology.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Cinderblocks4: the agenda

Cinderblocks 4: The Walking Gallery Gathers is an art and medical conference that will be held in Grantsville, MD at Penn Alps Restaurant ...

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Opening Doors

I was recently at a small gathering of friends hosted by the amazing Christine Kraft. I was asked if there was anything that could be done...

Friday, February 24, 2017

#Cinderblocks4 Coming May 18-20, 2017!

#Cinderblocks4:The Walking Gallery Gathers is a patient led medical conference held in the beautiful mountains of rural Western Maryland....

Friday, February 17, 2017

One to Grow On

When I was a child we looked forward to our birthdays with joy and trepidation. Yes, we would get a few presents, a birthday cake and fo...

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

The Paintings of The Medical Advocacy Mural Project: 2009-2016

I began my advocacy mission in 2009 inspired by my husband Fred Holliday II and our fight for patient data access while he was continuous...

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About Me

Regina Holliday

Regina Holliday is a resident of Grantsville, Maryland. She serves on the board of the local non-profit The Highland Thrift Shop. She is a member of the Grantsville Rotary Club. She is also Asst. Cubmaster of Pack 460 Cub Scouts.

In addition, Regina serves as a parent advisor to the Garrett County School Board Health Advisory Committee. She is also a member of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce and The Garrett County Arts Council.

That being said, her good works do not stop at the county line. Some people call her the Rosa Parks of Health Care.

Ms. Holliday is an activist, artist, speaker and author. You might see her at a health conference painting the content she hears from the patient view. She is part the movement known as participatory medicine. She and others in this movement believe that the patient is a partner with their provider and both should work together as a team.

Regina is a mother and a widow; she speaks about the benefits of health information technology and timely data access for patients due to her family loss. In 2009, she painted a series of murals depicting the need for clarity and transparency in medical records. This advocacy mission was inspired by her late husband Frederick Allen Holliday II and his struggle to get appropriate care during 11 weeks of continuous hospitalization at 5 facilities. Her paintings became part of the national debate on health care reform and helped guide public policy.

She also began an advocacy movement called “The Walking Gallery.” The Gallery consists of medical providers and advocates who wear patient story paintings on the backs of business suits. Paint and patients, pills and policy all come together within The Walking Gallery of Healthcare. This "walking wall" of 330+ individuals who wear personal patient narrative paintings on their backs is changing minds and opening hearts. They are attending medical conferences where often there isn’t a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. They are providing a patient voice, and by doing so, are changing the conversation.

She published a book with the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) entitled: "The Walking Wall: 73 Cents to the Walking Gallery."

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