The Walking Gallery Year 6: 2016- May 31, 2017

This is the sixth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.  We now number 428 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs.  We are attending medical conferences where often there isn’t a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. We are providing a patient voice, and by doing so, are changing the conversation.

An artist or artists interviews medical professionals and lay individuals to form a patient centric narrative. The artist then creates representational imagery and paint that picture story upon the business jacket of the provider of the narrative account. The provider of the patient story aka “Walker” wears the jacket to medical conferences and events in order to disseminate the patient story to a large group of policy minded attendees and to represent the individual patient voice in venues where they are underrepresented. Further, both artist and walker will support the spread of the story and image via social media.

As of January 2017, 428 unique Walkers have joined the Gallery wearing 472 jackets.  The Gallery has representatives on six continents, but the majority of Walkers reside in the US. One artist creates the majority of the art, but new artists are frequently joining the movement.  The Gallery is promoted heavily on twitter, facebook and personal blogs.   Its widening appeal within the health conference community is creating a new space for patients at such events.

The names of the Artists of The Walking Gallery followed by the quantity of jackets they have painted:  

1. Regina Holliday, 408 jackets

2. Isaac Holliday, 1 jacket

3. Becca Price, 1 jacket

4. Miriam Cutelis, 1 jacket

5. Ess Lipczenko, 1 jacket

6. Ben Merrion, 1 jacket

7. Courtney Mazza, 8 jackets

8. Michele Banks, 1 jacket

9. Megan Mitchell,1 jacket

10. Robert J. Filley, 3 jackets

11. Anita Samarth, 1 jacket

12. Mary Welch Higgins, 2 jackets

13. Richard Sachs, 2 jackets

14. Jonah Daniel,  1 jacket

15. Fred Trotter, 1 jacket

16. Leela, 1 jacket
17. Gayle Schrier Smith, 1 jacket
18. Moira Simms, 1 jacket
19. Joan Holliday, 1 jacket

20. Adalyn, 1 jacket
21. Chris Chan, 1 jacket
22. Amy O'Hanlon, 1 jacket
23. Vera Rulon, 1 jacket

24. Jessica Nicula, 2 jackets

25. Nikai, 1 jacket
26. Deonm, 1 jacket

27. Daquane, 1 jacket

28. Olivia Dias, 1 jacket

29. Donnell Bonaparte, 1 jacket

30. Hazel F., 1 jacket

31. Rachel Fields, 1 jacket

32. Zoe Carr, 1 jacket

33. Thomas Richardson, 1 jacket

34. Tamela Mack, 1 jacket

35. Julia Anderson, 1 jacket
36. DJ Hamilton, 1 jacket
37. Jenn Toby, 1 jacket
38. Camala Walling, 1 jacket
39. Jordan Lanham, 1 jacket
40. Josh Miller, 1 jacket
41.  Te'j Matthews, 1 jacket
42.  Tony Zieger, 1 jacket
43.   Shannon Shine, 2 jackets
44.   Melody Smith Jones. 3 jacket
45.  Kay Seurat, 1 jacket
46.  Danny McGinnest Jr., 5 jackets

For more information about joining the movement or to see all 400 plus jackets, please scroll to the bottom of this post.

The Walking Gallery members who had jackets painted in Year Six:

472."Lifeline" a jacket for Vincent Keunen

471. "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Death" a jacket for Robb Fulks

470. "Want to Be" A jacket for Brian Be painted by Danny McGinnist Jr.

469.  "Connecting the Dots" a jacket for Max Stroud painted by Melody Smith Jones

468. "Refrigerator Art" a jacket for Catherine Berg

467.  "Let's Make Healthcare Awesome!" a jacket for Yael Harris

466.  "Miles to go before I sleep." a jacket for Neil Versel

465.  "Saving Lives" a jacket for Jimmy Weeks

464. "The candles that never go out" a jacket for Alex Fair

463. "Abat-voix" a jacket for Linda Stotsky

462. "Teaching a better way." a jacket for Jared Kutzin

461. "11th Hour" a jacket for Esther Fischer

460. "Milkweed" a jacket for Cynthia Dianne Heath

459. "Balanced" a jacket for Judith Zerbe

458. "Hope Grows" a jacket for Ilhee Bae

457. "My Granny" a jacket for Jesika Gavilanes

456."If the Shoe Fits" a jacket for Corey Spears

455. "Teach us in the way that we should go" a jacket for John O'Donnell

454. "I promise to do my best" a jacket for Hassan Tetteh 

453. "The Fire That Drives Me Forward" a jacket for Bill Esslinger

452. "I hug my patients" a jacket for Lissanthea Taylor

451. "Pay It Forward" a jacket for Ben Merrion

450. "Fearless" a jacket for Mandi Bishop Meyers

449. "Diabetes" a jacket for Riva Greenberg

448. "Chapter Three" a jacket for Sally Okun

447. "To Walk Before you Run" a jacket for Sarah Cawley

446. "Making a Difference" a jacket for Liz Johnson

445. "Med" a jacket for Chric McCamic painted by Danny Mcginnest Jr. 

444. "It's Like Blessings Keep Falling" a jacket for Aja La'Starr Owens painted by Danny McGinnest Jr.

443. "Eye Don't Know Why" a jacket for Adrienne Robinson Drapper painted by Danny McGinnest Jr.

442.  "Use your Words" a jacket for Andre Carbonell painted by Danny McGinnest Jr.

441. "#UnicornJess" a jacket for Tiffany Peterson

440. "Springing the Trap" a jacket for Jeri Burtchell

439. "Better Things Ahead" a jacket for Allyson Burroughs

438."8o8" a jacket for Lauretta Sechrest

437. "The Merry-go-round" a jacket for Tiffani Doyle

436. "Be the Trigger" a jacket for Bryanna Gallaway

435. "Burning Down the House" a jacket for Leslie Hayes

434."Growth" a jacket for Corinna West 

433. "The Anointed Ones" a jacket for Benjamin Berlin

432. "Boston Heart Mom"  a jacket for Tami Rich

431. "At the End of my Rope" a jacket for Abby Bott

If you are interested in joining the Walking Gallery here is the info:

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-do-you-join-walking-gallery.html

If you would like to help fund the movement: https://www.gofundme.com/h2dsdwe4 


Here is a short film about the movement: http://vimeo.com/80009527

Read: http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2011/04/walking-gallery.html 

to understand the origin of the idea.

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2011/06/walkers-oath.html 

to understand the sacred nature of this path

To view the jackets in year one 1-162

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2011/06/welcome-to-walking-gallery.html

To view the jackets of year two 163-251

 http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2012/06/walking-gallery-walks-on-year-two.html

To view jackets of year three 252-328

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-walking-gallery-year-three.html

To view jackets year four 329-393

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-walking-gallery-year-iv.html

To view jackets year five 394-430

http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-walking-gallery-year-5.html

Cinderblocks 3: Agenda

(This page is always improving with new information as I have it.  So please check back for updates!)

Cinderblocks 3: The Partnership with Patients Continues is an art and medical conference that will be held in Grantsville, MD at Penn Alps Resturant and Little Crossings by The Cornucopia Café May 19-21, 2016.   I founded this event with the help of several other epatients and I am happy to see it enter its third year. I am known in healthcare circles as the artist that founded the international patient right’s movement called The Walking Gallery.  I and 43 other artists paint patients stories on the backs of jackets that people wear to medical conferences.  I see Cinderblocks 3 a continuation of the message of The Walking Gallery and as venue that prizes the patient and provider in equal measure.  We will use our days at this conference to focus on improving health care everywhere.


Thank you to our Diamond Cinderblock Level Sponsor:

Pre-Conference Activity

May 18, 2016

Women’s Networking Dinner 6-7pm, Penn Alps

Western Maryland Women's Business Networking meets on the third Wednesday of every month at Penn Alps. Cost: $15.00 for a delicious dinner. This is a group of women who want to expand their networks and work together on projects.

PechaKucha Accident Visits Grantsville! 7-9pm, The Cornucopia Café

Pechakucha is a fun & concise presentation style. PechaKucha nights have 8-12 speakers who follow a 20 slides 20 seconds pattern. We will have 3 Cinderblocks attendees presenting!

Thank you to our Silver Cinderblock level sponsor:

Cinderblocks3: Conference Day 1

On Thursday, May 19 we will meet at 8:00 am at Penn Alps Restaurant and Meeting Center for breakfast in the Alpine Room.

8:15 Opening remarks are by Regina Holliday, conference planner and founder of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.

8:20-8:40 Ingrid Chenoweth, ELCA Pastor and Rescue squad volunteer, Salisbury, PA, will share her perspective spiritual and physical care.

8:45-9:30 Matt Keener, MD, from BlackBird Health in Pittsburgh,PA,,  will present on his innovative work in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult behavioral health using a therapeutic recreation approach.  He will stress the need social support and a peer moderated approach. 

9:35-10:00 Shelly Argabrite, from the Garrett County Health Dept will talk about her work accessing the needs of patients in our geographic region.

10:05-10:30 Caronne Taylor Bloom, MA Edu., Advocate and Academic Coach at

 Children’s Integrated Center for Success, Allentown, PA, will talk about their amazing approach to whole child wellness in children diagnosed on the autism spectrum, ADHD and anxiety and mood disorders.

10:35-11:00 Heather Hanline, Executive Director of the Dove Center, will present on the correlation between health disparity and trauma/sexual violence.
11:05-11:30 Colin Hung, Co-Founder of Healthcare Leader Chat, Markham, Ontario, Canada, will inspire us with stories of the rapid changes in technology, culture, and policy in healthcare.

11:35-12:00 Geri Lynn Baumblatt will speak about partnering with people/patients to create tools and resources on shared decision making and decision aids.

Lunch is at noon.  

1:00-1:45 Kimberly Hayes, Certified Risk Manager and Certified Insurance Counselor at Affinity Insurance and Financial, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, presenting on Indian Healthcare, insurance and the patient experience.

1:45-2:00 Mary Camp and Casey Quinlan present a skit focusing on patients.

2:00-2:25, Mary Anne Sterling, President of Sterling Health IT will speak about the use of technology to aid transitions, especially focusing on elder care and Alzheimer’s.  

2:30-3:00 Robin Bissel, MD, a practicing physician in Grantsville, MD will talk about the challenges of the EMR and her work in preventative medicine.

3:05-4:00 Tiffany Blackden, a parent from Oakland, MD Holistic Family Healing-A Mom’s Story About Her Experience with her son’s Rare Disease

The daily educational conference session ends.  Feel free to explore the grounds, rest and grab a bite to eat before the evening program begins.

6:00pm to 8:00pm Dedication of Salt and Pepper Studios

On Thursday, May 19^th at 6:00pm a dedication will be held for Salt and Pepper Studios: the new home for the Walking Gallery.  Conference attendees are invited to come to 189 Main Street in Grantsville and see the art center that Regina Holliday is creating.  Refreshments will be provided and the dedication is free and open to the public.  Marsha Goodman-Wood will play “Lean In” created by Regina Holliday, Ross Martin and Marsh Goodman-Wood.  Pastor Ingrid Chenoweth will lead the dedication.

Thank You to our Silver Cinderblock Level Sponsor:

Conference Day 2,

On Friday, May 20th another conference day begins!  At 8:00 am we meet at Penn Alps Restaurant and Meeting Center for breakfast and our general session.  

8:00am breakfast in the Alpine Room Opening remarks Regina Holliday
8:05-8:25 User Experience presentation by Mary Camp. 

8:25-8:55 Paul Edwards, County Commissioner for Garrett County will present on the state of the county and the history of Grantsville.

9:00-9:30 Brian Be, artist and advocate, Denver, Colorado, will talk about Poetry for personal power.

9:35-10:05 Marsha Goodman-Wood, singer, songwriter and neuroscientist, will present “Music as Medicine.”

10:00-12:00 in the Dunbar Room photographer Lisa-Anna Maust and Aaron Maust will photograph attendees.  Digital headshots will be emailed to attendees as a gift of the conference.  Stephanie Diane will be the stylist working with attendees during the photo shoot.

10:05-10:45 Mark Scrimshire and Carly Medosch from Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services in Baltimore will present a discussion on patient empowerment and Blue Button on FHIR.

10:50-11:20 Cancer Care Panel: Erika Brown, from Colontown, Casey Quinlan, author of Cancer for Christmas, Ben Merrion, MLK Library, Washington, DC.  

11:20-12:00 Mark Boucot, President and CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of WVU, will present on the hospital’s expansion in the last year and its continued embrace of value based care and the hospital’s plan to embrace cancer care in Western MD.  

12:00-1:00 Our luncheon presentation will be "The Patient Voice Institute” by Diane Stollenwerk via live stream from Baltimore, Maryland.

1:00-1:30 John Magnan, Sculpture and installation artist, will present on his cancer and clinical trials community art concept: A Hero’s Journey.

1:30-1:45 Sunnie Southern from Cincinnati, Ohio will talk about Synergy in healthcare.

1:45-2:00 June McClosky, Swanton, Maryland, will talk about “Samantha Funding the Arts.“

2:00-2:30 Robb Fulks, Reading, PA will be telling the Patient Story

2:30 to 3:00, Joleen Chambers, Dallas, Texas, founder of Failed Implant Device Alliance, will present on Failed Medical Devices and Patient Safety.

The Big Tent in field by the Cornucopia Cafe
3:00-4:00 Facilitated Art Project by the Lilly Clinical Innovation team
4:00-4:30 Lisa Skipper, Terri Weaver and Cheri Garliz with Mountain Laurel Medical Center
4:30-5:00 Sharing Data and The Learning Health System by Joshua Rubin Executive Program Officer for Research & Development of activities of the Learning Health System, Univ. of Michigan School of Information

5:00  is the close of the educational conference sessions.

The Walking Gallery Gathers 6:00-10:00pm 

At 6:00 pm we will gather at the Casselman River Bridge for a group shot of The Walking Gallery and the conference attendees.   We will then walk across the historic bridge to the Little Crossings field by Spruce Artisan Village.   

There we will have our evening event under the big tent; this portion of the conference event is open to the public and does not require tickets. 
6:15-6:45 The local band Mercy Reigns will play a few songs starting at

6:45-7:15 Marsha Goodman-Wood will play
7:15-7:40 Ross Martin, MD will sing several of his songs focused on healthcare. 

7:40 Jazzercise of Garrett County will perform and energizing number.

8:00 country and western singer, Wade Hayes will perform both old and new songs and he will explain his cancer journey. 

At 9:00 the final performers will be fire dancers Christopher Closson and physical therapy student and fire dancer Aaron Smith.

                                                             

Thank you to our Silver Cinderblock Level Sponsor: The Joseph H. Kanter Family Foundation
       

  

Conference Day 3

Saturday, May 21st at 7:00 am meet at Penn Alps Restaurant and Meeting Center for breakfast and our general session upstairs in the Livingood Room.  

7:00am-10:30am Dave DeBronkart , ePatient and advocate will be speaking in the morning and content will be live streamed to Switzerland.

10:30-11:00 Bev Spiker will present on her cancer experience.

11:05-12:00 The Power of Art in the Community:

Shannon Shine, Christopher Closson, Regina Holliday, Angie Sincell, Courtney Mazza
Boxed lunch is at 12:00

12:30-3:00 Open Meeting Format: In the afternoon, we will break into small groups to work on mentoring and individual coaching sessions.  There will also be artists displaying their work at an Art in the Park event at Casselman Bridge State Park. We highly encourage attendees to walk through the park and see all the art on display.  Little Crossings will also host juried artists and local food venders for an Artisan and Epicurean Faire.  Shuttle service will be available from town to the Penn Alps Campus.