EP 27: Designing Patient Health Stories | Katie McCurdy

Katie McCurdy is a design consultant, autoimmune patient and
founder of Pictal Health. After years of struggling to communicate
about her own mysterious symptoms, Katie created a new way for
people to tell their health stories visually, so they feel heard
and understood as they work with their doctors to get the right
diagnosis and treatment. She’s also spent a decade joyfully using
visual communication and human-centered design to facilitate team
collaboration and improve our healthcare experience. She lives,
skis, hikes, and eats chocolate in Burlington, VT. Bon and Katie
talk about designing visual health histories, why hospitals should
hire designers and improving communication between patients and
healthcare professionals.