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Forecast for the Future

May 3, 2020 by garylocal

ComicsCharacter Design

Forecast for the Future

Sharing research results with families

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Project Background

Participants in clinical trials and other research projects do not always receive information on aggregated study results. We were asked by a medical anthropologist to use our storytelling approach to communicate research findings to families who participated in one of the studies from the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) consortium.

Client: UCSF Program in Prenatal and Pediatric Genomic Sequencing

Our Work

We produced a comic book to reflect the experience of participating families, based on interviews and aggregated study results. Our story follows a fictional mother, Melena, whose child, Victoria, has a developmental issue affecting her ability to walk and speak. Like many parents, Melena receives uncertain results from her child’s genetic test and must figure out how to navigate the future.

Page 1 from “Forecast for the Future”

Page 5 from “Forecast for the Future”

Results

English and Spanish language versions of the comic book are being distributed to study participants.

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Filed Under: Comics, Patient Education, Character Design, Community Health, Clinical Scenarios, Medical Illustration, Print, Research Materials

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