Reflection and Community Building Through Narrative Writing by B. Mema et al. OPENPediatrics

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Drs. Briseida Mema and Wynne Morrison share their journeys into medical humanities, and reflect on the principles of narrative writing that resonate with healthcare workers. They explore how mentorship in narrative writing evolves through fostering connections and leads to community-building. The authors discuss the qualities of effective narrative pieces and share examples of impactful work on their professional practice. LEARNING OBJECTIVES - Understand the role of medical humanities in healthcare practice - Discuss community building and mentorship in narrative writing - Review narrative medicine examples and their impact on professional identity AUTHORS Briseida Mema, MD, MHPE Professor, Staff Physician University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Pediatrics Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH Emeritus Chief Division of Critical Care Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School DATE Initial publication date: April 28, 2026. REFERENCES - Morrison WE. A PCCM Narrative, in Verse. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022;23(10):836-837. - Healy LI, Helmers A, Mema B. Vulnerability through art: a path forward. Intensive Care Med. 2025;51(7):1380-1383. - - - - - - TRANSCRIPT Please visit: OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Mema B, Morrison W, Burns JP. Reflection and Community Building Through Narrative Writing. 04/2026. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast.

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