2026 Catalog: General Courses

ETSpeaker:Paul RylandMSW StudentWestern Carolina UniversityTarget Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists, Dietitians and other Healthcare Professionals working in Clinic and Community Health Setting Agenda: oWelcome/Continuing Education CreditsoNarrative Medicine: Exploring Patient Experiences of Diabetes Through Zines and StorytellingoQ & AoSurvey/Certificate
Description: This presentation will discuss Storytelling and Diabetes, a culturally grounded, semi-structured group program developed for American Indian adults living with diabetes. Integrating narrative medicine, social cognitive theory, and expressive arts, the program uses zine-making and intergenerational pairing to support connection, meaning-making, and self-management. The presentation will share the program’s theoretical grounding, structure, practice innovations, and past participants’ evaluations. We will also discuss our iterative program development process, including creation of a facilitator guide, development of a scalable implementation model for Tribal settings, and an upcoming transition to a peer-led model supported by a more rigorous outcome evaluation design.

https://www.ihs.gov/diabetes/training/

Objectives and Outcomes: As a result of completing this training, the healthcare team will be able to:
1.Examine the application of narrative medicine and social cognitive theory within culturally grounded, group-based, intergenerational diabetes programs.
2.Evaluate the impact of expressive arts and peer-led storytelling on health and overall well-being.
3.Determine key factors for adapting and implementing a peer-led storytelling program in your own practice or community.

Wendy Castle — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at wendy.castle@ihs.gov.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

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