Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 109 - Picture This: Incorporating Visual Art into Practice

A team discusses a CHOP program called Picture This, in which colorful and interactive murals are used in primary care exam rooms to encourage parent-child interaction and facilitate care. Danielle Erkoboni, MD, primary care pediatrician, CHOP Care Network, Melanie Hoynoski, CCLS, STRS, child life specialist at CHOP, and Steve Wilmot, MSW, Associate Vice President of Primary Care, CHOP, talk about the goals of the mural project; how the visual environment in which a child receives care can change the patient-family experience; the importance of play and visual arts to children; how murals or other types of art can prompt conversations and be incorporated into care; and more. Published August 2021. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2021 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.