Welcome to the QHC Case Collective. This post includes a case, key points, and resources from Episode 5 of the QHC Podcast, recorded 9 July 2026. –Christy Rentmeester, QHC Podcast host I inte…

Original Art by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk Title Made of Many (2026) Media Paper mache, newspaper, magazine clippings, yarn, cardboard, tin foil, paint, digital photograph. Caption by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk and Christy Rentmeester The first and second images are digital photographs of two iterations of a sculpted collage face mask. The third image is a two-dimensional collage representation of human hands. These are sections of a larger multi-media work of a collaged human head, inspiration for which was a creative challenge to forge a single large body part from many figures' smaller body parts--especially facial features, limbs, and extremities.

This latest addition to the QHC Case Collective features a case, key points, and resources from Episode 4 of the QHC Podcast, recorded 5 June 2026. I interviewed Dr Bethany Erb to investigate how clinicians' communications with each other about patients express habits of moral perception that can have short- and long-term influences on moral motivation and professional development.

Original Art by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk Title Just Stay Grounded (2026) Media Magazine clippings, paper, glue Caption by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk and Christy Rentmeester This collage draws on color, proportion, and angled perspective to draw viewers' attention to how a fragmented figure strives for physical integrity, emotional regulation, and groundedness. Color--especially reds that mark the figure's head and both feet--and words ("Important The Feet and the Heart”) create a visual narrative, inviting reflection about how we navigate uncomfortable or painful clinical encounters, such as physical examinations, short procedures without anesthetic, or hearing bad news about oneself or a loved one.

What to consider and what to ask in cases in which single powerful persons incur global excess morbidity and mortality.

Welcome to the QHC Case Collective. This post includes resources that complement this bonus episode of the QHC Podcast, recorded 14 July 2026. Whenever possible, I link to content that is publicly available, online, and free. --Christy Rentmeester, QHC Podcast host I interviewed Dr Kirsten Day and Mr CJ Cates to investigate prison-based teaching and learning about classical epic, ancient plays, and health humanities themes enduring since antiquity.

Original Art by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk Title Mind-Body Staring Contest (2026) Media Magazine clippings, paper, glue Caption by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk and Christy Rentmeester This collage plays with mirroring and perspective to explore relationships among cognitive, physical, and emotional dimensions of health experiences. The term cognitive dissonance was introduced in 1957 by Leon Festinger, and has been influential since. …

What to consider and what to ask in cases in which transplantation intersects with infectious disease.

In a bonus episode of the QHC Podcast, listen for semiquincentennial inspiration for better health care.

What to do and what to ask when law enforcement personnel accompany patients in clinical care settings.

Original Art by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk Title For More Information, Please Call . . . (2026) Media Magazine clippings, paper, glue Caption by Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk and Christy Rentmeester This coll…