
Multimodality Usage in Clinical Communication
People communicate in many different ways. We study and develop new multimodal models of communication to improve medical information-sharing for patients and families.
Research Highlights
- Kwok IB, Murdaugh K, Shalev D, Boot W, Reid C, Adelman R. “New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: A Multimodal Communication Model.” Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, February 2025.
- Kwok IB, Murdaugh K, Shalev D, Boot W, Reid C, Lachs M, Adelman R. “A New AI-Powered Transcription Tool for Multimodal Communication in Family Meetings.” 9th Annual Weill Department of Medicine Research Retreat, November 2024.
- Glinzak L, Palmer M, Portz JD, Dixon-Anderson A, Campbell D, Youngwerth J, Kwok I. Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy Interventions for Pain Management: A Case Study with a Post-Quadruple Amputation Oncology Patient. J Palliat Med. 2024 Oct 29.
- Srolovitz M, Kwok IB. “Clinical Applications of Hospice Music Therapy: Case Study Exploration (FR202B).” Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, March 2023.
- Glinzak L, Yazdian S, Kwok I, Youngwerth J. Integrating Art Therapy into Palliative Care: Man's Identity Exploration in Tattoo Preservation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Mar;65(3):e241-e244.
- Kwok I, Keyssar JR, Spitzer L, Kojimoto G, Hauser J, Ritchie CS, Rabow M. Poetry as a Healing Modality in Medicine: Current State and Common Structures for Implementation and Research. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Aug;64(2):e91-e100.
- Srolovitz M et al. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jan;25(1):135-144.
- Kwok IB et al. Evaluation of a Novel Educational Intervention to Improve Conversations About Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Management in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure. J Palliat Med. 2020 Dec;23(12):1619-1625.