Dr. Joan Naidorf is an emergency physician, author and speaker located in Alexandria, VA.

Her book, “Changing How we Think About Difficult Patients: a Guide for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals,” is published by the American Association for Physician Leadership.

Claire Unis MD MFA is a pediatrician and author who uses literature and writing to connect clinicians with one another and their own higher purpose.

Jennifer Lycette MD is a writer and community medical oncologist & hematologist. She believes in the power of story, both within and outside of medicine. Her work has been published in NEJM, JAMA, Intima and more.

She is the author of “The Algorithm Will See You Now” which is available for pre-order at: https://www.blackrosewriting.com/thrillers/thealgorithmwillseeyounow

Debbie Moore-Black RN has worked in the ICU for over 30 years. Her nursing stories offer ideas to improve care, discuss dilemmas facing patients and healthcare providers, provide a little humor, and offer opinions and insight on dying & dignity.

She describers her stories as “a composite of fiction and facts and are based on the things I’ve seen and experienced. These stories are not for everyone, but they are topics that I believe shouldn’t remain in the silence.”