Kate Sellen

Systematic review of electronic remote blood issue.

The implementation of electronic remote blood issue (ERBI) may provide safety and efficiency gains for transfusion medicine. This systematic reviews objective was to assess whether ERBI affects incidents of adverse events, time taken for blood issue and delivery, and cross‐match to transfusion ratios, among other measures of safety and efficiency. The review also sought to uncover barriers and facilitators of ERBI implementation.

Perception of drug-name legibility by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Illegible prescriptions require pharmacists to clarify more than 150 million prescriptions annually and are a continuing source of potential error.[1][1] Computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) holds promise in eliminating illegible prescriptions. However, only 21–32% of U.S. office practices

Exploring Sensory Experiences and Personalization in an Inpatient Residential Hospice Setting

Residential hospices are often purpose-built to enhance the experience of patients and families. However, there has been relatively little research on ambient and sensory experiences of patients and families. This study explored the ambient and sensory experience of residents and families in a residential hospice. Hospice users participated in personalizing environments and experiences, adapting and developing rituals, and enjoying the experience (including smells and sounds) of communal spaces and private rooms. Opportunity for developing new rituals, in particular, suggests an environment supportive of sense of control, social support, and positive distractors. The design of an inpatient hospice can offer a platform through which to support the delivery of flexible care practices, providing opportunities for personal expression, shared experiences, and the maintenance or development of rituals.

Workshop abstract: HCI research in healthcare: using theory from evidence to practice

Theory has an important place in HCI research in healthcare. However, resources on this area are spread across different multidisciplinary journals. It is timely for the community to reflect on the classic, modern, and contemporary theories they use, to map where strengths and weaknesses lie, and where emerging opportunities are unfolding. This workshop aims to encourage dialogue and exchange of ideas with examples of current and emerging theory in HCI and healthcare to support researchers and practitioners as they address the challenges and opportunities of this domain. We aim to produce a journal special issue to map the state of the art in this area.

Exploring Downloadable Assistive Technologies Through the Co-fabrication of a 3D Printed Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Dog Wheelchair

This paper explores Downloadable Assistive Technologies (DAT) and the possibilities as well as the limitations of publishing and fabricating DAT through online 3D printing communities. A design probe was used for this research within the context of Thingiverse, in the form of a 3D printed dog wheelchair design probe – the FiGO Dog Wheelchair. FiGO enabled an exploration of co-customization of tools and processes for DAT, issues of design and communication around modification and personalisation, with several other themes emerging from the research. It is concluded that implementing communication guidelines for publishing DAT on Thingiverse by involving both end users as well as health professionals in the research process is vital to the process of co-fabrication and modification in an open design context.

Understanding the Dynamics and Temporal Aspects of Work for Human Centered Design

This paper explores an information theoretic approach to identifying strategies in work practices in dynamic contexts using blood issuing for the operating suite as a case study. Going back to conceptual models of strategies indicated in early human computer interaction work, together with contemporary representation of work practices in dynamic healthcare contexts, the concepts of temporality and pace are explored. This exploration highlights a number of strategies that may be generalizable and could be used to guide inquiry in the early stages of design. Attending to potential general work practice strategies that can arise in response to dynamics and temporal aspects of a particular setting and its conditions, by focusing observations and contextual inquiry for instance, has the potential to avoid idealized conceptions of work practices and inform system design.