Thursday, October 11, 2007

10 Minute Talks: Focus on Healthcare and World Usability Day

 

Join us on Oct 11th! We will expound upon diverse aspects of usability in health care in a series of 10-minute talks at our monthly UPA MN event.

This ties-in with the theme of this year's World Usability Day, which will focus on healthcare. From the WUD website: Whether it's new medical devices or technologies; drug research,approval, or delivery; patient forms or medical record sharing;emergency disaster planning; increasing the functionality of hospitals; or everyday healthcare delivery, EVERYONE is affected by usability in healthcare.

So come out to hear and share health & wellness experiences you orothers have had, projects that have done, products and services, and how they relate to the usability of health care and wellness support.

RSVP for this event by Monday, Oct 8th- email to rsvp@upamn.org. See you on October 11th!

 

Meeting Details:

Date/Time:
October 11th 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Place:
Target HQ, Minneapolis
Address:
Target Plaza North,1000 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 (Directions)
Host:
Target Usability Group
Speakers:
Suzanne Currie- Medtronic, Doug Anderson- Mayo Clinic, Chuck Quistad-Trane, Jason Sack- Orb Weaver LLC, Adam Lund
Topic:
10 minute talks

Agenda:

About Our Speakers and The Topic

Suzanne Currie, Medtronic The challenges in choosing usability methods that are appropriate to the clinic environment.

Chuck Quistad, Trane The need to continuously monitor environmental conditions in critical areas and immediate notification if interruptions to services occur in a health care facility; including temperature and humidity control in surgical suites and air changes & pressure differentials in isolation rooms.

Doug Anderson, Mayo Clinic Human Factors and Patient Safety

Jason Sack Principle/Orb Weaver LLC "Information design saving lives through redesign of pharmaceutical dispensers"

Adam Lund Details pending

 

Event Cost & Registration

 

If you or someone you know would like to attend, please register by emailing rsvp@upamn.org that you will attend.

 

Help Spread the Word:

Know someone interested in usability? Feel free to invite them to an upcoming meeting. Visitors are always welcome. Please forward this announcement to other area professionals who might have an interest in UPA-MN meetings or activities.

Do you have an idea for a future meeting or know someone you think would be a good speaker? Contact our Program Directors (ProgramDirector@upamn.org) with your suggestions.

Last update: October 09, 2007