Planning for the Unplanned: Learnings from Usability Studies Can Inform the Design of Emergency Use Medical Products

Our very own Research Director, Angela Muriset, will be presenting her HFES poster at this year’s virtual HFES Healthcare Symposium. Join us to get Angela’s insight on achieving simulation realism when evaluating medical devices and combination products for emergency scenarios. When stress is a real-life factor how do you address that in a human factors study? Join us May 18th to 21st at the. Read more

Measuring the effect of previous experience on users' success with a new injection device

Join us as we virtually present our HFES Healthcare Symposium posters May 18. We are excited to share the research of our very own Human Factors Engineer, Emily Borst. She will be discussing her findings from her analysis of users’ previous injection experience and if it impacted their performance when using a new combination product. If you are as interested in her findings as we are, make sure. Read more

Utilizing Ethnography: Pharmacy Responses to Changing Standards of Practice

Join us May 18th to May 21st to hear from our Design Researcher, Ranjan Nayyar, about the research he did with AbbVie’s Human Factors Director, Paul Blowers. They utilized ethnography to uncover how Pharmacies are responding to the elevated standards laid out in the USP <800>, which came into implementation on December 1st, 2019. Make sure to join us to hear about their findings and. Read more

Parkinson's Disease and Art: Creativity in Isolation

With the monotony creeping in on what is now week 4 of social distancing for us at Design Science, the shorter commute and all-you-can-eat lunches are starting to lose their charm. Since there are only so many news cycles you can tune into before abandoning all hope, we reached out to a group of participants who are known to look on the brighter side of things for more creative ways to spend our. Read more

Thousands of people are making home-made face masks to combat COVID-19. How can you help?

Every day, more and more hospitals and care centers are facing supply shortages due to COVID-19. Many medical professionals are resorting to re-using their masks for days, which increases their own risk of illness. Fortunately, thousands of people around the world have decided to take action right from their homes. Sewing experts and beginners are picking up their sewing machines to make. Read more

The 2020 HFES Healthcare Symposium is back… and it’s virtual!

It has been a few weeks since the decision was made to cancel the HFES Healthcare Symposium in light of the increasing spread of COVID-19. We are happy to announce that you can now put it back on your calendars, no travel necessary. May 18 to May 21, 2020 you will be able to access the same great lectures and workshops from a seat on your couch. Read more

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