Tutorial: 12. Computer-Human Interaction and Health Care: Opportunities, Roadblocks, Tips, and Tricks

Sunday 09:00 - 17:30.

John W. Gosbee, Michigan State University - Kalamozoo Center for Medical Studies, USA

Benefits
Learn strategies to apply human factors engineering (HCI) to the development of health care information systems. They will allow you to capitalize on a trend in the healthcare information system industry towards usable and useful health care information systems. These improved systems will, in turn, benefit end-users in hospitals, clinics, and other medical settings.

Origins
"Sold out" at CHI 98. Similar tutorial given at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference and at customized industry seminars.

Features

• issues in healthcare that impact HCI design
• opportunities and training needed to become a specialist in HCI and healthcare
• barriers to accomplishing HCI activities in healthcare
• practical tips and tricks
• hard-to-find case studies for your arsenal

Audience
Any student, practitioner, or academic who would like to cultivate opportunities in the area of healthcare information systems -- from computerized records to telemedicine. Appropriate for HCI personnel working in the medical domain, as well as newcomers to the domain.

Presentation
Comprehensive class exercises will alternate with case studies, including video footage and pictures of relevant information-rich healthcare settings.

Instructor
For 11 years, John Gosbee has worked with medical software and device companies to change the way medical systems are designed. He has consulted with the American Medical Association and the Food and Drug Administration, has published several articles, and has been a speaker at many companies, industry groups, and professional organizations.

Related Tutorials

• 14. Designing Interfaces for Hand-held Computers (Sunday morning)
• 26. Information Visualization: Making Information Technology Work (Monday)
• 30. Distance Learning (Monday morning)