This weekend the winning design challenge teams traveled to San Diego to demo their prototypes at the Patient Centered Design Reception, and at the NICU prototype session. First prize went to the Fuschia team: Josh Feler, MS Mechanical Engineering Program, Mikkel Soerensen, MS Mechanical Engineer Program and Graeme Fielder, MBA Program. Because there was one […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hearing a talk from Brad Slaker, Founder of DesignWise Medical. Pediatric medical devices are used to diagnose and treat diseases and conditions for children (up to age 21 years). Although some products are designed exclusively for children, other devices are borrowed from adult applications. Because children are smaller, more […]
This past Saturday a handful of students, Dr. Rhine and I attended a tour at John Muir’s NICU in Walnut Creek, CA. This facility served as a strong contrast to what we have observed at Lucile Packard. John Muir is mainly single family rooms, with a few double rooms. When I entered the NICU, the […]
Over the past week, groups were charged with conducting one additional interview with a clinician, a parent, and in one group’s case, a social worker. By today they had synthesized five interviews. They were asked to identify three meaningful quotes from each interview (relevant to their projects) and write what the big insight or “take-away” […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hearing 3 leaders in the world of medical simulation. Dr. Louis Halamek, the founder and director of CAPE and a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke about the misinterpretation […]
Last week we had the opportunity to hear Dennis Boyle talk about IDEO’s design process and get a taste of the number of prototypes and tests necessary to launch a product commercially. Dennis also touched on the barriers IDEO sometimes faces with clients during the innovation process, the power of simple storytelling, and the importance […]
“What an impressive display of thoughtfulness and ideas for a group of young students with no NICU experience, and with only 48 hours to collaborate. As a NICU parent it is exciting to know such innovations are on the way for future parents who face such a daunting environment.” Jennifer Beatty, LMSW Family Support Navigator […]
Tammy Thompson, is a registered architect and medical planner with thirteen years of diverse experience in architecture and construction. She is also the founder of Patient Centered Design. This week, we have the privilege of Tammy facilitating a design charrette for our students virtually from her office in Charleston, SC. Tammy has been involved […]
Today was a window into the emotions and lives of ten parents who currently have, or had children in a NICU. The majority were at Lucile Packard, but a few had their NICU experience in other parts of the country. Heather Keller, Lead Parent, Family-Centered Care Group at Lucile Packard, kicked off the class with […]
This past Tuesday we had the opportunity to meet Mardelle Shepley via Skype. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, B.A., M.Arch., M.A. (psychology), D.Arch., FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C, is a professor and director of the Center for Health Systems & Design at Texas A&M University. A registered architect with 25-years of experience in professional practice, she […]