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Navigating with Technology
- Holly Taylor, Tufts University
- Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:30
- At Constant Contact, 1601 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA
- Please register. It helps us and our hosts plan.
Abstract
Navigational aids have become ubiquitous, appearing as standard features in cars and on smart phones. How might this navigational technology affect how people learn about and find their way within an environment? Many have heard the extreme cases of people blindly following a GPS and meeting with disaster. Although such extreme cases occur, this talk will focus instead on how navigational technology may affect how we build mental maps more generally. Additionally, it will discuss potential ways that navigational technology might promote, rather than deflect, mental map development.
Designing for Global Health by Personalizing Care Delivery
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Abstract
Not all doctors are the same, and not all patients are the same. So how do you design healthcare delivery tools that can be used by doctors and patients alike?
ClickMedix took on the challenge of designing for global health to improve the lives of over 1 billion people using mobile phones in 2007. While the idea started at MIT, the real discovery happened when founder Ting Shih went to test the idea of using mobile phones to deliver health care in sub-Saharan Africa, where there is a lack of doctors, treatments, and over whelming number of patients. To date, ClickMedix has been deployed in 16 countries, in multiple languages and addresses a variety of disease from HIV/AIDS to diabetes. The solution consists of tools for doctors, nurses, health workers, and patients, all “personalized” to the needs of each user. During this session, Ting will share her journey and discovery for designing mobile-phone enabled solutions to deliver personalized care so that each patient can live better, healthier, and happier.
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