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Making medical devices safer – insights from the CHI+MED project (funded by @EPSRC)
CHI+MED (Computer-Human Interaction for Medical Devices, grant number EP/G059063/1) was a six-year, £5.8m EPSRC-funded multi-site project to look at ways of improving the safety of interactive (programmable) medical devices, such as infusion pumps. We did this by considering medical devices … Continue reading
Patient Safety Awards 2016
Patient Safety Awards 2016 Now in their 8th year, the Patient Safety Awards continue to recognise and reward outstanding practice within the NHS and independent healthcare organisations. Joining forces this year with the Patient Safety Congress, there is even more opportunity … Continue reading
Button batteries can kill if swallowed
Button batteries can kill if swallowed. Treat as a medical emergency and go to A&E / ER. Here are some suggestions for reducing harm from button batteries. Continue reading
[Free, London] The magic of {Christmas} Computer Science – magic show for secondary schools
Thanks to support from the IET, CHI+MEDics Profs Paul Curzon and Peter McOwan will be hosting a magic show for secondary school-aged children and teenagers (and their brothers & sisters, parents & grandparents, guardians, friends, teachers etc) in the Great … Continue reading
Posted in CHI+MED people, events - public
Tagged children, computing, free, kids, London, magic show
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Workshop at #OzCHI – SmartHealth: 7th International Workshop on Technologies for Health and Wellbeing
There’s a call for papers (submission date 28 August 2015) for the SmartHealth workshop that’s taking place on 7 December as part of OzCHI 2015, Australia’s annual conference on Human-Computer Interaction, to be held in Melbourne between 7th and 10th … Continue reading
Computing and magic – Paul Curzon’s workshops for children at the Royal Institution, London, 18 August
CHI+MED’s Prof Paul Curzon (QMUL) is running two computing and magic workshops, which cover some CHI+MED themes, for children aged 7-12, on the morning and afternoon of Tuesday 18th August at the Royal Institution (Ri, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S … Continue reading
Can Standards and Regulations Keep Up With Health Technologies? – new Viewpoint article in JMIR mHealth uHealth
Following the publication of their Viewpoint article (Open Access) in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR mHealth uHealth, CHI+MED researchers Chris Vincent and Katarzyna Stawarz from UCL’s Interaction Centre have written the blog post below to introduce it. The … Continue reading
Posted in CHI+MED, CHI+MED people, CHI+MED research, EPSRC, health / medical, interesting papers, medical devices, patient safety
Tagged Aisling O'Kane, Chris Vincent, Gerrit Niezen, JMIR - Journal of Medical Internet Research, Kathy Stawarz, medical device regulation, medical technologies
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Dr Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) is giving a public talk tomorrow on human error @Ri_Science, 6pm, £12/8
I work with Sarah, who’s based at the UCL Interaction Centre, on the CHI+MED project and have enjoyed her talks and videos so I can promise you an entertaining time at the Royal Institution (Ri) in London for her talk … Continue reading
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Tagged human error, London, public talks, Ri, Royal Institution, Sarah Wiseman
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Pharmacy legislation: Government consultation [closes 14 May] on learning from dispensing errors #ptsafety
“Encouraging pharmacy professionals to report, share and learn from mistakes improves patient safety through ensuring mistakes aren’t repeated.” – from the FAQ. This is a Government consultation which will close on Thursday 14 May and is to do with community … Continue reading
CHI+MED’s at the @QMEECS Research Showcase on Wednesday 22 April 2015 @QMUL
CHI+MED (Computer Human Interaction for Medical Devices) is a multi-site research project taking place at UCL, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Swansea University and City University. We’re looking at ways of making medical devices safer. Researchers at the QMUL … Continue reading
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