The kick-off for 2007 wtook place at the UPA
International Conference in Austin Texas on June 13thwith a program
entitled “ Healthcare Usability in the Trenches.” The program will feature Zoll
Data Systems, Theo Mandel, Ph.D, Interface Design and Development, LLC, Janine
Purcell from the Veterans Health Administration and Ed Israelski from Abbott.Shane Lovellette from Techsmith will present
a healthcare case study.
“The
importance of user-centered design in healthcare is truly about life and death”
noted Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Founder and Director of World Usability Day.“Whether it’s new medical devices or
technologies; drug research, approval or delivery; patient forms or medical
record sharing; emergency disaster planning or increasing the functionality of hospitals
and everyday healthcare delivery, everyone is effected in some way by the
intersection of usability and healthcare. There are many commonalities, yet
each region of the world faces its own set of unique challenges. We believe
that focusing World Usability Day 2007 on healthcare will create a stronger
awareness of these issues and lead to initiatives that have long term impact on
the quality of everyone’s life.”
