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Please join UPA Delaware Valley in celebrating the THIRD ANNUAL WORLD USABILITY DAY!THEME: Healthcare
WHEN: November 8, 2007, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall University of Pennsylvania 200 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 COST: FREE! World Usability Day is free and open to everyone. RSVP: www.usabilityday.org PRESENTERS: Electronic Ink Picis, a leading high-acuity care (ER, ICU, operating rooms) solution provider, hired Electronic Ink to improve the user interface of its emergency department software, which is used in more than 1,000 critical-care environments worldwide. Electronic Ink will present the "before" state of the interface and discuss challenges, detail their approach to redesigning the interface, and show the dramatically revised final product. Dean Karavite, Manager of Periop Information Systems and Decision Support Temple University Hospital Dean Karavite will discuss the unique challenges of improving the accessibility of the vast collection of hospital data and the critical role of usability in addressing pressing issues facing hospitals. He will present an overview of how information systems are used to manage every aspect of the operating room - one of most challenging and complex departments in any hospital. Through his experiences, he will show how usability methodologies can help solve a wide range of issues within the hospital environment. EVENT SPONSORS INCLUDE: AvenueA/Razorfish, Bresslergroup, and G2 Interactive INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED? To volunteer or learn more about becoming a sponsor, please contact us at upadelawarevalley@gmail.com. ABOUT WORLD USABILITY DAY: World Usability Day (http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ ) was founded to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use. Last year, 40,000 people in 35 countries in 175 cities around the world participated in World Usability Day. The second World Usability Day event in Philadelphia at GSI Commerce drew over 100 people to hear talks by Hal Rosenbluth of Take Care Health Systems, James E. Mitchell of Drexel University, and Stephen B. Wilcox of Design Science on “User Experience Beyond The Web”. The focus for World Usability Day 2007, to be held November 8, 2007, is healthcare. Whether it's new medical devices or technologies; drug research, approval, or delivery; patient forms or medical record sharing; emergency disaster planning; increasing the functionality of hospitals; or everyday healthcare delivery, EVERYONE is affected by usability in healthcare. RSVP TODAY: Please use the Register Now feature above (It’s free!) ABOUT UPA DELAWARE VALLEY: UPA Delaware Valley chapter is a local Philadelphia chapter of the UPA (Usability Professionals Association). It is dedicated to promoting usability concepts and techniques. Join the UPA Delaware Valley discussion group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/upapa/ (UPA membership is NOT required.) Contact the organizer |
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