IDSA’s third annual Medical Design Conference: From Volume to Value will be held Nov. 11–12, 2016 at the new University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center’s Mission Bay Conference Center. The design industry and the frontlines of the medical field are teaming up to provide insights into delivering improved healthcare value. Registration is open online through Nov. 7; then, onsite. The conference is
Access to eye care is taken for granted in the West, but for over 2.5 billion people living in smaller communities in developing countries, little help is available. ClickCheck is an intuitive device for self-diagnosing eyesight. With a production cost of $5, it is cost effective for NGOs to distribute in developing countries. ClickCheck was designed for the social and
Dialogue in the Dark is an exhibition where visitors experience life without sight. It’s spurred a website that could be used by the visually-impaired to gain information through a screen reader and responsive web to provide the perfect screen on any device. Visitors of the exhibition can re-live the emotional exhibition at the guest book kiosk, which is located in
More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections are acquired worldwide every day. A major challenge is getting diagnosed patients to notify their sexual partners, a conversation nobody wants to have. As a result, many clinics struggle to meet government targets for partner notification rates. The SXT Partner Notification Service enables patients to notify their previous sexual partners anonymously. Partners receive
This mixed signal oscilloscope uses a capacitive pinch-zoom-swipe touch screen, front panel controls or a mouse to analyze and manage multiple signals. Designed by: TACTILE Design Team and TEKTRONIX Internal Management Team Contact: Email I Website
The WellBeings CBD Nano Mist Inhaler is a combustion-free CBD delivery device. The pocketable, user-centered form factor delivers a precise dose that allows up to eight times more bioavailability than standard CBD. The result is a highly effective non-burning delivery method with near-immediate absorption, onset, and effect. The design of the WellBeings Nano Mist Inhaler naturally supports people’s mental and
The Radiology Operations Command Center (ROCC) is a virtualized imaging solution that seamlessly connects imaging experts at a command center with technologists at scan locations across the organization. ROCC’s advanced technology and workflows facilitate communication between scanner-facing technologists and experts. Real-time adjustments to the imaging protocol can be made with the support of an expert, and questions can be answered
Every year Americans landfill or incinerate around 50 million tons of potentially compostable food waste—enough to fully load a line of 18-wheeler trucks from New York City to Los Angeles 10 times. To make composting food waste convenient and appealing to consumers, Sepura Home has transformed the conventional garbage disposal unit into an all-in-one home composting system. Unlike a conventional
The IDSA Awards 2016 winners were announced August 19 at the 2016 International Conference at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Photos can be viewed here. Video can be viewed here. Pascal Malassigné, FIDSA, senior professor and chair of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design who served as the chair of the IDSA Awards Committee, revealed the newest inductees into the IDSA
