Earlier today, Ida and I presented the DISA project at Vitalis 2017. The project is dedicated to investigating the effects of digitization on nurses’ work environment.
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Diane Golay is a PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research focuses on the impact of digitalization on the work environment in healthcare, in particular in regard with professions dominated by women.
Value-based care at the Uppsala University Hospital
Last Friday, Ida, Gerolf and I had a very instructive and thought-provoking meeting with one of the team members working on value-based care at the
Read moreFirst observation day, part 3: challenges
In my two last blog posts, I wrote about some of the positive aspects of participant observation I experienced during my first day out on
Read moreFirst observation day, part 2: the perks of immersion
When it comes to analyzing work practice, I have found that one of the main challenges for the researcher is to learn to “speak the
Read moreFirst observation day, part 1: facilitating interactions
Last week, I had my first observation day at the Uppsala University Hospital, more specifically at the Department of Pediatric Surgery. After introducing myself to
Read moreLive-streaming of an open-heart surgery
In order to familiarize myself a bit more with the medical domain in preparation for the DISA project, I decided to attend the lectures of
Read moreA (first) closer look at the outcome of the DISA project
The main goal of the DISA project is, according to the project application, the “creation a framework for decision support when new ICT solutions are
Read moreWalkthrough of MetaVision and Orbit with two nurses from the Uppsala University Hospital
With the DISA kick-off approaching, we have been working hard on acquiring the background knowledge necessary to getting the project started on the right track.
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