Breaking down boundaries – bringing fresh perspectives to healthcare improvement
How can principles from diverse disciplines and industries, from design to facilities management to technology, help us improve quality and care for patients through better research? What boundaries are encountered when different disciplines are applied to finding innovative solutions to challenges in healthcare?
In this episode, host Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay is joined by Graham Pullin, Kurannen Baaki and Niels Peek to explore what taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare can look like. They discuss:
- The role facilities management can play in creating an efficient hospital workplace that improves patient outcomes
- How the design of a prosthetic limb can define its relationship with its wearer, and how they are seen by others
- The changes needed for data and digital technologies to be able to enhance and improve healthcare
About our guests
Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay is Research Programme Leader and Senior Research Associate at THIS Institute. Using mixed method research techniques and pragmatic designs, Kristina’s research interests are in improving effectiveness and efficiency within learning health systems and addressing health inequalities. She was a Science ABSW Media Fellow, NIHR Clinical Research Network Lead for the Oral and Dental Speciality in Wessex and has been a member of the Health and Science Committee of the British Dental Association since 2020.
Graham Pullin is Professor of Design and Disability at DJCAD, the art college at the University of Dundee. Here he co-founded Studio Ordinary, a collective of disabled and non-disabled researchers who together explore relationships between disability and design, including disability-led improvements to assistive technology practices.
Kurannen Baaki is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment at Liverpool John Moores University. His fellowship’s primary research interest is sustainable waste management with particular focus on waste generated from healthcare facilities.
Niels Peek is Professor of Data Science and Healthcare Improvement at THIS Institute and leads a research programme that co-designs and evaluates new technologies to innovate healthcare services. He provides strategic leadership for data science applied to improving quality and safety in healthcare.
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