It can be frustrating, when using a new system or piece of equipment, to discover that its use is unhelpful when part of it does not work as expected. Developers of new assistive technology can find it difficult to identify important user specifications without including target users at an early stage in the design process. User involvement often reinforces the ideas of the developers, but it can also highlight specifications which may have been initially overlooked or allocated an inappropriate level of importance. This meeting will focus on, but will not be limited to, the following topics:
- The meaning of user centred design in the context of assistive technology
- Methodologies of user centred design
- Evidence of the benefit of user centred design
- Making the best use of users
- Difficulties encountered in engaging users in the design stage
The aim of this one-day meeting is to bring together clinical professionals, designers of healthcare equipment, specialists on assistive technology and evaluation, academic researchers, IPEM Part 1 clinical engineering trainees and clinical technologists who want to learn more about the user centred design.
Provisional Programme available to download above. To register for this meeting, please complete the Registration Form above and submit it with your payment to the IPEM office by email, fax or post as soon as possible to secure a place.
Registration deadline extended to 9 October 2009
This meeting is kindly co-sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
If you have any queries, please email Alice Fields in the IPEM meetings department. |
