Projects

The aim of the proposed research is to develop a state-of-the-art computer based application powered by artificial intelligence methods to diagnose oral pathologies as well as oral anatomical abnormalities using clinical pathological data and dental image data (eg panoramic radiographs). The proposed software would aid education and training in oral healthcare by leaning to obtain early diagnosis of potential pathologies. The ultimate aim is ...

Ethical screening of technological innovations in healthcare: an overview of methods and strategies.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect in newborns, affecting about 9 per 1,000 babies worldwide. It comprises a wide spectrum of anatomical defects of the heart and/or great intrathoracic vessels that have a variable long-term impact on patients’ health status, functionalities, and overall well-being. While CHD was one of the most common causes of infant mortality around the 1960s, about 90% of children with CHD ...

The goal of this research project is to facilitate frugal innovation between healthcare professionals, linked to industrial design firms and local social enterprises. The starting point is always in-situ co-design sprints within creator spaces for healthcare professionals. In the "MakerHealth" project, together with patients, healthcare professionals, hospitals, designers and social care professionals, we investigate how stakeholders in ...

Staffing shortages are a challenge that our healthcare system has faced for some time, but which was magnified by the COVID-19 health crisis (UNRIC, 2021). A recent survey by the HR services group Liantis (2022) of executives from 73 healthcare organizations found that as many as eight in 10 healthcare organizations are currently experiencing critical staffing shortages, particularly ...

Healthcare institutions are putting quality and patient safety of care high on the agenda. Identifying the cost of poor quality is essential to intensify future investments in high-quality care. The financial impact of unnecessary care, poor quality or safety incidents at the level of the patient, caregiver, healthcare institutions and the government are not yet sufficiently transparent. This research aims to answer the question of what the ...

Today, actors in healthcare service systems - like patients, healthcare providers and technology developers - are experimenting with smart products (i.e. physical products enhanced by digital components) to deliver better services. Despite their potential to improve service quality, research on the way in which smart products (material world) affect the social practices [i.e. routine patterns of action (social world)] and well-being [i.e. ...

Stigmatization and invalidation are common in the context of chronic pain, even in healthcare encounters. The current project goes beyond present research by taking two perspectives on these dynamic processes. On the one hand a contextual perspective, which focuses on different healthcare institutions. On the other hand a temporal perspective, which focuses on pain patientsU+2019 healthcare seeking pattern over time. We expect that mismatches ...