FuturewardAdvanced Communication Technologies for Medicine
and How to Design The Spaces that Fit Them
CICC GIM SymposiumApril 8, 2001
Patrick Spear, M.Arch, BScH
All Content Copyrighted Patrick Spear 2009-2011
Bachelors Cognitive Science
Masters of Architecture
• Computer Science + Psychology
• Human-Computer Interfaces
• Graphic Design
• Interactive Architecture
• Medical Architecture
Healthcare Architecture Firm
Futureward Project
• Based in Toronto
• International Clientbase
• Specializing in Patient-Centered Design
• Extension of Masters Thesis
• Project Lead
Part 1 – Why projects like this are importantTHE NEED FOR RADICAL DESIGN
Part 2 – How projects like this should be doneTHE RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMATION + SPACE
Part 3 – What we’ve come up withFUTUREWARD’S CARE CORE
Part 1 – Why projects like this are importantTHE NEED FOR RADICAL DESIGN
Part 2 – How projects like this should be doneTHE RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMATION + SPACE
Information Plane
Physical Plane
Intangible | Ephemeral
Simple to change | Instantaneous to traverse
Tangible | Permanent
Difficult to change | Difficult to traverse
Information Plane
Physical Plane
Content
Devices
People
Spaces
Medical Records
Diagnostic Imaging
Scheduling
Interprofessional Comms
Notifications
Life Systems
Patient’s Devices
Tablets
Wallscreens
Imaging Machines
Doctors
Nurses
Patients
Family
Patient Rooms
Ward Layout
Storage
Nursing Stations
Database Architecture
Graphic Design
Interface Design
Hardware Research
Industrial Design
Medical Training
Cognitive Psychology
Faimly Needs Research
Evidence Based Design
Architecture
Engineering
Functional Planning
Systems Manufacturers
Information Plane
Physical Plane
Content
Devices
People
Spaces
Medical Records
Diagnostic Imaging
Scheduling
Interprofessional Comms
Notifications
Life Systems
Patient’s Devices
Tablets
Wallscreens
Imaging Machines
Doctors
Nurses
Patients
Family
Patient Rooms
Ward Layout
Storage
Nursing Stations
Database Architecture
Graphic Design
Interface Design
Hardware Research
Industrial Design
Medical Training
Cognitive Psychology
Faimly Needs Research
Evidence Based Design
Architecture
Engineering
Functional Planning
Systems Manufacturers
Because medical work is so dependent on both
information and space,
No project that seeks to explore the
promise of new medical technology
can afford to ignore the spaces in
which those technologies will work
Part 2 – How projects like this should be doneTHE RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMATION + SPACE
Part 3 – What we’ve come up withFUTUREWARD’S CARE CORE
Patient Room Design
Primary Qualitative
Research (Interviews)
Research into
Technology Trends
• Physicians
• Allied Health Workers
• Patients
• Family Members
• Functional Planners
• Architects
• Prototypes available in 2-3 years
• Available for mass production in 7-8 years
• Commonplace in 20 years
Environment Extension Information Display Contamination Highlighting
Remote Visitation Patient Education
1) It can take a practitioner an hour to find the materials for
a 20 minute procedure.
2) Humans are bad at the mechanical task of keeping
centralized resources stocked
3) Infection control issues arise with centralized
resources.
Findings from the Procedure Cart Project
Standard configuration Moved towards
window
Pulled out during
emergency
Facing wall for remote
visitation
Kinect being used at Sunnybrook Hospitalto allow surgeons to operate computers without breaking chain of contamination
Questions?
Project website: futureward.org
Email me about Futureward: [email protected]
All Content Copyrighted Patrick Spear 2011
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