Transcript Transformation of Pediatric Care Space

Transformation of Pediatric Care Spaces
--- Pediatric Design of the Future
TRANSFORMERS:
Marianna Jewell, Jamie Beyer, Dr. Jiten Chhabra, Hui Cai
Problem 1
Patients with chronic diseases have to make unnecessary
hospital visits, about matters which can be addressed by
remote bio monitoring techniques
The ability of tele medicine to help children suffering from
Asthma is not being utilized to its maximum capacity
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What is Asthma
Increased responsiveness of lower airways to multiple stimuli;
episodic, and with reversible obstruction
Air flow obstruction
Airway hyper responsiveness
Airway inflammation
Etiology:
Allergic
Idiosyncratic
Numbers (2002)
8.9 million children
10.4 million outpatient visits
1.8 million ER visits
½ million hospitalizations
14.7 million school days were missed
$ 2 billion direct and Indirect costs
Facts (2002)
Asthma is the 3rd ranking cause of
hospitalization for children under 15 yrs.
Low-income populations, minorities & children living
in the inner city are more likely to have ER visits,
hospitalization and death due to asthma then the
general population.
Young children (<4yrs) had the highest rate of
hospitalizations; ( twice the rate than children of
the same age w/o asthma
Asthma Signs and Symptoms
History:
Wheezing, Coughing, Frequents RTI’S, Exercise
intolerance Nighttime worsening, Chest tightness,
Shortness of breath,
Examination: Tachypnea, Tachycardia, Use of accessory respiratory
muscles, Cyanosis, Pulsus paradoxus, Symmetry of
breath sounds, Wheezing, Prolongation of expiratory
phase, Hyperinflation
Investigations: CBC, IGE, Curschmann’s spirals, Charcot-Leyden
crystals, PFT
Classification
Mild intermittent
Mild persistent
Moderate persistent
Severe persistent
Treatment: - Acute vs Chronic
Adrenergic agonists, Methylxanthines Anticholinergics
Glucocorticoids, Cromolyn sodium and nedocromil sodium,
Leukotriene modifiers
Spirometry
Peak Expiratory Flow Rates
Evidence Based Medicine
1) The monitoring of peak expiratory flow (PEF) and maintenance
of a symptom diary have been proposed as means to monitor
asthma severity. Daily PEF variability in combination with the daily
frequency of beta-agonist inhalation is very useful in the
management and early detection of acute asthma
2) A program run by the San Mateo Medical Center in San Mateo
County, California helps children manage their asthma through the
use of cell phones. Over a one-year period, these children
experienced no emergency room visits or hospital stays due to
asthma and they rarely came into the clinic for asthma-related
medical treatment.
3) After six months of participation in the program, the
number of emergency room visits decreased significantly
and the activities of daily living were improved in the telemedicine group. Most of the patients in the tele-medicine
group were able to continue measuring and transmitting
peak expiratory flow (PEF) value successfully, and at six
months had noticed an improvement in PEF.
Our Proposal
1) Develop and implement a flexible and open ended
interface to receive, analyze and transmit pediatric
asthma specific information.
2) Research a new parameter, sub-auditory wheeze
frequencies as a remote monitoring tool for asthma
Problems addressed
1) Better care delivery
2) Reduce number of complications
3) Patient empowerment and involvement
4) Conserve national resources
5) Implementation in the hospital
Problem 2
Lack of accessible interactive educational materials at the
child's level in pediatric hospitals.
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Proposal
Microsoft Surface Computer on wheels for medication
education
Place the medication on the surface and it will be recognized.
Interactive surface easy to use and easy to clean using disposable plastic
skins
Tutorial of instructions, side effects, interactions, alternatives will be given.
Information will be presented at age specific levels.
Proposal
• Choice of language offered.
• Print-out for home use will be produced.
• Mock up will be produced with a traditional computer and
an RFID attachment.
• Will be more widely used and cost effective in 3-5 years.
• Flexibility for various other applications proves a
valuable investment.
Evidence
Problems Addressed
• Lack of complete knowledge of medications at
the care giver level.
• Lack of understanding on how to self medicate.
• Errors due to allergies, interactions, incorrect
prescribing.
• Infections transmitted on highly used surfaces.
• Time of nurses and doctors better spent in other
place
Problem 3
Waiting room design does not address various
needs of users.
comfort, flexibility, information, interaction, and disaster
support
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Evidence
• This study demonstrates that hospital charts contain many copies of
the same information, such as medication lists, allergies etc. Due to
manual replication of data fields, there is no mechanism to ensure
that each copy of a data element within a chart actually contains the
same information. This aliasing of data through manual duplication
compromises the integrity of data within paper-based charts.
Decisions and therapy based upon contradictory or inaccurate data
are likely to lead to inefficient or erroneous care delivery; this has
significant implications for hospital liability and quality of patient
care”
Geiger G, Merrilees K, Walo R, Gordon D, Kunov H An analysis of the
paper-based health record: information content and its implications
for electronic patient records. Health Technology Group, Institute of
Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Proposal
• Flexibility---"Magic chair"
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Provide adjustable furniture, can provide different size of chairs and even
unfolded to universal bed that fits different age groups
• Efficiency---"Magic touch”
• Provide "Magic Touch" to incorporate the registration process for
repeated chronic patients. The finger-print identification process is
easy that allows the kids' self-registration. Patient history can be
pulled out