New edition of the book Products for Healthcare now available
It has been twenty years since the first booklet ‘Products for Healthcare’ was published. Since then, more than 1000 innovative ideas for healthcare have been developed, making a major contribution to future health scenarios. This seventh edition in this series, showcasing our most recent healthcare graduation projects is proudly presented.
Armaĝan Albayrak, coordinator Medisign MSc specialisation: "In this booklet, we showcase 127 examples of healthcare innovations where our students demonstrate how to map complex healthcare scenarios, involve users and stakeholders to discover their needs and expectations, identify opportunities, and create meaningful and sustainable solutions to improve quality of care. All of these projects are healthcare graduation projects completed by IDE Master graduates in the period 2016-2018.
The projects are divided into twelve categories, reflecting on-going developments in society, healthcare and the IDE design research portfolio. The categories range from design for healthcare professionals’ clinical and professional skills, to patient empowerment, design for ageing, and developing innovative healthcare business models.
We have seen an increase in the number of projects on topics like healthcare facilities and patient empowerment, in line with healthcare trends and developments. The categories in this book are closely related to our research portfolio. New topics are defined in our research programs, are explored in education projects, and the results are fed back into our research. In this way, research and education feed each other with new topics, insights and partnerships.
Once again, we trust that this booklet will inspire you to establish valuable collaborations and create new and exciting healthcare futures."