Design of a role-playing game to study the trajectories of health care workers in an operating room

Elisa Mattarelli, Kelly J. Fadel, Suzanne P. Weisband

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Abstract

Drawing on an ethnographic study of hospital work in an operating room, we present the design and implementation of a web-based role-playing application of a master schedule. We show how we simulate the coordination mechanisms and trajectories of hospital personnel as they move patients in and out of OR. Experiments are proposed to show how active and passive notification systems (interruptions) are expected to affect trajectory management and performance over time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCHI'06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'06
Pages1091-1096
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
EventConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2006 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: Apr 22 2006Apr 27 2006

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Other

OtherConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2006
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period4/22/064/27/06

Keywords

  • Coordination
  • Health care
  • Interruptions
  • Operating room
  • Role-playing game
  • Trajectories

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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