S.A.L.T.
This is one of the the first HCI project I did for my Masters Program
I did this in conjunction with a Medical Informatics MSc student.
SALT is a pediatric surgical ICU Clinical Decision Support System for fluid and electrolyte management; in the context of a PICU/ anesthesia information system.
It would help pediatric surgical intensivists manage fluid and electrolyte problems in complicated pediatric post-operative patients. It will have a simple interface with some input/output options, like seen in a website or a pc calculator.
This is partly a medical informatics problem: computerized provider order entry (CPOE), clinical decisions support system (CDSS), and interoperability problem. From a Human factors perspective it is a clinical work flow, cognitive load, and expert collaboration problem. From an HCI perspective it’s a complex systems design problem.
Some of the techniques used for this project where Cognitive Walkthoughs & Task Analysis, Wireframing, Storyboards and Contextual Interview. Finally, we conducted a usability study with the final prototypes.
From the slide show presentation, you can the wireframes and various prototypes, as well as a concise expalanation of the project in general.
(Click here to see the presentation open in a new window)