The Healthathon marks the beginning of the Digital Health Design Challenge 2023 - a grant program of the Digital Health Design Living Lab.
The field of health confronts us with daily new challenges. New technologies can provide impulses for solutions, new approaches stimulate a change of perspective, evolving needs influence our behaviors, and demand for innovative solutions. It is becoming apparent that complex challenges can be better addressed through interdisciplinary collaboration, and that's precisely where we come in:
The Digital Health Design Living Lab aims to promote the exchange between different disciplines and levels of experience to tackle collaborative projects. The Digital Health Design Challenge was initiated to provide a platform for such projects and to translate ideas from the lab into practical applications.
Our first Healthathon on November 4th at the Zurich University of the Arts offered the opportunity to dive deep into the topic of decision-making in the context of health. Practical case studies were presented through expert inputs, along with associated questions and specific requirements. Following this, participants were invited to engage more intensively with a selected topic in exploratory workshops. In interdisciplinary groups, for example, digital decision support tools for specific situations were explored, discussed, and examined. Alternatively, considerations were made about the process of collaborative decision-making, along with the development of (conceptual) ideas. Participants were encouraged to bring their individual experiences and disciplinary perspectives to the conversation, thus helping shape the perspective.
Engaging matchmaking sessions initiated the formation of teams. Using design methods, initial steps guided to assist teams in formulating specific project and concept ideas. These served as the basis for joint and potential project proposals for the Digital Health Design Challenge 2023.
ProgramME
09:30
Welcome and Introduction Healthathon and Digital Health Design Challenge 2023
10:30 - 12:30
Presentation of the cases and the corresponding questions
(short lectures of 30 minutes each, followed by Q&A)
CASE 1: Shared Decision Making in the Debriefing of Coercive Measures
Dr. sc. med. Jan Schürmann, MA, Clinical Ethics Unit, University Hospital Basel
CASE 2: Advance directives – a Challenge for Medicine, Ethics and Design
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Nikola Biller-Andorno, Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME), University of Zurich
Lunch break
13:15 - 15:30
Thematic in-depth workshops, with team building, as well as idea generation and project development
CASE 1: Shared Decision Making and Coercion
CASE 2: Advance Health Planning – Motivation Through Design
15:30
Input, Q&A on submitting Project application for funding program Digital Health Design Challenge 2023
16:00
Conclusion and farewell
The event was open to the public. Students, alumni, practitioners, and researchers from the fields of design, ethics, health sciences, and psychology, as well as patients and other interested individuals, were invited to network and initiate new collaborations. Interdisciplinary and diverse teams were particularly encouraged.
Digitalization and Health
The topic of health presents us with new challenges every day. New technologies can provide impetus for solutions, new approaches encourage a change of perspective, changing needs influence our behavior and demand innovative approaches. It is becoming apparent that complex challenges can be better addressed with interdisciplinary collaboration.
And this is where we come in: The Digital Health Design Living Lab (DHD Living Lab) aims to foster exchange between different disciplines and experience levels to tackle joint projects. The Digital Health Design Challenge was created to provide a platform for such projects and to bring ideas from the Living Lab into practical application. The Healthathon on November 4th is the kick-off for the Digital Health Design Challenge 2023.
Funding Program Digital Health Design Challenge 2023
The Digital Health Design Challenge is a funding program of the DHD Living Lab and is organized and implemented by the consortium partners; Institute for Design Research (IDR) of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the Institute for Biomedical Ethics and Medical History (IBME) of the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Institute for Public Health (IPH) of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).
The Digital Health Design Challenge takes place once a year, and IDR is responisble for program management of this year‘s edition. The practice partners of the DHD Living Lab support the Digital Health Design Challenge on a content-related and practical level.
Project Funding
The Digital Health Design Challenge provides a maximum of 5 months of support for the elaboration and development of outstanding projects that have emerged in interdisciplinary teams (nursing, medicine, medical ethics, health sciences, and design) within the framework of the Healthathon and have high potential for strengthening the digital transformation of healthcare.
Objective
Initial funding for projects (funding pot CHF 30'000.- + expert mentoring):
− Idea development, conception, prototyping, and design of solutions
− Conception and/or implementation of a case study
− Development of a third-party funding application
Requirements
The project has a content-related connection to the thematic focus (2023: Decision Making in Healthcare) and is oriented towards one of the thematic cases offered by the project partners.
Application
Funding applications can be submitted by Bachelor, Master and PhD students and graduates, as well as members of the faculty (researchers, post-docs, scientific staff, teaching staff, etc.) and specialists from practice with and without leadership qualifications. Ideally, seniority-independent teams are formed with representatives from the various disciplines of medical ethics, health sciences and design.
Dates
04.11.2023
Healthathon, presentation of main topics, team building
01.12.2023 12.00 (CET)
Deadline submission of project proposals for funding program
15.12.2023
Announcement of selected projects and start of funding period
02.2024
Interim presentation
17.05.2024
Project conclusion, final presentation, end of funding period
Project Submission
Download, read and complete the following documents and submit them on time to dhd.livinglab@zhdk.ch:
FAQ
Does a team member have to be employed by a consortium partner institution at the time of submission or can an application also be submitted as an alumnus?
Both options are possible; at least one team member must have a current or past connection to one of the consortium partner institutions.
Does the person responsible for the project have to be linked to a consortium partner institution?
No, only one team member must belong to a consortium partner institution.
Do I need to have a written consent from the desired mentor before submitting my application?
Not mandatory, you can also specify several desired mentors. It is also possible to specify the desired skills and we will recommend a suitable person.
Can an external mentor who is not a member of the DHD Living Lab be chosen?
Yes, but the mentor's expenses must be included in the submitted project budget.
Do cooperation partners have to submit an LOI (Letter of Intent) at the time of submission?
At best, yes. It is advisable to clarify the expectations and service provision within the cooperation before submission and to record these in writing. If no LOI is available by the submission deadline, the current status of the cooperation and the intended involvement of the partner in the project should be described.
Case 1: Shared Decision Making in the Debriefing of Coercive Measures
In Switzerland, around 11.5% of all adult patients in acute and primary psychiatric care were affected by a coercive measure in 2021. These contradict the ethical principle of respect for patient autonomy, can be a considerable burden for those involved and should therefore only be used if they are necessary to prevent serious danger to self or others. The reduction of unjustified coercion in psychiatry is the aim of various national and international guidelines.
Medical-ethical guidelines in Switzerland recommend holding debriefings after every coercive measure. In such debriefings, the situations that led to a coercive measure should be reflected upon and strategies jointly developed to avoid such measures in the future or to make them less stressful. In Switzerland, such debriefings have not yet been systematically implemented. In addition, there are only a few studies on their effectiveness. Most patients want to be involved in the decision-making process for coercive measures. Including the perspective of involuntarily admitted patients is a strong predictor of their subjective quality of life and treatment satisfaction. Digital tools to support shared decision making (SDM) in psychiatry are a promising instrument to improve patient motivation, the therapeutic relationship and reduce decision-making conflicts.
The aim of this pilot project is to develop a digital SDM tool for preparing the debriefing of coercive measures. This tool is intended to support patients and practitioners in jointly reflecting on the situation, strengthening the therapeutic relationship and developing joint SDM strategies for dealing with or avoiding future coercive measures. The tool will then be implemented and evaluated on a pilot ward at the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel.
How can we design a digital tool for shared decision making in the debriefing of coercive measures in psychiatry? – Dr. sc. med. Jan Schürmann, MA, Clinical Ethics Unit, University Hospital Basel
Case 2: Advance directives – a Challenge for Medicine, Ethics and Design
Advance directives offer the opportunity to make decisions in advance about your own medical care in the event of future incapacity. Do I want to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac arrest? Would I want to be ventilated? Clear guidance on these and other questions can help doctors and treatment teams to align medical care with the patient's wishes. However, as in the case of organ transplants, we tend to avoid the topic. Who likes to deal with the fragility of their own existence? One of the most fundamental challenges is therefore to motivate people to draw up a living will in the first place. Of course, there are many ethical and medical issues surrounding living wills and advance health planning. This challenge focuses on the question of what design can do to motivate people to deal with the topic of advance directives/advance health care planning.
How can we motivate people to deal with the topic of advance directives/advance health care planning through an appropriate design? – Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Nikola Biller-Andorno, Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME), University of Zurich
Dr. Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken
anna.martin@zhdk.ch
CASE 2
Annina Gähwiler
annina.gaehwiler@zhdk.ch
CASE 1
Laurin Schaffner
laurin.schaffner@zhdk.ch
CASE 2
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Nikola Biller-Andorno
biller-andorno@ibme.uzh.ch
CASE 2
Sophie Gloeckler
sophie.gloeckler@ibme.uzh.ch
Prof. Dr. Andrea Glässel
andrea.glaessel@zhaw.ch
Prof. Dr. med. Christian Huber
christian.huber@upk.ch
Dr. sc. med. Jan Schürmann
jan.schuermann@usb.ch
CASE 1
PD Dr. med. Dr. phil. Manuel Trachsel
manuel.trachsel@usb.ch
Katharina Froelich
katharina.froelich@stud.unibas.ch
Short Profile
The Digital Health Design Living Lab (DHD Living Lab) unites three Zurich universities (ZHdK, UZH and ZHAW), medical experts, patient organizations and the public in an interdisciplinary structure.
The DHD Living Lab is a place where experts from different fields exchange ideas in order to develop innovative, customized products, processes and concepts for the future of digital health care and to actively shape it with the involvement of the public.
Contact
Please contact dhd.livinglab@zhdk.ch for any inquiries.
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