Exploring Healthcare Systems Design Research and Practice: Outcomes of an International Meeting

Alexander Komashie (1, 2, 3) , Guillaume Lamé (1, 3) , Francois ; Patou (4) , Nicholas ; Ciccone (4) , Anja Maier (4) , P. John Clarkson (1, 2)

1 CAM - University of Cambridge [UK]
2 Department of Engineering [Cambridge]
3 THIS.institute - THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)
4 DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark

Current healthcare delivery challenges are multi-faceted, requiring multiple perspectives to be addressed using a systems approach. However, a significant amount of healthcare systems design research work is carried out within single disciplines or at best a few disciplines working together. There appears to be little deliberate attempt to draw together a wide range of disciplines committed to working together to overcome differences and tackle some of the complex challenges in healthcare delivery. In this paper, we report on the initial outcomes of such an international initiative that, in the form of a workshop held at the University of Cambridge, brought together researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines to explore the foundations of a community for Healthcare Systems Design Research and Practice.

Mots clés: Systems Engineering (SE); Design process; Multi-/ Cross-/ Trans-disciplinary processes

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Autre

Alexander Komashie, Guillaume Lamé, Francois ; Patou, Nicholas ; Ciccone, Anja Maier, et al.. Exploring Healthcare Systems Design Research and Practice: Outcomes of an International Meeting. International Conference on Engineering Design 2019, Aug 2019, Delft, Netherlands. pp.947-956, ⟨10.1017/dsi.2019.100⟩. ⟨hal-02196758⟩