Project 2

Unboxing PPE

Client

University Health Network (UHN) - Toronto General Hospital

Sector

Design Research, Healthcare, Usability Testing, Product Design

Responsibilities

Design Researcher

Project Duration

2 months

The donning procedure that healthcare workers (HCW) undergo to protect themselves and their environments aims to minimize errors and the risk of infection. HCW confidence is an often overlooked factor in the process of donning & doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Initial research (Pyrek, 2018) suggests that HCW confidence can play a role in minimizing errors in the donning process. Our testing seeks to determine whether an improved storage & delivery process can increase the HCWs confidence in the donning of the PPE through the use of a repackaging prototype.

A peek into my process

Understanding the donning and doffing protocol

Created and executed usability testing plan

Next iteration for further testing

Created prototype kit for usability testing