TY - GEN
T1 - Adapting collaborative radiological practice to low-resource environments
AU - Kolko, Beth E.
AU - Hope, Alexis
AU - Brunette, Waylon
AU - Saville, Karen
AU - Gerard, Wayne
AU - Kawooya, Michael
AU - Nathan, Robert
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We describe how current radiological best practices are predicated on a sophisticated technological ecosystem usually comprised of multiple large-scale displays, and integrated record keeping and communication systems driven by high-speed networks. At the same time, current development of low-cost ultrasound (U/S) devices for low-resource settings trends towards small-scale, independent devices with palm-sized screens. We reviewed existing literature, analyzed findings from two years of fieldwork in Uganda, and conducted an interview study with clinicians about radiology work practices to determine which patterns and technologies contribute to the efficacy of ultrasound. We use these findings to inform how ultrasound technology in low-resource settings can most usefully be developed and deployed. In addition, findings are relevant for creating medical technologies for low-resource environments generally, as we make clear the importance of considering not just technology development aspects like power consumption and interface, but also larger technology and work ecosystems.
AB - We describe how current radiological best practices are predicated on a sophisticated technological ecosystem usually comprised of multiple large-scale displays, and integrated record keeping and communication systems driven by high-speed networks. At the same time, current development of low-cost ultrasound (U/S) devices for low-resource settings trends towards small-scale, independent devices with palm-sized screens. We reviewed existing literature, analyzed findings from two years of fieldwork in Uganda, and conducted an interview study with clinicians about radiology work practices to determine which patterns and technologies contribute to the efficacy of ultrasound. We use these findings to inform how ultrasound technology in low-resource settings can most usefully be developed and deployed. In addition, findings are relevant for creating medical technologies for low-resource environments generally, as we make clear the importance of considering not just technology development aspects like power consumption and interface, but also larger technology and work ecosystems.
KW - cscw
KW - ictd
KW - medicine
KW - pacs
KW - professional practice
KW - radiology information systems
KW - teleradiology
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U2 - 10.1145/2145204.2145223
DO - 10.1145/2145204.2145223
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858193898
SN - 9781450310864
T3 - Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW
SP - 97
EP - 106
BT - CSCW'12 - Proceedings of the ACM 2012 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
T2 - ACM 2012 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW'12
Y2 - 11 February 2012 through 15 February 2012
ER -