• Project One – Cindy Acton informed the committee of two scenario videos developed. The Interpro... more • Project One – Cindy Acton informed the committee of two scenario videos developed. The Interprofessional Teamwork Perceptions Scale (ITPS) tool will be used starting next week within the courses offered in the summer for beginning nursing students. The tool will be online. Cindy Acton will send student roster to Susan Duncan in order to pull student emails. Cindy Acton will look into performing a pre and post test for the pilot test of the instrument. • Sharon Decker stated Kari Dickson is working on the IRB. The IRB goal is to include every project so that we will only submit one. Rebecca Sleeper stated we will be under two sets of evaluations to include student learning and student attitudes. Lorenz Lutherer stated and explained the process that if the subject is going to be identified, we will need to be coded for longitudinal. Sharon Decker proposed to develop an IRB subcommittee. Cindy Acton, Lorenz Lutherer, and Kari Dickson will participate in subcommittee. • Project Two & Three – Rebecca Sleeper reported the spread sheet that will be used to compare schools has been sent out. Rebecca Sleeper requested that Faculty Champions assist her in implementing correlating curricula into the spreadsheet. Suggested to look in admissions packets to look at curricula. After the information is compiled, Rebecca Sleeper and the Faculty Champion from each corresponding school will visit the schools key person.
An important aspect of blood-material interactions is the activation, adhesion, and subsequent ag... more An important aspect of blood-material interactions is the activation, adhesion, and subsequent aggrega-tion of blood platelets on the artificial surface, all of which are directly affected by local fluid dynamics. The objective of this work was to directly correlate changing local fluid dynamic conditions produced by various vessel geometries, including stenosis, aneurysm, and separate contraction and expansion geometries, with quantitative in vitro measurements of regional platelet deposition. We directly measured platelet deposition as a function of axial position along four Lexan flow chambers with axisymmetric models of these geometries using '"In-labeled platelets. Platelet deposition was maximum in observed areas of flow recirculation and reattachment and minimum in locations of high shear and separation. For the stenosis geometry, two distinct regions of increased platelet deposition were apparent, one proximal to and one distal to the stenosis throat. An approximat...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1990
In this paper we present the results obtained in-virro with a balloon for percutaneous valvulopla... more In this paper we present the results obtained in-virro with a balloon for percutaneous valvuloplasty that had been fenestrated in its proximal portion so that blood flow can be obtained distally while the balloon remains inflated during the valvuloplasty procedure. The study was conducted in a test chamber specially built for that purpose. Preliminary results obtained with one fenestration of
The fact that people in general are reluctant to change is well documented. This paper presents a... more The fact that people in general are reluctant to change is well documented. This paper presents a case of cross-cultural technology transfer where employee resistance to the new technology was due to a conceptual difference between what they perceived that a robot was, and what a robot actually is.
Small interalveolar holes within the lung are called pores of Kohn. Some researchers have correla... more Small interalveolar holes within the lung are called pores of Kohn. Some researchers have correlated enlarged pore size with diseases, e.g. emphysema, that are characterized by tissue destruction. Mathematical models of the pressures generated in closed, fluid-filled and open, fluid-lined pores demonstrate that pressures capable of rupturing lung tissue can be developed in a pore due to the surface tension and shape of the air-liquid interface. Pore enlargement accompanied by tissue destruction is presented as a possible mechanism for the disease process observed during aging and the development of emphysema in the lung.
... Nunez and Kaufman (6), borrowing the concepts used for industrial tools, stated fifteen ergon... more ... Nunez and Kaufman (6), borrowing the concepts used for industrial tools, stated fifteen ergonomic considerations to be used in designing hand held surgical instruments. ... 13. 14. 15. a. Avoid finger recesses. Avoid catch skin situation. Vse a "Bennett handle" whenever possible. ...
v, Surgical instruments should be designed to optimize control and interact with tissues or other... more v, Surgical instruments should be designed to optimize control and interact with tissues or other objects while avoiding surgeon fatigue, muscle spasms, tissue ischemia, and injuries. Several well-established ergonomic criteria can be used in the design of instruments. Analysis of some commonly used bone biting instruments reveal how they violate these criteria. The thoughtful redesign of instruments using these principles is recommended.
Many reaction time experiments have been conducted over the years to observe human responses. How... more Many reaction time experiments have been conducted over the years to observe human responses. However, most of the experiments that were performed did not have quantitatively accurate instruments for measuring change in reaction time under stress. There is a great ...
Technology Management : the New International Language, 1991
The authors consider the case of 22 VDT (video display terminal) operators who claimed disability... more The authors consider the case of 22 VDT (video display terminal) operators who claimed disability after developing job-related cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) caused, in part, by the use of equipment lacking proper ergonomic design features. The keyboards used and the equipment layout in the workstations were such that they were likely to induce undue stress to the upper extremities and
Gran persona debió de ser el primero que llamó pecado mortal a la pereza; nosotros, que ya en uno... more Gran persona debió de ser el primero que llamó pecado mortal a la pereza; nosotros, que ya en uno de nuestros artículos anteriores estuvimos más serios de lo que nunca nos habíamos propuesto, no entraremos ahora en largas y profundas investigaciones acerca de la historia de este pecado, por más que conozcamos que hay pecados que pican en historia, y que la historia de los pecados sería un tanto cuanto divertida. Convengamos solamente en que esta institución ha cerrado y cerrará las puertas del cielo a más de un cristiano.
• Project One – Cindy Acton informed the committee of two scenario videos developed. The Interpro... more • Project One – Cindy Acton informed the committee of two scenario videos developed. The Interprofessional Teamwork Perceptions Scale (ITPS) tool will be used starting next week within the courses offered in the summer for beginning nursing students. The tool will be online. Cindy Acton will send student roster to Susan Duncan in order to pull student emails. Cindy Acton will look into performing a pre and post test for the pilot test of the instrument. • Sharon Decker stated Kari Dickson is working on the IRB. The IRB goal is to include every project so that we will only submit one. Rebecca Sleeper stated we will be under two sets of evaluations to include student learning and student attitudes. Lorenz Lutherer stated and explained the process that if the subject is going to be identified, we will need to be coded for longitudinal. Sharon Decker proposed to develop an IRB subcommittee. Cindy Acton, Lorenz Lutherer, and Kari Dickson will participate in subcommittee. • Project Two & Three – Rebecca Sleeper reported the spread sheet that will be used to compare schools has been sent out. Rebecca Sleeper requested that Faculty Champions assist her in implementing correlating curricula into the spreadsheet. Suggested to look in admissions packets to look at curricula. After the information is compiled, Rebecca Sleeper and the Faculty Champion from each corresponding school will visit the schools key person.
An important aspect of blood-material interactions is the activation, adhesion, and subsequent ag... more An important aspect of blood-material interactions is the activation, adhesion, and subsequent aggrega-tion of blood platelets on the artificial surface, all of which are directly affected by local fluid dynamics. The objective of this work was to directly correlate changing local fluid dynamic conditions produced by various vessel geometries, including stenosis, aneurysm, and separate contraction and expansion geometries, with quantitative in vitro measurements of regional platelet deposition. We directly measured platelet deposition as a function of axial position along four Lexan flow chambers with axisymmetric models of these geometries using '"In-labeled platelets. Platelet deposition was maximum in observed areas of flow recirculation and reattachment and minimum in locations of high shear and separation. For the stenosis geometry, two distinct regions of increased platelet deposition were apparent, one proximal to and one distal to the stenosis throat. An approximat...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1990
In this paper we present the results obtained in-virro with a balloon for percutaneous valvulopla... more In this paper we present the results obtained in-virro with a balloon for percutaneous valvuloplasty that had been fenestrated in its proximal portion so that blood flow can be obtained distally while the balloon remains inflated during the valvuloplasty procedure. The study was conducted in a test chamber specially built for that purpose. Preliminary results obtained with one fenestration of
The fact that people in general are reluctant to change is well documented. This paper presents a... more The fact that people in general are reluctant to change is well documented. This paper presents a case of cross-cultural technology transfer where employee resistance to the new technology was due to a conceptual difference between what they perceived that a robot was, and what a robot actually is.
Small interalveolar holes within the lung are called pores of Kohn. Some researchers have correla... more Small interalveolar holes within the lung are called pores of Kohn. Some researchers have correlated enlarged pore size with diseases, e.g. emphysema, that are characterized by tissue destruction. Mathematical models of the pressures generated in closed, fluid-filled and open, fluid-lined pores demonstrate that pressures capable of rupturing lung tissue can be developed in a pore due to the surface tension and shape of the air-liquid interface. Pore enlargement accompanied by tissue destruction is presented as a possible mechanism for the disease process observed during aging and the development of emphysema in the lung.
... Nunez and Kaufman (6), borrowing the concepts used for industrial tools, stated fifteen ergon... more ... Nunez and Kaufman (6), borrowing the concepts used for industrial tools, stated fifteen ergonomic considerations to be used in designing hand held surgical instruments. ... 13. 14. 15. a. Avoid finger recesses. Avoid catch skin situation. Vse a "Bennett handle" whenever possible. ...
v, Surgical instruments should be designed to optimize control and interact with tissues or other... more v, Surgical instruments should be designed to optimize control and interact with tissues or other objects while avoiding surgeon fatigue, muscle spasms, tissue ischemia, and injuries. Several well-established ergonomic criteria can be used in the design of instruments. Analysis of some commonly used bone biting instruments reveal how they violate these criteria. The thoughtful redesign of instruments using these principles is recommended.
Many reaction time experiments have been conducted over the years to observe human responses. How... more Many reaction time experiments have been conducted over the years to observe human responses. However, most of the experiments that were performed did not have quantitatively accurate instruments for measuring change in reaction time under stress. There is a great ...
Technology Management : the New International Language, 1991
The authors consider the case of 22 VDT (video display terminal) operators who claimed disability... more The authors consider the case of 22 VDT (video display terminal) operators who claimed disability after developing job-related cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) caused, in part, by the use of equipment lacking proper ergonomic design features. The keyboards used and the equipment layout in the workstations were such that they were likely to induce undue stress to the upper extremities and
Gran persona debió de ser el primero que llamó pecado mortal a la pereza; nosotros, que ya en uno... more Gran persona debió de ser el primero que llamó pecado mortal a la pereza; nosotros, que ya en uno de nuestros artículos anteriores estuvimos más serios de lo que nunca nos habíamos propuesto, no entraremos ahora en largas y profundas investigaciones acerca de la historia de este pecado, por más que conozcamos que hay pecados que pican en historia, y que la historia de los pecados sería un tanto cuanto divertida. Convengamos solamente en que esta institución ha cerrado y cerrará las puertas del cielo a más de un cristiano.
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