The evaluation will take place between February 13th and February 27th within our facilities at Toronto General Hospital. Participants will be required to attend a 2-hour training session and a 2-hour testing session to evaluate the device. Participants will be asked to perform everyday tasks, such as programming the device. All tasks are simulated and therefore no medication will be used. You will be compensated for participating in the evaluation of the device.

If interested, please contact Stefanie at stefanie.kischak@uhn.ca or 416-340-4800 x2353

The evaluation will be held between January 23rd and February 3rd at our facilities at the Toronto General Hospital. Participants will be asked to attend a 2-hour training session, and an additional 1.5-hour session to evaluate the device. Participants will be asked to perform everyday tasks with the device such as programming. All tasks are simulated and therefore no medication will be used. You will be compensated $300 for participating in the evaluation.

If interested, contact Svetlena at svetlena@humanfactors.ca or 416-340-4800 x8530

“Created by the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at Toronto’s University Health Network, [bant] is intended to be used by Type-1 diabetics, who should check and log their blood glucose levels four times throughout the day. Bant users prick themselves with small electronic devices called glucometers, which then communicate wirelessly with the Bant software so it can flag troubling blood sugar trends that may indicate users need to adjust an upcoming insulin dose. Intended for teens who can be apt to forget their testing, Bant was credited with users conducting about 50% more monitoring in a clinical trial — possibly because participating teens who logged their tests were rewarded with credits at the iTunes store.”

The full article can be read here: http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/11/08/paging-dr-smartphone-how-medical-apps-are-changing-diagnoses-and-treatments/

You can also read more about bant on our projects page.

If you are 18 or over and fit the following criteria, you may qualify for the study:

1. Adult with Rheumatoid Arthritis, experienced with administering injections (minimum of 4 injections in the past year)

If interested, contact Deborah Chan at deborah.chan[at]uhn.ca or 416-340-4800 x6354.

“Modern medical gizmos save lives.  But sometimes, they kill.  On this week’s episode of  White Coat Black Art, life and death… by design. Healthy design is not just about designing hospitals. It’s also designing the medical devices used by people who work in hospitals. The kind of handiwork that — done badly — can play havoc with your health and your life”

The entire interview can be found here:

http://www.cbc.ca/whitecoat/episode/2010/11/05/healthy-design-episode/

“Demand for the group’s evaluation work is exploding.  We are fielding requisitions from ministries of health, cancer agencies, and we are working with hospitals both within and without the province,” says Anjum Chagpar, manager of the Healthcare Human Factors at UHN.  The article appeared in the Globe and Mail on December 4, 2007 and can be found here.