Interactivity and Game Creation. 9th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2020, Aalborg, Denmark, December 10–11, 2020, Proceedings

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The Design Intervention Opportunities to Reduce Procedural-Caused Healthcare Waste Under the Industry 4.0 Context – A Scoping Review

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-73426-8_27,
        author={Pranay Arun Kumar and Stephen Jia Wang},
        title={The Design Intervention Opportunities to Reduce Procedural-Caused Healthcare Waste Under the Industry 4.0 Context -- A Scoping Review},
        proceedings={Interactivity and Game Creation. 9th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2020, Aalborg, Denmark, December 10--11, 2020, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={ARTSIT},
        year={2021},
        month={7},
        keywords={Medical device design Medical waste Sustainability Industry 4.0 Advanced manufacturing},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-030-73426-8_27}
    }
    
  • Pranay Arun Kumar
    Stephen Jia Wang
    Year: 2021
    The Design Intervention Opportunities to Reduce Procedural-Caused Healthcare Waste Under the Industry 4.0 Context – A Scoping Review
    ARTSIT
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73426-8_27
Pranay Arun Kumar1, Stephen Jia Wang2
  • 1: Royal College of Art
  • 2: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Abstract

The current medical device industry thrives on material redundancy and continues to advocate for a use-and-throw model of practice. Such redundancies are vital to ensure the safety of patients by preventing reinfection from reused devices, but the risks and costs of the waste generated are leaving hospitals and third-party resource handlers wary of future challenges.