Lighton Phiri gave a talk at the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference (AfriCHI 2023) conference that was held in East London, South Africa between November 27 – December 1, 2023.
The talk was based on a peer-reviewed publication titled "User Centred Design and Implementation of Useful Picture Archiving and Communication Systems for Effective Radiological Workflows in Public Health Facilities in Zambia", based on a on-going work linked to the winder Enterprise Medical Imaging in Zambia Project, which is funded with generous grants from The Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies (DRGS) at The University of Zambia (UNZA), Data Science Africa and Google Research.
Radiological workflows in public health facilities in The Republic of Zambia are performed using manual processes. With a broad spectrum of stakeholders—Physicians, Radiographers and Radiologists—involved in radiological workflows, the efficiency of health service provision is drastically reduced, subsequently compromising clinical care. While there are a number of software platforms that are used in radiological workflows, Picture Archiving and Communication System platforms are crucial as they are primarily used to store, manage and facilitate access to Medical Images. This paper outlines the user-centred design and implementation of a prototype PACS platform aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of designing and implementing a PACS platform for use in public health facilities in Zambia. The prototype PACS platform was subsequently evaluated in order to assess its perceived usefulness and ease of use. The results indicate the feasibility of implementing and deploying PACS platforms in public health facilities in Zambia and, additionally, their potential usefulness.
Associated Publications
Chibuta, Peter, Lighton Phiri, Ernest Obbie Zulu, and Malaizyo Muzumala. 2026. “Global South Health Practitioners’ Awareness and Perceptions of Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Radiological Workflows: A Quantitative Nationwide Study in Health Facilities in Zambia”. In Medical Image Computing in Resource Constrained Settings, 175-84. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-13654-1_18. |
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Muzumala, Malaizyo, Ernest Obbie Zulu, Peter Chibuta, Mayumbo Nyirenda, and Lighton Phiri. 2025. “Evaluating Perceived Workload, Usability and Usefulness of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Low-Resource Settings: Semi-Automated Classification and Detection of Community Acquired Pneumonia”. In Applications of Medical Artificial Intelligence (AMAI 2024), 116-26. Marrakech, Morocco: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82007-6_12. |
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Phiri, Lighton, Zola Mahlaza, Ernest Obbie Zulu, Rabson Mbewe, Peter Chibuta, Malaizyo Muzumala, Andrew Shawa, and Elijah Chileshe. 2024. “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Efficient and Effective Radiological Workflows: A Multi-Pronged Approach for Semi-Automated Radiological Workflows”. presented at the 12th Data Science Africa Workshop (DSA 2024), Nyeri, Kenya. |
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Shawa, Andrew, Elijah Chileshe, Brighton Mwaba, John Mwanza, Wilkins Sikazwe, Ernest Obbie Zulu, and Lighton Phiri. 2024. “User Centred Design and Implementation of Useful Picture Archiving and Communication Systems for Effective Radiological Workflows in Public Health Facilities in Zambia”. presented at the 45th South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference (SAICSIT 2024), Gqeberha, South Africa. |
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Shawa, Andrew, Elijah Chileshe, Brighton Mwaba, John Mwanza, Wilkins Sikazwe, Ernest Obbie Zulu, and Lighton Phiri. 2024. “User Centred Design and Implementation of Useful Picture Archiving and Communication Systems for Effective Radiological Workflows in Public Health Facilities in Zambia”. In Annual Conference of South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT 2024), 175-89. Gqeberha, South Africa: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64881-6_10. |
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