Conference Presentation at AfriCHI 2023: User Centred Design and Implementation of Useful Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

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.

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