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Human Centered Technology

Take a listen to episode 3 of the audio blog, Know My Voice ®, where I discuss the concept of Human Centered Technology in relation to how we should be approaching healthcare technology design. Concepts included in this episode include: human centered technology, push and pull of information, technology design, and the importance of the… Read more

Nurses Week 2025

Today, May 6th, marks the start of Nurses Week… I started this journey as a candy striper volunteer at Jordan Hospital on the weekends in High School to help bring patients to their cars on discharge from the hospital. I wanted teh experience before nursing school at Georgetown. I would often get asked why I… Read more

Patients are People Too

Patients are people first. Patients are people who should have a voice in their care. Patients are people. While this is inherently known amongst us all, the words do have some differences in meaning within healthcare settings. The first pilot research study that I conducted investigated the meaning of knowing the patient. To know the… Read more

Change can be good.

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We have just entered a new year, the year of 2025. My year of 2024 was quite full of events, effort, activities, and more from start to finish. So full, that I did not quite catch my breath until the last day of the year. Even on the first day of the new year, I… Read more

Views from the Patient Side

“I am going to have you sign the consent form.” I heard this while checking into my Primary Care Provider (PCP) appointment a few weeks ago. When I go into a healthcare appointment, I am always looking around for opportunities to improve on the patient experience. However, I never expect what I do encounter. This… Read more