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Michigan World Usability Day (Nov. 8, 2007)

The MSU Usability & Accessibility Center and the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association (MI-UPA) are joining over 170 other locations in 35 countries to promote World Usability Day. This is also MSU's Fifth Annual Usability & Accessibility Event.

The focus for World Usability Day 2007 is healthcare. Whether it's new medical devices or technologies; drug research, approval, or delivery; patient forms or medical records sharing; emergency disaster planning; increasing the functionality of hospitals; or everyday healthcare delivery, EVERYONE is affected by usability in healthcare.

DATE: Thursday, November 8, 2007
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
COST: Free
LOCATION: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, MI

Thanks for attending the conference.
PowerPoint slides of the presentations are available for viewing on our Web site (see below). Thank you for your interest.

Program

Morning Sessions (Concurrent)

Onsite registration for morning sessions
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Outside room Big Ten B and C

Session A
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten C
Designing Usable Healthcare Web Applications
Speaker: Jason Withrow, Business Analyst, University of Michigan Health System, and
Faculty, Washtenaw Community College

Session B
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten B
Winning with Usable Software in Life Science Research
Speakers: Richard Sheridan, President, Menlo Innovations, and Jennifer Baird, President and CEO, Accuri Cytometers

Tours and Demos
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 93
Tours of the Usability & Accessibility Center last 15 minutes and meet in the UAC reception area (Room 93, Garden Level). Demonstrations of adaptive technology will also be offered.

Afternoon Sessions

Onsite registration for afternoon sessions
11:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Outside room Big Ten B and C

All afternoon sessions and lunch are in room Big Ten C

Lunch and Opening Remarks
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
Sarah Swierenga, Director, Usability & Accessibility Center, MSU
Hiram Fitzgerald, Associate Provost, University Outreach and Engagement, MSU
Teri Takai, Director, Department of Information Technology, State of Michigan
Michael Beasley, President, Michigan Chapter of the Usability Professionals Association

Session 1
Healthcare Usability--Code Blue!
12:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Speaker: Shane Lovellette, User Experience Products Manager, TechSmith Corporation

Session 2
Patient Safety and Usability: Experiences in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
1:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Janine A. Purcell, Cognitive Engineer, VHA Bar Code Resource Office

Session 3
Codeless QA Testing: A Revolution in the Automated Testing Tool Market
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
Speaker: Sumanth Muthyala, Usability Engineer-Technical Lead, Ergin Salih, TestPartner Development Team Lead, and Jim Brennan, TestPartner Product Manager,
Compuware Corporation

Break and Poster Session
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Room Big Ten C (Lobby area)
Refreshments will be served and exhibits and research posters will be displayed

Session 4
Making Sense out of Health Insurance Benefits Selection: Case Study with a Web Tool
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Speaker: Laurie Kantner, Vice President of Client Services, Tec-Ed, Inc.

Session 5
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Designing for Older Adult Users of Web, Mobile, and Handheld Technologies
Speaker: S. Ann Becker, Professor, Management Information Systems and Computer Science, and
Director, National Center for Small Business Information, Florida Institute of Technology

Closing Remarks
4:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Sarah Swierenga, Director, MSU Usability & Accessibility Center

Reception
4:30- 6:00 p.m. | Room Red Cedar B

* The video presentations are encoded in WMV/ACX streaming format. These file types can be viewed using media players such as: Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player, Real Player, or Winamp Media Player.


Who Will Benefit?

  • Industry professionals
  • Academics
  • Government officials
  • Students

Event Sponsors

Bronze (MSU)