Design for Public Good

The work of CARTIS features in a new report produced by the SEE Platform.  

Design for Public Good presents a collection of 12 case studies and a series of tools to enhance the understanding of design for public sector innovation and facilitate the integration of its methods into mainstream practice. The report is a collaborative effort between the Design Council, Danish Design Centre, Design Wales and Aalto University.

The work of CARTIS is highlighted as an example of good practice in collaborating with the public sector on p.40-41. 

Related links:

Design for Public Good report: http://www.seeplatform.eu/docs/Design%20For%20Public%20Good%20May%202013.pdf

The June issue of the SEE bulletin: http://www.seeplatform.eu/docs/SEE%20bulletin%20issue%209%20-%20June%202013(1).pdf

Job Opportunity at PDR

PDR have a vacancy for a highly motivated technician to join the Medical Applications Group. The role will involve close collaboration with healthcare professionals to ensure a high quality service. The post holder will undertake quality assurance, generate design proposals for custom medical devices, generate quotations, work with additive manufacturing and workshop equipment and assist with marketing/business development. Salary starts at £22,700. Closing date is the 31st May.

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Intern hosted by CARTIS members

Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Andrew Cronin at the University Hospital, Wales, together with Prof. Steve Richmond of Cardiff University and Dominic Eggbeer of Cardiff Metropolitan University recently hosted a second year Biomedical Engineering student from the Université De Franche-Comté in France. 

Emilie Courrier spent her 6 week internship developing knowledge in the application of 3D surface scanning, computer aided design and additive manufacturing in maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics.  She also spent time with Peter Evans at Morriston Hospital learning about facial prosthetics.

Her report provides a background on the technologies, applications in surgical techniques and proposes novel solutions in implant design.  CARTIS plan to trial some of Emilie’s novel proposals on cases in the near future. 

Related links:

Université De Franche-Comté in France

Developing a User-Centred Approach to Delivering Improved Breast Prostheses

PDR have begun a collaborative project with the Breast Care team at Singleton Hospital, Swansea that aims to develop improved breast prosthesis services.  The project is funded by the Welsh-based charity, Tenovus, who offer support, advice and treatment for cancer patients, information on cancer prevention and funding for research to improve the outcomes for people with cancer.

We aim to reduce the psychological impact of post-surgical rehabilitation through: improved prosthesis services; improved product performance; reduced number of hospital appointments; reduced chair-side time with clinical staff.  The ultimate objective of this project is to obtain essential insights and data that service providers can use to develop new services, products and practices that better support patients through their cancer journey.

Related links:

Tenovus - www.tenovus.org 

CARTIS welcomes Dr. Singh from India

Dr. Saumyendra V. Singh, Assistant Professor from the Prosthodontics Department at Dental Faculty, KG Medical University, Lucknow, India recently visited the Maxillofacial Unit at Morriston and PDR to better understand how digital technologies can be used in the design and manufacture of facial and body prosthetics.  Dr Singh currently uses conventional techniques within his department to manufacture facial, finger and toe prosthetics and is using his Fellowship with CARTIS to learn about the use of digital technologies in implant/surgical planning and prosthetics.  CARTIS use digital technologies to reduce the margin of error in surgical and prosthetic procedures and help to create a more efficient process. 

Dr. Singh’s visit also provided the ideal opportunity to discuss how the UK NHS differs from health services in India.  This promoted debate on how the efficacy of digital technologies can best be measured and how to ensure that developments in new techniques are appropriately deployed in the context of local healthcare economics.