Health Systems Design

The Health Systems Design SIG has been formed to build a community of researchers interested in the study of health systems design.

Health Systems Design

About this SIG

About

The Health Systems Design SIG has been formed to build a community of researchers interested in the study of health systems design. Systems design research and practice has a lot to offer in actively tackling the major health challenges facing society, and the Design Society can play a key role in making this happen. Treating health as a complex socio-technical system, our mission is to change health and care by design.

Core Aims & Objectives

The HSD SIG has two main aims: 1.Identifying the unique contributions that systems design research can make in achieving sustainable improvements in health and care delivery systems 2. Connecting a community of research and practice dedicated to healthcare systems design across disciplinary boundaries. We do this through initiatives such as our SIG yearly international meetings, workshops at major DS conferences, shared publications, including special issues and reference books, and more.

How can members get involved?

Interested DS members can join our LinkedIn group to know more about our work and stay up to date with our events and initiatives, join our workshop at DS conferences, get in touch with Steering Committee members for direct communications, and consult our SIG page on the Design Society website, including our SIG library.


Our Team

Clarkson, John

John Clarkson

Engineering Design Centre
United Kingdom

John Clarkson is Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Cambridge and Professor of Healthcare Systems at Delft Technical University. He...

Kleinsmann, Maaike

Maaike Kleinsmann

TU Delft
Netherlands

Maier, Anja

Anja Maier

University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom

Anja M Maier, PhD, is Professor of Engineering Systems Design and Head of Department Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management at the...


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