Ethical Considerations and Relation Centered Design for mHealth Applications

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Ethical Considerations and Relation Centered Design for mHealth Applications presented in the Medical Devices Track: Strategies for Successful Implementation of mHealth in Low Resource Settings chaired by Walter Karlen, PhD, Grand Challenges Canada grantee and post-doc at University of British Columbia and Stellenbosch University. Presented June 6, 2014, at UNESCO Technology for Development 2014, theme: What is Essential?, hosted by EPFL and CODEV in Lausanne, Switzerland. For more information: http://wiki.epfl.ch/opentech4dev

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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS & RELATION-CENTERED DESIGN FOR

MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATIONS

UNESCO Tech4DevLausanne, 2014

Kate Michi Ettinger, JD@k8ethics

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WHY IS THE ADOPTION OF

HEALTH CARE IT SO CHALLENGING?

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CHALLENGE # 1

Failure culture of tech meets reality of health care delivery.

PRODUCT DESIGN

CLINICALBIOETHICS

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Flat Tire by Luis Prado & Pulse by TNS (The Noun Project)

Flat Tire by Luis Prado; Pulse by TNS; Patient by Wilson Joseph

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CHALLENGE # 1

“When we fail, we fail real people.”

- Christie GeorgeImpact Investor

New Media Ventures

PRODUCT DESIGN

CLINICALBIOETHICS

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TECHCHALLENGE #2

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For technologists:success = working product

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

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Mountain Climber by Juan Pablo Bravo from The Noun Project

FUNDERCONSULTANTCHALLENGE #2

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For funders: success = product & users

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

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Mountain Climber by Juan Pablo Bravo & Team by Jon Prepeluh

CHALLENGE #2

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For clinicians: success = data that shows improved clinical outcomes

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

CLINICALMEDICINE

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Mountain Climber by Juan Pablo Bravo & Patient by Wilson Joseph

TECHCHALLENGE #2

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Different metrics for success result in differing views on product value.

CLINICALMEDICINE

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Mountain Climber by Juan Pablo Bravo; Patient by Wilson Joseph & Team by Jon Prepeluh

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CHALLENGE #3

User-centered design:meets one set of needs at the expense of the clinical relationship

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PRODUCT DESIGN

CLINICALBIOETHICS

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HOW CAN MHEALTH APP DEVELOPERS NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES?

RELATION CENTERED DESIGN

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Build products in service to our relationships.

addresses the relational aspect of user interactions

How does your mHealth app impact the clinical relationship?

RELATION CENTERED DESIGN

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mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project

RELATION CENTERED DESIGN

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mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project

Respect for Persons

Benefit/Harm (Beneficence/Non-maleficence)

Privacy

Quality | Reliability | Safety

Transparency

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Stages

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Research &

Development

Deployment &

Maintenance

Prototype &

Usability

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

For Each Stage:

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Research &

Development

Deployment &

Maintenance

Prototype &

Usability

2 Parts to Inquiry:

Technical Development | Clinical Application

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Research & DevelopmentResearch &

DevelopmentPrototype &

UsabilityPrototype &

UsabilityDeployment & Maintenance

Deployment & Maintenance

Ethical considerations Technical Clinical Technical Clinical Technical Clinical

Respect for Persons BeneficenceNon-MaleficenceJusticeResearch Ethics - Risk-Benefit - Informed Consent - Harm from researchPrivacyQuality | Reliability | SafetyTransparency

Relation-centered design

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Research & Development

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R &

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Tech developers build clinical decision support tools that enable people with lower levels of training to provide higher levels of care.

Research & Development

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R &

D

Current regulatory approaches are mismatched to tech’s iterative development

Photo: Richard Holder

Prototype & Usability

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P &

U

mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project

Deployment & Maintenance

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Personal/Family Pressures

mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project

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To respond to the challenges:

1. Address the clinical reality of technical failure from the outset of design

2. Include all metrics of success

3. Strengthen the clinical relationship

4. Build apps with integrity by design

Research & DevelopmentResearch &

DevelopmentPrototype &

UsabilityPrototype &

UsabilityDeployment & Maintenance

Deployment & Maintenance

Technical Clinical Technical Clinical Technical Clinical

Respect for PersonsHarm/Benefit PrivacyQuality/Reliability Transparency

Relation-centered design

SCAFFOLDWHEN?

WHAT?

HOW?

WHY?

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“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE DO AND

WHAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING WOULD SUFFICE TO

SOLVE MOST OF THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS.” - GANDHI

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WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR MHEALTH?Research &

DevelopmentResearch &

DevelopmentPrototype &

UsabilityPrototype &

UsabilityDeployment & Maintenance

Deployment & Maintenance

Technical Clinical Technical Clinical Technical Clinical

Respect for Persons BeneficenceNon-MaleficenceJusticeResearch Ethics PrivacyQuality | Reliability | SafetyTransparency

Relation-centered design

Kate Michi Ettinger@k8ethics

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Personal/Family Pressures

Apps that strengthen the clinical relationship

Build products with integrity by

design

Create technology in service to our relationships

mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project

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