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This study presents the summative usability testing process of our human-centered design (HCD) approach. The objective was to evaluate the usability of the probe by end-users and experts across a range of settings and children against an aspirational target product profile (TPP) goal of 95% of readings achieved within 1 minute. Authors: Nicholas Boyd, Carina […]

But he’s at home on a mountain bike, powering up one of Namibia’s seven giant hills. He’s at home in the kitchen with his family, while his daughter asks questions about tomato-chopping techniques. And he’s at home in the Operating Room, where he works by turns as both surgeon and anaesthesia provider. He’s also one […]

Dr. Renda Suleman on the transformation and immediate impact of capnography on patient care

The Lifebox Pulse Oximetry in the context of COVID-19 course is an online course for healthcare providers to learn about pulse oximetry and how it can be used to improve care for patients with SARI, including COVID-19.

When you were growing up what did you want to be? There were many things I wanted to become while I was growing up and it kept on changing with what inspired or influenced me. I guess when I was small being a doctor was the most inspiring profession than all. But when the time […]

My name is Belinda Karimi and I am a clinical nurse at the Agakhan Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya, and a trainer for the Team CLEFT workshop – a professional working group of multidisciplinary health professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses. I didn’t always want to be a nurse. I had early aspirations in journalism, but […]

PREVIOUS UPDATES ON LIFEBOX’s COVID-19 RESPONSE: Update April 24:  VIDEO: Watch a Virtual Grand Rounds: “Preparing the Perioperative Ecosystem of Sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19” Update April 15: Lifebox’s core objective is to improve the safety of surgery and anesthesia in low and middle-income countries. The healthcare workers we work with everyday are now on the […]

Dr Traudl Elsholz would be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed and overworked.  She’s one of only three medical anaesthetists in the entire country of Eritrea. That’s in addition to the 37 diploma nurses who have spent between 6 months and 2 years training in anaesthesia to meet the needs of 5 million people. “As you can […]

The Lifebox Clean Cut program is a surgical quality improvement program that reduces surgical site infections by improving infection prevention practices

Dr. Atul Gawande Co-founded Lifebox and served as Chair of the organization for its first ten years. As Chair, he oversaw Lifebox’s global work to improve the safety of surgery and anesthesia worldwide.