Poster Session: Reflection

Well, today was the poster session and I must say: wow. There were so many posters there; some were better than others, but it got me thinking about the posters we're supposed to make for this BE Design Project. Now, my favorite poster was the 3D Breast Cancer DOT Poster. Why? Because it had everything laid out, nice and neat. Nothing was left to be unsaid, and best of all, I didn't need a big fat dictionary of biomedical terms to figure out what it was saying.

So maybe, we could incorporate the following into our design project poster:

1. Step-by-step process laid out, including an introduction and final applications.
2. Diagrams, charts, pictures etc - that really would help.
3. Inserting marketing schemes; in the poster session, it was obvious that marketing the research would be beneficial to the students and researchers there because it could help them get more funding, market their product, etc.
4. Use simple, but professional terms and integrate them with pictures.
5. Make it look neat.

Overall, I really enjoyed the poster session today. It opened my eyes to what an outstanding poster was and what posters got lost in the shuffle.

GOZINTO Final Rough Draft

GOZINTO Rough Sketch

Feature Analysis

Rough Logo

With some rearranging of our initials at the close of BE recitation today, we came up with a clever (or at least we think it's clever!) company name and logo.

Company Name: CHARJJ
Potential Company Logo:
So, unfortunately, 30 seconds and a laptop mouse can only produce the "astounding" quality of the above sketch but we'll see where this takes us ... :)

Final Rough Draft Sketch

User Specs

Our basic user specs:

USER SPECIFICATIONS

CAPACITY	200 doses
SIZE	5” x 4” x 2”
Screen	3.5” by 2.5”
WEIGHT	18 ounces (excluding batteries and medication bag)
COST	$1000 – 1500
INTENDED USERS	Adults (specifically geared toward disabled adults and seniors)
FEATURES
Front Panel	Red error button, Green in – use button, Yellow refill button Touch screen with manual buttons for backup: Start/stop button, Select and up/down buttons, Quick navigation buttons
Side Panel	Emergency stop button, AC jack, Wi-Fi, Head cover dispenser
FUNCTIONS	-Administer the drug -Clinician-only modification of dose quantity by increments of 0.1mL, 0.1μg, or 0.1mg -Keeps a record of patient’s dosage history (can be viewed in chart or line graph form) - Sends dosage history data to hospital after every use, through Wi-Fi    àImmediately notifies hospital if patient attempts to modify dosage -Always displays drug name, current dose quantity, and remaining quantity at the top -Alerts patient when 50, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 doses have been used
“Standby” mode	Center: shows countdown until patient can next take medication Right: indicates how many doses remain (represented with a gas meter)
OPERATING CONDITIONS	Keep dry at room temperature; best to administer medication when PCA is elevated above patient’s head
BATTERY LIFE	Approximately 120 hours at 10mL/hr (using 4 alkaline batteries)
USEFUL LIFE	Lifetime guarantee if PCA is used properly and taken care of (kept dry, not repeatedly dropped, etc.), and maintenance is done every 5 years
SHELF LIFE	10 years
MAINTENANCE	Sent to company shop for maintenance every 5 years
REPAIR	If PCA malfunctions, it will be sent to the company shop for repair
SANITATION AND SAFETY	- Disposal plastic head covers - 5-digit clinician code (to be entered on number pad) for dosage changes and to open the electronic lock on the lid - Alert sent to hospital if attempt to change dosage is made