From the Editor
2020 has been the year mankind has demonstrated resilience, hope, and courage. Small changes, like wearing face masks, have had a big impact.
Editorial
Widening the lens: Clinical perspectives on design thinking for public health
Benjamin S Bassin, Bella Nagappan, Cemal B Sozener, Shalini S Kota, Diana Celina Anderson
The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for innovation, ingenuity, and system reengineering. The next big investment in health care should be intentional and embedded partnerships between clinicians, designers, and architects who can collaborate to help solve health care’s greatest challenges.
Why the effectiveness of a face mask is not limited to its infection control
Matthew Wilson Jiwa, Moyez Jiwa
In 2020, health care has had to pivot dramatically to keep up with the havoc created by the pandemic. COVID-19 and its aftermath are about the basics, including in medicine.
Research
Early onset sepsis risk calculator: Application in an outer metropolitan hospital
Alice Catherine Ryan, Kathryn Ann McMahon, Lianne Cox
This retrospective study compared EOScalc clinical recommendations based on neonatal early onset sepsis (EOS) predictors and the infant’s clinical presentation with actual treatment decided upon and administered by treating clinicians.
Co-design of a supportive movement/dance program with Body Brave for individuals affected by eating disorders
Nita Lakhani, Sylvia Szkudlarek
Eating disorders (EDs) are prevalent and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. The Holistic Movement Exploration program, a co-designed prototype for a movement/dance program, can help people struggling with EDs.