ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS & RELATION-CENTERED DESIGN FOR
MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATIONS
UNESCO Tech4DevLausanne, 2014
Kate Michi Ettinger, JD@k8ethics
integritybydesign.org
Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
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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Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
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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
SCAFFOLD
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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Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
R &
D
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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Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
R &
D
Current regulatory approaches are mismatched to tech’s iterative development
Photo: Richard Holder
Prototype & Usability
Kate Michi Ettinger@k8ethics
integritybydesign.org
Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
P &
U
mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project
Deployment & Maintenance
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D &
M
Syst
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Pre
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Personal/Family Pressures
mHealth by Edward Boatman from The Noun Project
Kate Michi Ettinger@k8ethics
integritybydesign.org
Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
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
Kate Michi Ettinger@k8ethics
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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
integritybydesign.org
Ethical Considerations & Relation-Centered Design for Mobile Health Applications
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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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