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2015 London Presentation - Animal innovations changing healthcare - Clara Mancini

http:/internationalforum.bmj.com Designing Technology for Working Dogs: an Interspecies Perspective on Human Wellbeing Clara Mancini, Lecturer in Computing and Head of Animal-Computer Interaction, The Open University, England Clara introduces the topic of Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) and discusses how designing user-centred technology for animals can lead to improvements in human healthcare and wellbeing. To illustrate this Clara presents three projects under way at The Open University’s ACI Lab, respectively aiming to support the work of assistance, diabetes alert and cancer detection dogs. Clara highlights how, where humans share close partnerships with other animals, supporting human wellbeing requires supporting the partnership. Listen to this talk to: • Learn about the emerging discipline of Animal-Computer Interaction and its implications for human wellbeing as well as animal wellbeing. • Learn about specific projects that aim to support the performance of dogs working to enhance human wellbeing. • Learn about user-centered design for humans and other animals, and how to apply its core principles to the design of technological interventions aimed primarily at animals in healthcare-related occupations (e.g. therapy dogs) Join us this year by registering at http:/internationalforum.bmj.com