Jesse Cirimele · Stanford University
Dynamic Procedure Aids Support Rapid Assimilation of Information

Checklist usage can increase performance in complex, perilous domains. While paper checklists are valuable, they are static, slow to access, and show both too much and too little information. In response, we introduce the Dynamic Procedure Aids approach. Dynamic Procedure Aids address four key problems in checklist usage: ready access to the aids, rapid assimilation of their content, professional acceptance of their use in medical procedures, and the limited attention available to their users. To understand the efficacy of Dynamic Procedure Aids for crisis response, we created dpAid, a software system for crisis medicine. dpAid's design was based on more than a year of observing medical teams responding to simulated crises. Dynamic Procedure Aids are assessed with three narrative simulations. A study compared Dynamic Procedure Aids, paper, and no aid conditions, finding that participants with Dynamic Procedure Aids performed significantly better than with paper or no aid.

Focussing on rapid assimilation of content, Health professionals were evaluated on 5 different designs of aids created to help cardiac arrest response. This study shows that dpAid was a clear winner in terms of response time for information lookup. In addition eye-tracking data can help explain performance and help improve designs. Finally, Data-driven design guidelines for checklists and cognitive aids are given.

Jesse Cirimele is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Stanford University with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Jesse has Bachelors degrees in cognitive science and mathematics from UCSD. His previous research has investigated decision support in crisis medical care, adaptive mobile interfaces, mobile health interventions, and improved browser history interfaces.