Doctors at Macquarie University in Sydney believe they have found a way to close the gap on human error with a smart app that uses artificial intelligence to guide healthcare workers step-by-step through "donning" and "doffing" of PPE.
The app, created by cardiothoracic surgeon Michael Wilson in collaboration with software developer Terry Carney, audits healthcare workers in real time using facial recognition technology and a phone or computer camera to "observe" the process. When it detects an error, workers are blocked from proceeding to the next step unless they make a correction.
The app is already in use at Macquarie University hospital, where it is being used to train medical students and nursing staff. But the team is eager to roll it out more widely and in discussions with three other hospitals, two educational groups and an aged care facility. While the app is currently calibrated to a medical or aged care environment, Professor Wilson said there was potential for it to be applied across a range of industries which used PPE, such as food preparation and commercial settings.
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