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Research, clinical exchange and the people behind visual monitoring. Discover our stories, outside perspectives and the places where the avatar appears.

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IC-DATIM: Designing Information for Intensive Care

DIZH · IC-DATIM project team / Ansich
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IC-DATIM: Designing Information for Intensive Care

A related project brings clinical practice and design research together; Visual Patient appears in the film.

Themes from clinicians' feedback on patient-monitor alarm sounds.
Research
Group research

Rethinking Monitor Alarm Sounds

A qualitative study asks anaesthesia providers what they need from redesigned acoustic alarms.

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Human factors

A Ten-Minute Avatar Walkthrough

A practical video introduction to the Visual Patient Avatar: its setup, visual elements, and origins.

The Miami team outside Nicklaus Children's Hospital.
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Clinical practice

The Avatar Arrives in Pediatric Care in Miami

Introducing the Visual Patient Avatar at Nicklaus Children’s Health System and exploring its connection with children and clinical teams.

Comparing conventional and avatar-based information on a wearable display.
Research
Group research

Can a Wearable Make Vital Signs Easier to Understand?

One multicentre study, shared by Max Ebensperger and Tadzio Roche, compares avatar and conventional displays.

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An Avatar Cameo on the Street

Philip Scholts
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An Avatar Cameo on the Street

Philip Scholts shares the Dutch Philips brand campaign, including a familiar crocheted companion.

Preparing the stage for situation awareness in Bremen.
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Conferences

Patient Safety in Bremen

Interprofessional innovation, the Swiss Cheese Model, and lessons from aviation at Symposium Intensivmedizin + Intensivpflege.

The invitation to the anaesthesiology lunch symposium in Thailand.
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Conferences

A Shared Visual Language in Thailand

Conversations with Thai physicians at the Asian Australasia Congress of Anaesthesiologists.

The opening auditorium at Safety Camp 2026 in Augsburg.
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Conferences

The First Safety Camp in Augsburg

A meeting across clinical practice, research, industry, and public life to advance patient safety together.

The avatar and Swiss cheese companion at the University of Lübeck.
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Conferences

The Avatar at Norddeutsche Anästhesietage

Situation awareness and simulation in healthcare at the 37th Norddeutsche Anästhesietage in Lübeck.

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Technology That Gives Teams Time

Rob de Bie
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Technology That Gives Teams Time

Rob de Bie presents Philips’ perspective on connected healthcare technologies.

A welcome from colleagues at Hamburg's UKE.
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Clinical practice

Live at Hamburg’s UKE

Welcoming the Visual Patient Avatar to Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.