Robotics in Patient Care with Kat Collard and Susan Birkhoff

From Chat GPT to self-driving Teslas, in some ways it feels like we're living in the future we were promised in movies and television. Similar technologies are having a huge and growing effect across the healthcare industry.In this episode Kat Collard, ChristianaCare Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, and Susan Birkhoff, Ph.D., Program Director for Technology Research and Education at ChristianaCare, open up the world of robots in patient care. They shed light on how mechanical marvels are enhancing efficiency and improving patient outcomes. Hear about ChristianaCare's own cobot, Moxi, which is designed to handle the tedious, and yet surprisingly complex, task of collecting and transporting supplies. Learn about the dramatic benefits of that work and the challenges of integrating robots into an ever-dynamic hospital environment.If you are curious about the future of healthcare and how robots are part of that, this conversation promises to be a fascinating and informative listen.Katherine Collard is  chief nursing informatics officer at ChristianaCare, responsible for the strategy and implementation of IT systems that directly impact nurses. In addition to leading the system's work with Moxi, she has also led teams in improving documentation for nurses particularly around pressure injury identification on admission. This process led to a significant improvement in identification on admission avoiding significant penalties.Susan Birkhoff, PhD, is a nurse and a scientist leading and supporting interprofessional research education, systemwide technology evaluation, and grantmanship. She conducts research studies that investigates the implementation of technology-based solutions to improve complex health problems.LinksMeet Moxi, ChristianaCare's New Cobot (video)Driving Nursing Outcomes through Robotics6 Nurse AI Robots That Are Changing Healthcare in 2023How Robots Are Redefining Health Care: 6 Recent InnovationsMedical Robots Transforming Healthcare: 11 ExamplesThanks for listening and subscribing! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn.