The Healthcare in Shape symposium is the premier annual event at the intersection of design, technology, and healthcare. It brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, designers, policymakers, and students to explore innovative solutions for a healthier future.
Last year, topics like sustainable healthcare, evidence-based design, and future-proof systems were tackled. Join us this year to connect, discuss, and gain fresh insights into building a more inclusive and resilient health system.
Highlights Symposium 2023
The day began with NWO president Marcel Levi reminding us that our healthcare systems have never been more advanced. At the same time, the pressures on healthcare are forcing us to radically rethink the way we deliver care and deal with workforce shortages. Alec Momont from Apple argued for a designer’s oath, like the doctor’s oath. A designer’s oath to design where form follows emotion, to be inclusive, to be curious by asking the question behind the question, and to dare to ask. Yoko Sen, artist and founder of Sen Sound, took us through her personal story of what it means to be a designer for health. How a personal experience compelled her to take action and transform health systems in a profound way. We concluded with a moving interview with Roland van Esch, country manager at Zimmer Biomet, about what it means to be both a health manager and a healthcare user at the same time.
Organizing committee
Elif Özcan Vieira
Symposium Chair
Associate Professor at TU Delft
& Care Technology Lead, Erasmus MC
The Netherlands
Petra Kok
Symposium Co-Chair
Rheumatologist and Chief Medical Officer Information Officer, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands
Douwe Atsma
Symposium Co-Chair
Cardiologist at LUMC and Professor at TU Delft, The Netherlands
Marijke Melles
Design Research Curator
Associate Professor for Human Centred Design for Quality of Care at TU Delft, The Netherlands
Jeroen Raijmakers
Design Exhibition Curator
Visiting Researcher CardioLab and Connected Care TU Delft, The Netherlands
Jos Kraal
Design Exhibition curator
Assistant Professor of Health Behaviour Change at TU Delft, The Netherlands
Richard Goossens
Design & Health Scientific Director
Program Director Convergence Health and Technology at TU Delft, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Judith Rietjens
Networking Curator
Professor Design for Public Health at TU Delft, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Hilbrand Bodewes
Event & Program Design
Head of Delft Design Innovation & Impact, Coordinator Health at TU Delft, The Netherlands Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Matthijs Netten
Event & Program Design
Project Manager
TU Delft, The Netherlands Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Gaia Germanò
Communication and
Graphic Design
Interaction Designer
TU Delft, The Netherlands Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
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