2020 Online Salon
Cardiac Rehab Explorer
Project Detail
- Entrant Name: Sam Bond
- Membership Type: Professional Submission
- Address: Chicago, Illinois USA
- Client: UIC Cardiac Rehabilitation program
- Copyright: 2020 Sam Bond
- Medium/software used: Unity game engine, Adobe Creative Suite, Pixologic ZBrush
- Final presentation format: iPad application (web app also available)
- Primary Audience: Cardiac Rehab patients and clinicians
Project Description
Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR), or the outpatient rehabilitative program immediately following a cardiac event, consists of three pillars: exercise training, counseling, and education. CR patients, while modifying their lifestyles and recovering from their physical trauma, can be intimidated and overwhelmed by the scope of education presented in their clinical sessions. Meanwhile, CR specialists are pressed for time and may have trouble communicating the nuances of heart anatomy to their patients. This iPad application serves as an in-clinic patient education tool for CR specialists to guide patients through the anatomy of the heart, arterial structure, and treatments. Clinicians can rotate, drag, and zoom into the anatomy as they talk with their patients, and paint onto the structure of the heart to customize and illustrate points specifically for each individual. Users can also toggle labels and arrows for blood flow, animate treatment methodology, and access external websites.
