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Assistant Professor – Healthcare Innovation and Technologies

Thomas Boillat

Thomas.boillat@mbru.ac.ae +971 4 383 8759 https://www.linkedin.com/in/tboillat/

Thomas Boillat is an assistant professor in healthcare innovation and technologies. He is part of the Digital Lab, an initiative of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences. He designs and evaluates solutions in the field of medicine and collaborates closely with physicians. He uses mixed-methods approach, where qualitative aspects are informed via observations, interviews and surveys (e.g., perception, expectations), and quantitative aspects via the instrumentation of technologies for the measurements of uses and performance.

Academic Appointments

2019 - now

Assistant Professor – Healthcare Innovation and Technologies

Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.

2017 - 2019

Senior Researcher in Computer Science

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland.

2016

Visiting Scholar

Stanford University, USA.

2013

Lecturer

HE-ARC University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Professional Education

2017

PhD in Information Systems

University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

2011

MSc in Information Systems

University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

2009

BSc in Information Technology

HE-ARC University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.

Teaching

  • Teaching “Innovation and Technology for Health Sciences”
  • Teaching “Design4Health Bootcamp”
  • Teaching “Design of future (medical) technologies”
  • Mentoring Bachelor and Master students.

Honors and Awards

2012

1st Prize STARTLausanne

Business Plan Competition, EPFL & HEC Lausanne

2011

Master thesis

Maximal grade

2009

Bachelor thesis

Distinction

Publications

Increasing Completion Rate and Benefits of Checklists: Prospective Evaluation of Surgical Safety Checklists With Smart Glasses.

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Time is Life! Using Smartwatches to Deliver Laboratory Results in Emergency Departments

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Acute mental stress and surgical performance.

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Do Wearable Activity Trackers Enhance the Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery?

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From Paper-Based to Mobile Checklists-A Reference Model.

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Research Interests

  • Improve medical routines’ efficiency
  • Decrease human errors in operating theaters
  • Improve data flow in information-intensive settings (e.g., emergency departments)
  • Evaluate the uses of emerging technologies in healthcare
  • Application of Design Thinking in healthcare
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