Project Overview

With human’s evolution into a technologically abundant era, there came the issue of hyper-stimulation of visual, auditory, virtual and external processes.
Thusly, the brain uses power, in excess, to process this additional information. This effect is acutely apparent in primary sensory overloaded environments (operating rooms, traffic, major metropolitan city centers, mass transit etc).
The ability to tune out excess auditory, visual, and external stimuli gives the human brain more neural processing power in everyday life. This applies even more so in particularly stressful hospital environments, which mandates rapid diagnosis and intervention.
Our task is to create a device that will observe, record, analyze, and guide modifications in high sensory input environments, specifically in the operating rooms at UW Hospital and Clinics.
This device will be utilized by operating room’s primary care teams in order to identify and remediate excess stimuli in the operating room. Identifying and removing these excess stimuli fosters an environment of efficient communication in a time-sensitive, stressful environment. This allows providers to be more intentional, deliberate, efficient with energy expenditure, which will improve patient outcomes, decrease provider burnout, and reduce hospital spending through increased efficiencies

Team Picture

Contact Information

Team Members

• Madison Hodgson - Team Leader
• Alexandra Wethor - Communicator
• Louis Hinshaw - BSAC
• Ashlee Hart - BWIG
• Joseph Somers - BPAG

Advisor and Client

• Dr. Kip Ludwig - Advisor
• Mr. William Filbey II - Client
• Mr. Russ Ward - Alternate Contact

Related Projects

• Fall 2020: Over-Stimulated: Navigating excessive environmental sensory input in the OR
• Spring 2020: Over-Stimulated: Navigating excessive environmental sensory input in the OR
• Fall 2019: Over-Stimulated: Navigating excessive environmental sensory input in the OR