PharmAssist is an in-home, low-profile, automated medication management device designed to fit in a residential refrigerator in place of a standard water and ice dispensing unit. This system is designed primarily for elderly patients, and emits visual and audio alerts, dispenses medications at preprogrammed times throughout the day, and automatically sends digital refill requests to the patient’s pharmacy.
Dosun Shin is an Associate Professor of industrial design at The Design School, Arizona State University. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August 2003, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from Keimyung University, South Korea in February of 1999. He has been an industrial designer since 1999 working both in design consultancies and corporations. The research Professor Shin has undertaken at Arizona State University is informed by his professional experience and expertise in the area of product design and development. His research interests center around the "humanization of technology" with a specific focus on assistive devices for people with physical limitations.
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