Abstract
This paper is conducted to establish a better pathway for rare disease patients and doctors especially in Turkey. Through the project, contacts made with numerous rare disease patients, geneticists who expertise in this field, academicians, students of medicine department, and many more. After collection and evaluation of the raw data, the analysis is made to implement it for real life improvement scenarios. The analysis technique of this project was value stream mapping, which is broadly used to find the bottlenecks and slacks in the healthcare sector. Afterwards, final suggestions are explained on the last section. To conclude, the patient flow analysis for rare disease patients and especially the detailed flow for cystic fibrosis patients presented that a comprehensive strategy should be designed and plans should be made for rare diseases case in Turkey. This project was the first step for this mission, and also, the first project focusing on the rare diseases field from an engineering perspective.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Symposium for Production Research 2019 |
Editors | Muhammed Nafis Osman Zahid, Radhiyah Abd. Aziz, Ahmad Razlan Yusoff, Nafrizuan Mat Yahya, Fazilah Abdul Aziz, Mohd Yazid Abu, Numan M. Durakbasa, M. Günes Gençyilmaz |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
Pages | 107-118 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030313425, 9789811509490 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | 19th International Symposium for Production Research, ISPR 2019 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 28 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering |
---|---|
ISSN (Print) | 2195-4356 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2195-4364 |
Conference
Conference | 19th International Symposium for Production Research, ISPR 2019 |
---|---|
Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Vienna |
Period | 28/08/19 → 30/08/19 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Cystic fibrosis
- Engineering analysis method
- Patient flow
- Rare diseases
- Value stream mapping