Pascale Lehoux

Blogger, Scientist

Pascale Lehoux completed her undergradute studies in industrial design, obtained her Ph.D. in Public Health from University of Montreal (Quebec, Canada) in 1996 and pursued postdoctoral studies at the University of Amsterdam (1997). She holds a Canada Research Chair on Innovation in Health (2010-2015). Her research program examines “upstream” factors that have an impact on the ultimate use and dissemination of health technologies, e.g. the design process itself, including needs analyses, design strategies, market constraints and opportunities, and group perceptions and practices (engineers, clinical experts, funders) guiding the innovation processes. Her book, The problem of health technology, was published in April 2006 by Routledge. She manages the “Health Innovations in Context” blog (www.hinnovic.org), a knowledge transfer & exchange initiative that fosters the cross-fertilisation of scientific, professional and experiential perspectives and an informed public debate on health innovation-related policy.

Teaching, listening, observing, reading, reflecting on health innovation and the world, and traveling by foot, bicycle or train

Understanding how design and values influence each other would help us make better decisions regarding technological change in healthcare

Sociology of Science & Technology