March 3, 2026Open Access

Beyond technical mastery: The inner work of leadership in medicine

Key Points

Holistic design enhances sustainability for mental illness and substance abuse interventions, promoting user engagement.
Empathy and iterative prototyping are core components of human-centered design, prioritizing real user needs.
The approach addresses systemic stigma in healthcare, making mental health issues more visible and actionable.
Understanding user context through design fosters a more effective medical leadership model for lasting change.

Abstract

• Mental illness and substance abuse disorders among are often overlooked due to systemic stigma and structural barriers. • A holistic, human-centered design (HCD) approach prioritizes people at every stage of the process and it is more sustainable for long term goals. • The new paradigm shift combines empathy with iterative prototyping to understand user needs, context, and behavior considering the entire ecosystem.

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T. Baima

M.M. Luedi

University of St.Gallen

C.S. Romero

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Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

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University of St.Gallen

Hospital General Universitario De Valencia

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