Human Factors

Suggestions

Suggestions for Presentation

Examples of poor design and human factors issues will be more readily apparent if you can conduct the presentation in the actual workspace of the audience.

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Suggestions for Customization

Additional Learning Points

Human Factors is a full-fledged scientific discipline employing techniques and tools drawn from physics, engineering, sociology, and psychology.

Additional Presentation Materials

The Nature and Causes of Errors in Patient Safety, a online CME course offered via www.rmfcme.com

Additional References

  1. Groff H and Augello T. From theory to practice: an interview with Dr. Michael Leonard. Risk Management Foundation Forum. 23(3):10-13
  2. Carthey J. Leval M. Reason J. The ‘Human Factor’ in Cardiac Surgery: Errors and Near Misses in a High Technology Medical Domain.
  3. Norman DA. the Design of Everyday Things. New York: Doubleday, 1990.
  4. http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/group/HelmreichLAB/Publications/
    pubfiles/pub246.pdf
    [PDF]

Additional Subject Matter Experts

Suggestions for Measurement of Competency in the Objectives

Use Facilitation Tip 3 to measure whether people understand the concepts. Add a column for “Suggestions for developing improvements” if that is a focus of the presentation.

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