The International Conference Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety – HEPS 2019

03/07/2019 – 05/07/2019 @ 12:00 am – The International Conference Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety – HEPS 2019 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 3rd – 5th, July 2019, at Marriot Hotel. The topic of this 6th edition of HEPS is “Building Health and Social Care Systems for the Future: Demographic Changes, Digital Age and Human Factors”. HEPS conferences, endorsed by […]

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Reimagining Inpatient Falls: A Safety II Perspective – Humanitix

02/04/2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Event description April is traditionally a time of renewal for fall prevention programs in hospitals and residential care facilities across Australia (and the world over).  Yet, even after decades of research, awareness campaigns and program-level responses, the issue of avoidable falls is still unresolved, and as challenging as ever. What can organisations do in 2024 to transform fall […]

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HFESA WA Branch & SIA WA event: Potential Impact of Hospitalisation for Patients with Dementia

20/09/2017 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Join the WA Branch and SIA Wa Branch for their next PD event: Potential Impact of Hospitalisation for Patients with Dementia. Join us for an insightful gathering on Wednesday 20 September 2017, to explore the potential impact of hospitalisation for patients with dementia, which can present challenges and lead to poor outcomes. We will look […]

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Managing Surprise in Healthcare – SKYbrary

01/02/2024 @ All Day – With Neil Spenceley, Director of Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthetics in Glasgow.   When: 1st of February 2024 – 15:00 – 16:30 (CET)   Neil Spenceley is the Director of Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthetics in Glasgow and the former Scottish Patient Safety Lead for Paediatrics. He is originally from The Highlands, trained in Edinburgh but soon defected West […]

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Digital Health System Optimisation in Australia

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Healthcare Ergonomics: Resilience in Healthcare

16/10/2023 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – HealthSIG is excited to bring you the 3rd professional development session for 2023.   The virtual session brings together three presentations by Australian HFE specialists who work in resilience in healthcare. About Robyn … Associate Professor Robyn Clay-Williams leads a research program at the Australian Institute of Health and Innovation, Macquarie University, in the field of […]

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HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care

24/03/2024 – 27/03/2024 @ All Day – The 13th International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care convenes March 24 – 27, 2024 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.  Save the dates!  Registration opens this fall. Submit a Proposal through the Extended Deadline of October 16! This educational event is your opportunity to learn insights on the latest science and best practices, […]

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HFES International Symposium 2023

26/03/2023 – 29/03/2023 @ All Day – The 12th International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care in Orlando, Florida will feature five tracks of educational sessions. This educational activity is your opportunity to learn insights on the latest science and best practices, understand innovations in the safety of health care providers and patients, sharpen the focus of HF/E initiatives, […]

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National PD Event – Emerging frontiers in Healthcare HFE

18/05/2022 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Presenter  Dr. Satyan Chari, Program Director CEQ Bridge Labs, Senior Faculty Healthcare Improvement Fellowship Program, Honorary Research Fellow Allied Health at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Synopsis As a complex, high-risk and safety-critical endeavour, the healthcare sector continues to lag woefully behind other industries in its adoption and deployment of Human Factors and Ergonomics principles, […]

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HFE Resource for Healthcare Teams 2

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Covid-19 Advice For Employers 2

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Coronavirus means working from home

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HFE Resource for Healthcare Teams

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Human Factors in Anaesthesia – a narrative review

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VIC Branch PD Event

18/11/2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us for a practitioners’ view of the challenging ergonomic and work health & safety issues facing workers caring for the elderly in both residential and home care facility contexts.  This PD will be presented by practitioners in the industry, Steve Isam, Liz Hogan and Melissa Mitchell (host).  There will be two presentations, followed by […]

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SA Branch PD event: POWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE

27/06/2018 @ 5:45 am – 7:15 pm – HFESA Professional Development Event – Save the date ! Wednesday 27th June 2018, 5.45 pm until approx.. 7.15 pm: There is no charge for this event. POWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE Presented by Peter Pollnitz, SA Health Powered stretchers reduce physical demands and improve safety for paramedics and patients Ambulance clinicians face high physical […]

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HFESA NSW Ergo Big Night Out 21 May 2019

21/05/2019 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – HFESA NSW Ergo Big Night Out – International Speaker Professor Bernard Martin – “Effects of Exposure to Vibration” Tuesday 21 May 2019 from 6.00pm Bernard Martin is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Operation engineering at the University of Michigan. He also holds a research fellow appointment in the School of Kinesiology and is an […]

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