This PD event will feature two papers from Elizabeth Austin and Dr Jolene Cox.

Paper #1 Validating an emergency department work domain analysis across three hospital configurations

This paper presents the process and findings of validating a work domain analysis model of the Emergency Department system across three hospitals of different size and services. Conceptually, it asks the question, are all EDs fundamentally the same? Methodologically, it asks the question, how do you conduct research in a highly dynamic, busy environment with time-poor participants? While EDs differ in their resources, their underlying system is the same. Having a blue-print of the ED system provides the opportunity to explore, in a data-informed way, system improvements that result in better care for patients and staff, whilst maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. The blue-print provides the opportunity to share and customise innovations across EDs in a way that has not been done before.

Speaker bio

Elizabeth Austin is a Research Fellow in the Human Factors and Resilience Team at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, and uses social psychology theories and human factors methods to better understand and design complex systems. Her recent work focuses on Emergency Departments and how to improve care experiences, outcomes, staff experiences, and system performance. She guest lectures at Macquarie University and University of NSW

Paper #2 An incident reporting and learning system to understand cycling incident causation in Australia: a 12-month implementation of CRIT

Dr Jolene Cox – bio to be advised

When: Monday 19th August 2024 – 6pm – 7:30pm AEST

Where: via zoom

Cost: Members – free

Non-members – $30