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What Is An Ergonomist?

What Is An Ergonomist?

History Of Ergonomics

History Of Ergonomics

HFESA Position Statements

HFESA Position Statements

HFESA Publication – Future of Work Report

HFESA Publication – Future of…

HFESA Publication – A HUMAN FACTORS RESOURCE for Health Professionals and Health Services Staff

HFESA Publication – A HUMAN…

Telecommuting and home-based working – Australian Government Resources

Telecommuting and home-based working –…

Telecommuting and home-based working – Resources on home based work

Telecommuting and home-based working –…

Telecommuting and home-based working – Resources on setting up home office

Telecommuting and home-based working –…

Telecommuting and home-based working – Resources on Covid-19 Pandemic

Telecommuting and home-based working –…

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)

Government Bodies within Australia

Government Bodies within Australia

Human Factors and Ergonomic Standards

Human Factors and Ergonomic Standards

Other Human Factors and Ergonomics Societies

Other Human Factors and Ergonomics…

Good Work Design in the post-COVID workspace

Good Work Design in the…

HFESA YouTube Videos – What is Ergonomics?

HFESA YouTube Videos – What…

Good Work Design Recordings

Good Work Design Recordings

Managing Work During the Pandemic

Managing Work During the Pandemic

Principles and guidelines for human factors/ergonomics (HFE) design and management of work systems

Principles and guidelines for human…

Human Factors Guide to Incident Investigation

Human Factors Guide to Incident…

Program of work on evaluating the usability, safety and effectiveness of clinical information systems

Program of work on evaluating…

Program of work on understanding health professionals’ work and the impacts of technology

Program of work on understanding…

Program of work on optimising medication-related computerised alerts in electronic medical records – Melissa Baysari

Program of work on optimising…

Good Work Design Process

Good Work Design Process

The What, Why and How of Good Work Design: The Perspective of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia

The What, Why and How…

Good Work Design Publications

Good Work Design Publications

Good Work Design Article – Augustine Zycher

Good Work Design Article –…

Good Work Design in the post-COVID workplace – Press Release

Good Work Design in the…

Human Factors in Anaesthesia – a narrative review

Human Factors in Anaesthesia –…

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Kenneth Catchpole

SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors
Medical University of South Carolina

Kenneth Catchpole

Guest Speaker

Despite 25 years of global interest and effort in patient safety, progress has been slow. The promise that this would usher in new collaborations between engineers, safety scientists and clinicians did not materialize. Traditional clinical views of performance being solely based on the intent, training and skill of practitioners has been difficult to change. Fundamental misconceptions – such as linear determinism, equating error and harm, the ‘human factor’ as a cause – are repeatedly made, with Just Culture, High Reliability, Lean 6 Sigma, Resilience all being misused or misinterpreted. However, a slow but steady infusion of human factors, complexity, and safety science has been guiding clinicians and healthcare leaders towards a very different view of patient safety, and of the causes of success and failure in healthcare systems. Though many may not have realised it yet, this has both awkward and profound implications for care

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