A Fantastic HFESA 2025 Conference in Launceston

Our Keynote Speakers

We are delighted to host our expert Keynote speakers who will talk on a variety of Human Factors in a Complex System themes.

2025 Ron Cumming Memorial Lecture

Prof. Jodi Oakman

Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors

La Trobe University

THE FORMAT

HFESA 2025 will span 2.5 days, starting with site visits on Monday morning, followed by an opening keynote after lunch. The plenary program on Tuesday and Wednesday will feature keynote presentations, parallel sessions, sponsor addresses, poster presentations, and interactive discussions.

The HFESA 2025 conference is an in-person event only. Sessions will be recorded and will be available to registered delegates after the event.

Spots for site visits are limited and will book out fast.

Site Visit 1 – The Australian Maritime College

The Australian Maritime Collage (AMC) at the University of Tasmania is a centre of excellence for maritime and marine research. The AMC is Australia’s national maritime centre with the most advanced maritime research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere. This creates an exceptional environment for facilitating research in diverse areas, including maritime renewable energy, naval architecture, fluid dynamics, offshore engineering, human centred design, sustainable ports, and underwater robotics.

Site Visit 2 – Furntech – AFRDI

Join us for an exclusive site visit to Furntech-AFRDI, Australia’s independent not-for-profit technical organisation for the furniture industry. This visit offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how furniture is tested for ergonomics, safety, durability and sustainability. Learn about the standards that guide product design and certification, and see firsthand how testing supports human-centred design across workplaces and public environments. A must-attend for anyone interested in applied ergonomics and product evaluation.

Site visit 3 – 41° South Tasmania

Discover one of Tasmania’s unique eco-tourism destinations with a guided visit to 41° South Tasmania, a family-run salmon farm and ginseng plantation near Deloraine. Explore the wetlands, learn about sustainable aquaculture and renewable energy, and enjoy the natural beauty of the property’s walking trails, waterfalls and landscaped gardens. A chance to see how innovative, environmentally responsible practices connect food production, ecology and tourism in the Tasmanian context.

Day 1 MONDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2025	Day 2 TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2025	Day 3 WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2025
Optional Site Visits in the morning	Keynote presentations and parallel sessions	Ron Cumming Memorial Lecture and parallel sessions
Opening Ceremony and Keynote and parallel sessions from 1 pm
HFESA AGM
Exhibition Hall: Exhibitors, sponsor, poster displays	Exhibition Hall: Exhibitors, sponsor, poster displays	Exhibition Hall: Exhibitors, sponsor, poster displays
Welcome Reception	Conference Gala Dinner a Joseph Chromy Winery

THE SOCIAL SIDE

A welcome reception is planned for Monday evening where you can connect with friends and colleagues for cocktails and nibbles.

For our Gala Dinner on Tuesday, 2 December, we’ll be indulging in an unforgettable evening at Josef Chromy Winery. Set amidst stunning vineyards and rolling hills, this renowned venue offers exquisite Tasmanian cuisine paired with award-winning wines, promising a night of fine dining and great company in a truly picturesque setting.

And of course, throughout the conference program there will be ample time for networking and socialising during breaks and other planned activities – further details on these are coming soon!

Conference Program

Monday, December 1, 2025

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room	Entally Room
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – The Australian Maritime College University of Tasmania	Site Visit – Furntech – AFRDI Furntech – Accredited Testing and Ergonomics in Furniture Design	Site Visit – 41° South Tasmania Guided Salmon Farm Tour
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	Future Assessment Techniques	Human Factors &Distraction	AI Risk Assessment
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Using patient/provider persona dyads in the co-design of healthcare Amanda Dominello	Objective assessment of the distractibility of in-car infotainment systems Professor Kristen Pammer	Systems Thinking-based Risk Assessment for Advanced Automated Vehicles Associate Professor Gemma Read
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Human Factors Summative Evaluation of the ARMA Blood Pressure Monitor Sue Lynch	Navigating Without Looking: Infotainment System Interactions and Eye Gaze Behaviours Dr Rachael Wynne	AI-based Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Physically Demanding Work Mehrdad Hassani
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – The Australian Maritime College University of Tasmania	Site Visit – Furntech – AFRDI Furntech – Accredited Testing and Ergonomics in Furniture Design
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	Future Assessment Techniques	Human Factors &Distraction
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Using patient/provider persona dyads in the co-design of healthcare Amanda Dominello	Objective assessment of the distractibility of in-car infotainment systems Professor Kristen Pammer
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Human Factors Summative Evaluation of the ARMA Blood Pressure Monitor Sue Lynch	Navigating Without Looking: Infotainment System Interactions and Eye Gaze Behaviours Dr Rachael Wynne
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

	Entally Room
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – 41° South Tasmania Guided Salmon Farm Tour
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	AI Risk Assessment
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Systems Thinking-based Risk Assessment for Advanced Automated Vehicles Associate Professor Gemma Read
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	AI-based Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Physically Demanding Work Mehrdad Hassani
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

	Mt Pleasant Showroom
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – The Australian Maritime College University of Tasmania
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	Future Assessment Techniques
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Using patient/provider persona dyads in the co-design of healthcare Amanda Dominello
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Human Factors Summative Evaluation of the ARMA Blood Pressure Monitor Sue Lynch
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

	Franklin Room
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – Furntech – AFRDI Furntech – Accredited Testing and Ergonomics in Furniture Design
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	Human Factors &Distraction
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Objective assessment of the distractibility of in-car infotainment systems Professor Kristen Pammer
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Navigating Without Looking: Infotainment System Interactions and Eye Gaze Behaviours Dr Rachael Wynne
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

	Entally Room
8: 55 AM – 9: 00 AM	Site Tours Transport
9: 00 AM – 12: 00 PM	Site Visit – 41° South Tasmania Guided Salmon Farm Tour
12: 30 PM – 1: 30 PM	Conference Registration &Lunch
1: 30 PM – 2: 00 PM	Official Welcome
2: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM	The Awkward and Profound Implications of Complexity for Safety in Healthcare Ken Catchpole, SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina
3: 00 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Day 1
	AI Risk Assessment
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Systems Thinking-based Risk Assessment for Advanced Automated Vehicles Associate Professor Gemma Read
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	AI-based Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Physically Demanding Work Mehrdad Hassani
4: 15 PM – 5: 45 PM	HFESA AGM For HFESA members.
6: 00 PM – 7: 30 PM	Welcome Reception

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room	Entally Room
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Complexity in the ED	Designing for Complex Systems	Workshop 1
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM	Human factors approach improves care for CALD patients in ED Professor Robyn Clay-Williams	Designing the Workplace: How Nature Soundscapes Regulate Mood During Depletion Sophie Withers
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM			Workshop: Heuristic evaluation in action: How much does expertise matter? Dr Ann Carrigan
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM	Human factors approach improves care for disability patients in ED Dr Emilie Francis-Auton	Designing AVAS for Complex Systems: A Human Factors Approach Dr Christina Kirsch
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM	Human factors approach to behavioural disturbances in the Emergency Department Dr Colleen Cheek	Re-designing the hierarchy of control to enable re-design of work Karen Davies
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	Models in Healthcare	Telehealth in Aged Care &Patient Safety	PABA Room
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM	Patient Safety Incident Investigations: Examining Their Alignment with Systems Thinking Dr Lorelle Bowditch	How virtual care work is done in aged care homes Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM			PABA
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM	Improving the management of chronic medical conditions through functional modelling Dr Magali Goirand	Work process enablers and barriers for telehealth in aged care Dr Ann Carrigan
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM	A better model for digital solutions design in healthcare Dr Thomas Loveday	Responding to patient harm: what needs to improve? Prof Peter Hibbert
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Experiences in Complex Systems	Accessibility &Performance	Design in Complex Systems
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Post-occupancy simulations and HFE framework to identify built environment hazards Matthew Wooler	Dashboard design for detecting patient deterioration: What do clinicians like? Tamasha Jayawardena	Emerging strategies to work with and implement AI Magali Goirand
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Contextual factors influencing junior doctors’ experiences of alert fatigue Nicki Newton	Organisational Culture and Safety Through Rapid Ethnography in Military Settings Lt. Col Yoseph Purba	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Complexity in the ED	Designing for Complex Systems
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM	Human factors approach improves care for CALD patients in ED Professor Robyn Clay-Williams	Designing the Workplace: How Nature Soundscapes Regulate Mood During Depletion Sophie Withers
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM	Human factors approach improves care for disability patients in ED Dr Emilie Francis-Auton	Designing AVAS for Complex Systems: A Human Factors Approach Dr Christina Kirsch
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM	Human factors approach to behavioural disturbances in the Emergency Department Dr Colleen Cheek	Re-designing the hierarchy of control to enable re-design of work Karen Davies
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	Models in Healthcare	Telehealth in Aged Care &Patient Safety
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM	Patient Safety Incident Investigations: Examining Their Alignment with Systems Thinking Dr Lorelle Bowditch	How virtual care work is done in aged care homes Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM	Improving the management of chronic medical conditions through functional modelling Dr Magali Goirand	Work process enablers and barriers for telehealth in aged care Dr Ann Carrigan
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM	A better model for digital solutions design in healthcare Dr Thomas Loveday	Responding to patient harm: what needs to improve? Prof Peter Hibbert
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Experiences in Complex Systems	Accessibility &Performance
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Post-occupancy simulations and HFE framework to identify built environment hazards Matthew Wooler	Dashboard design for detecting patient deterioration: What do clinicians like? Tamasha Jayawardena
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Contextual factors influencing junior doctors’ experiences of alert fatigue Nicki Newton	Organisational Culture and Safety Through Rapid Ethnography in Military Settings Lt. Col Yoseph Purba
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

	Entally Room
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Workshop 1
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM	Workshop: Heuristic evaluation in action: How much does expertise matter? Dr Ann Carrigan
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	PABA Room
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM	PABA
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Design in Complex Systems
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Emerging strategies to work with and implement AI Magali Goirand
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

	Mt Pleasant Showroom
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Complexity in the ED
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM	Human factors approach improves care for CALD patients in ED Professor Robyn Clay-Williams
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM	Human factors approach improves care for disability patients in ED Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM	Human factors approach to behavioural disturbances in the Emergency Department Dr Colleen Cheek
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	Models in Healthcare
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM	Patient Safety Incident Investigations: Examining Their Alignment with Systems Thinking Dr Lorelle Bowditch
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM	Improving the management of chronic medical conditions through functional modelling Dr Magali Goirand
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM	A better model for digital solutions design in healthcare Dr Thomas Loveday
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Experiences in Complex Systems
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Post-occupancy simulations and HFE framework to identify built environment hazards Matthew Wooler
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Contextual factors influencing junior doctors’ experiences of alert fatigue Nicki Newton
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

	Franklin Room
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Designing for Complex Systems
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM	Designing the Workplace: How Nature Soundscapes Regulate Mood During Depletion Sophie Withers
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM	Designing AVAS for Complex Systems: A Human Factors Approach Dr Christina Kirsch
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM	Re-designing the hierarchy of control to enable re-design of work Karen Davies
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	Telehealth in Aged Care &Patient Safety
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM	How virtual care work is done in aged care homes Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM	Work process enablers and barriers for telehealth in aged care Dr Ann Carrigan
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM	Responding to patient harm: what needs to improve? Prof Peter Hibbert
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Accessibility &Performance
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Dashboard design for detecting patient deterioration: What do clinicians like? Tamasha Jayawardena
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	Organisational Culture and Safety Through Rapid Ethnography in Military Settings Lt. Col Yoseph Purba
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

	Entally Room
8: 30 AM – 9: 15 AM	Registration Day 2
9: 15 AM – 9: 30 AM	Welcome Back to Day 2
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Human factors on the front line: lessons from aviation and leadership Group Captain Marija Jovanovich AM CSM, Royal Australian Air Force
10: 30 AM – 11: 15 AM	Morning Tea – Day 2
	Workshop 1
11: 15 AM – 11: 35 AM
11: 15 AM – 12: 25 PM	Workshop: Heuristic evaluation in action: How much does expertise matter? Dr Ann Carrigan
11: 40 AM – 12: 00 PM
12: 05 PM – 12: 25 PM
12: 25 PM – 1: 30 PM	Lunch Day 2
	PABA Room
1: 30 PM – 1: 50 PM
1: 30 PM – 2: 40 PM	PABA
1: 55 PM – 2: 15 PM
2: 20 PM – 2: 40 PM
2: 45 PM – 3: 30 PM	Afternoon Tea Break- Day 2
	Design in Complex Systems
3: 30 PM – 3: 50 PM	Emerging strategies to work with and implement AI Magali Goirand
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice
6: 15 PM – 6: 20 PM	Conference Dinner Transfer
6: 30 PM – 11: 00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner Joseph Chromy Winery

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room	Entally Room
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3
	Psychosocial Occupational Risks	Rail Risk Management
11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM	Identifying psychosocial hazards in the Australian aviation industry Aichen Wu	Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Limits of Vocalised Rail Risk Management Professor Anjum Naweed
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM	Investigating work redesign for psychosocial hazards in industry. Dr Robyn Coman	From burden to benefit: rethinking HF integration in rail procurement Dr David Goble
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM	Driving under pressure. Supporting effective psychosocial risk management in transport Bronwen Otto	Human Factors in industry – lessons from a rail project Dr Keryn Pauley
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Reducing Body Stressing and Preventing Slips	Insights into Complex Systems	Safety Systems &Practices
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Food Flourish – Reducing risk in health care food services Stephany Cassidy	Logging the Gaps: A Systems Case Study in Forestry Transport Professor Anjum Naweed	Chair Assessment Systems: An essential component of seated worker health Alison Heller-Ono
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	The slippery slope – solving one problem has caused another Neil Adams	HFE : AI ( Insights for practitioners) Dr Andrew Petersen	They said yes: a large project in an ASX50 company Elise Condie
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

	Mt Pleasant Showroom	Franklin Room
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3
	Psychosocial Occupational Risks	Rail Risk Management
11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM	Identifying psychosocial hazards in the Australian aviation industry Aichen Wu	Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Limits of Vocalised Rail Risk Management Professor Anjum Naweed
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM	Investigating work redesign for psychosocial hazards in industry. Dr Robyn Coman	From burden to benefit: rethinking HF integration in rail procurement Dr David Goble
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM	Driving under pressure. Supporting effective psychosocial risk management in transport Bronwen Otto	Human Factors in industry – lessons from a rail project Dr Keryn Pauley
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Reducing Body Stressing and Preventing Slips	Insights into Complex Systems
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Food Flourish – Reducing risk in health care food services Stephany Cassidy	Logging the Gaps: A Systems Case Study in Forestry Transport Professor Anjum Naweed
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	The slippery slope – solving one problem has caused another Neil Adams	HFE : AI ( Insights for practitioners) Dr Andrew Petersen
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

	Entally Room
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3

11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Safety Systems &Practices
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Chair Assessment Systems: An essential component of seated worker health Alison Heller-Ono
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	They said yes: a large project in an ASX50 company Elise Condie
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

	Mt Pleasant Showroom
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3
	Psychosocial Occupational Risks
11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM	Identifying psychosocial hazards in the Australian aviation industry Aichen Wu
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM	Investigating work redesign for psychosocial hazards in industry. Dr Robyn Coman
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM	Driving under pressure. Supporting effective psychosocial risk management in transport Bronwen Otto
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Reducing Body Stressing and Preventing Slips
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Food Flourish – Reducing risk in health care food services Stephany Cassidy
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	The slippery slope – solving one problem has caused another Neil Adams
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

	Franklin Room
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3
	Rail Risk Management
11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM	Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Limits of Vocalised Rail Risk Management Professor Anjum Naweed
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM	From burden to benefit: rethinking HF integration in rail procurement Dr David Goble
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM	Human Factors in industry – lessons from a rail project Dr Keryn Pauley
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Insights into Complex Systems
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Logging the Gaps: A Systems Case Study in Forestry Transport Professor Anjum Naweed
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	HFE : AI ( Insights for practitioners) Dr Andrew Petersen
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

	Entally Room
9: 00 AM – 9: 30 AM	Registration Day 3
9: 30 AM – 10: 30 AM	Ron Cumming Lecture: From research to workplace practice: What is the role of ergonomists? Prof Jodi Oakman, Leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University
10: 30 AM – 11: 10 AM	Morning Tea Day 3

11: 10 AM – 11: 30 AM
11: 35 AM – 11: 55 AM
12: 00 PM – 12: 20 PM
12: 20 PM – 1: 00 PM	Lunch Day 3
	Safety Systems &Practices
1: 00 PM – 1: 20 PM	Chair Assessment Systems: An essential component of seated worker health Alison Heller-Ono
1: 25 PM – 1: 45 PM	They said yes: a large project in an ASX50 company Elise Condie
1: 50 PM – 2: 30 PM	Conference Closing – Ken Provins Award – HFESA 2026 Announcement
3: 55 PM – 4: 15 PM	The use of IEA Core Competencies in Certified Professional Practice. Research Presentation Claire Folland

OUR SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR

The HFESA 2025 Conference is supported by the Business Events Attraction Fund.
The Tasmanian Government’s Business Events Attraction Fund (BEAF) is delivered through Business Events Tasmania.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia

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