The University of Oxford, OxSTaR Simulation Centre invite you to participate in a course which explores
Why Human Factors is so important in Healthcare today
External Virtual Human Factors Course
Wednesday 20th November 2024- 09:00-13:00
Thursday 6th February 2025 – 09:00-13:00
£150 (+VAT) per person
Via MS Teams
(PO number will be accepted for 5 staff or more)
3 CPD credits awarded
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Course description
This ½ day course is run by Professor Helen Higham (Director of OxSTaR & a Consultant Anaesthetist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford) and is suitable for clinical and non-clinical staff and aims to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of human factors in healthcare.
The course introduces participants to basic human factors frameworks, including the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS), and focuses on practical applications in the workplace to improve understanding of systems in healthcare.
This course will align with the new National Patient Safety Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Improve understanding of human factors principles
Introduce and explore a human factors framework (SEIPS)
Provide opportunities to practise applying SEIPS to real world examples
Course content
Definition and background of human factors
Human factors applied to healthcare
Importance of work place culture (including Just Culture tool)
Explanation of SEIPS framework
Exercises using SEIPS
Plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions
Queries please contact wendy.washbourn@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
Please be aware that your details will be used for data purposes only and will only be held for the minimum time necessary and not used for other purposes such as marketing.
Kind regards
Wendy
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