How do we do our work? Human factors in Healthcare (HF06)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectF2 Regional Teaching
DescriptionOn this one day course we will introduce you to the foundations of human factors and ergonomics. I hear you say what is that? Have you ever thought about how you do your work? How does the system function and how does this impact on you? Why is it that you do the same type of job but it can be so different depending on the clinical setting? Why are some places a joy to work in? We will explore how understanding how we do our jobs can impact our performance. We will give some tools to use to understand your own work settings that you can take back and use in your quality improvement and patient safety projects. Human factors and ergonomic science underpin the day. It will be an interactive day with a number of activities taught by Dr Franklin who is a working clinician with an interest in HFE alongside a HFE expert from a wide range of fields. The day will adapted to fit the needs of the participants in the room. It is a safe space. We want to help you understand why does you day go well sometimes and less well at others.
Additional information

Providers Dr Danielle Franklin BM BSc FRCA Msc and HFE expert from one of the following: Dr Paul Sampson, Dr Su Smith or Paul Davis.

Dr Danielle Franklin

Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist at Plymouth University Hospital Trust. Clinical lead for Msc Module in Human factors with Plymouth University. SWARM Plymouth Consultant lead. Has mentored a number of trainees in both QI and HFE and lead a number of projects herself.

Dr Su Smith

Su is an experienced educator in the fields of healthcare improvement, patient safety and healthcare management, leadership & innovation. Originally a molecular geneticist, she has worked in engineering, the NHS, and has been teaching postgraduate students in the South West since 2005.

Paul Davis

Ex-pilot working for the RAF and Royal Navy for 37 years. Air accident investigation experience, senior operations officer and safety officer who has worked for Healthcare safety Investigation Branch and as a safety advisor for a NHS trust more recently. Expertise in investigation management.

Together Danielle and an invited speaker from the list will use their skills to provide a programme that focuses understanding of how healthcare systems influence patient safety. Both human factors and quality improvement methodologies will be introduced to the audience.

VenuePostgraduate Medical Education Centre (PGMC), Plymouth  View details
Date & timeWednesday 24 May 2023, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturerDr Danielle Franklin
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2

Course styleWorkshop
CateringN/A
Core topicHuman Factors
CPD hours6:00
CostNo charge
Aims

· Overview of Human factors and ergonomics in Healthcare

· Focus on safety science to deliver high quality care

· Focus on system design to influence patient safety

Mapped to the new foundation programme curriculum, 2021 covering GMC Generic professional abilities, domain 6: Patient safety and quality improvement. This one day course aims to give foundation doctors a basic understanding in human factors and ergonomics that underpins their everyday work. We aim to provide candidates with some tools and skills they can employ in the work place.

Objectives

Mapped to the foundation programme 2021 curriculum at: https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/curriculum/

Areas that will be covered:

HLO 2 - 9: Quality improvement: take an active part in processes to improve the quality of care.