Education, Training, and Competencies

Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes

1300 - Human Factors: Empathy Science

Invited Speaker(s)

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  James Won

  Manager, Human Factors Engineering
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering & School of Medicine

  Nothing to disclose

Invited Speaker 2(s)

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  Patrice Tremoulet, PhD

  Human Factors Scientist
  ECRI Institute
  Rowan University
  Moorestown, New Jersey

  Nothing to disclose

Moderator(s)

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  Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

  Infection Control Manager
  Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital - KSA
  Al-Ahsa, Ash Sharqiyah

  Nothing to disclose

Human factors engineering (HFE) addresses healthcare quality and safety issues, using a human-centric approach to engineer an environment in which the right thing is the easiest thing to do. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has integrated HFE concepts into a variety of harm prevention initiatives, including the standardization of a central line change procedure, reduction of human error in the timing of central line hub scrubs, and assessment of operating room workflow to support hand hygiene. By taking an HFE approach to the design and implementation of interventions, variation is minimized and risk to patients is mitigated.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify quality and safety situations in which human factors engineering solutions are needed.
• Understand human factors systems principles and methodologies in analyzing and implementing solutions.
• Gain knowledge about integrating human factors engineering with infection prevention and control in one's own institution