External Virtual Human Factors Course
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
Thursday 16th May 2024- 09:00-13:00
£150 per person
Via MS Teams
3 CPD credits
To navigate to the courses please click on the link below & scroll to the external course, add to basket, then proceed to the checkout, you will be prompted to either register as a new user or log in if you have an account.
OxSTaR | University of Oxford (oxforduniversitystores.co.uk)
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.
We would also like to draw your attention to the cancellation policy