Pediatric Grand Rounds (CME): Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety: From Pit Stops to Paradigm Shifts

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Pediatric Patient Safety Lecture
Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety: From Pit Stops to Paradigm Shifts

SPEAKER
Kenneth Catchpole, PhD
Endowed Chair, S.C. SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina

SESSION DESCRIPTION
Utilizing the science, stories and experiences of more than 20 years of applying human factors engineering in healthcare, this session will introduce some basic concepts, discuss how they have been applied, and how this way of thinking leads to fascinating new perspectives on clinical work and patient safety. This will include learning from motor-racing pit stops in congenital heart surgery; why checklists and teamwork training help but can also miss the mark; why diagnostic error might not be quite as it seems; why it’s easy to forget how amazing people really are; and how that could change how we think about clinical performance.

EDUCATION GOALS

• Understand foundational concepts in human factors engineering and how they apply to patient safety.
• Explore how applying these techniques can lead to a huge range of safety and performance improvements in healthcare.
• Consider how this way of thinking can lead to fundamental reappraisal of how we think about safety, expertise, and clinical performance.

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CME ACCREDITATION
This session is eligible for CME credit. To claim CME credit, text code to (844) 560-1904 to confirm attendance. A new code will be provided at beginning of the session.