Human Factors Education for Healthcare Audiences: Ideas for the Way Forward

摘要

Within the last decade, there has been a growing emphasis on applying human factors principlesin the healthcare domain, and although human factors is a well-established scientific discipline, itis still a relatively new concept for the healthcare community. Educating healthcare audiences onthe goals, history, and contributions of the human factors discipline may dispel misconceptions;preserve the integrity of this scientific discipline; inform healthcare stakeholders about the valueof human factors research; and increase the uptake of human factors principles in the healthcaredomain. Panel members will share their views on human factors education for healthcareaudiences, including their past experiences, personal successes, and insights on the challengesthat remain. Panelists will also engage the audience in an open discussion to generate novel ideason how to advance the healthcare community’s understanding of the human factors discipline.