Please see the Conferences listings and CHI+MED events.
Webchat on Patient Safety, 3 August 2011, 12pm
Suzette Woodward, Director of Patient Safety at NPSA will be hosting a webchat (aimed at nurses) on patient safety with Nursing Times, 12pm, 3 August 2011. Registration is free.
WebEx Seminar Series: Operating in High Risk Environments, Wednesday 20 July 2011: 3.45-5.00pm
Towards Safer Systems
Drawing on his NASA experience on safety culture, Dr Williams discussed how to make a system as safe as possible, and what needs to happen if something does go wrong.
* System factors, how to analyse and re-design systems to avoid errors.
* How to achieve effective system change during a time of economic pressures.
* Learn the key components to achieve effective system change.
Patient Safety Week, 15-21 November 2010
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and Patient Safety First are hosting a series of free interactive webinars on a variety of patient safety topics.
See also Patient Safety First's 'How to' guide on 'Implementing Human Factors in Healthcare'.
World Usability Day, 11 November 2010
World Usability Day is all about 'making life easy' and the theme this year is 'communication' - and creating a greater awareness for designs that facilitate this.
Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG), 2 November 2010
Open Seminar, 10am-4pm [FREE] Optimising human performance for patient safety and organisational efficiency