Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 3: The “Science” of Human Error
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Human Factors

  • The “basic science” of human errors analysis and patient safety (as Microbiology is the “basic science” of Infection Control)
    • – Gosbee, 2004
  • The study of the interaction of humans with technologies and systems
  • Discipline dates from the 1950’s, if not earlier (e.g., “ergonomic” engineering)
 
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