All Systems Ergo: Human Factors podcasts

Summary

All Systems Ergo, invites Human Factors specialists from around the world to share their experience of incorporating Human Factors into their field of work and the impact it has had to support patient outcomes and improve care within healthcare.

Hosted by Fran Ives, Chartered Human Factors Specialist, the bi-weekly podcast discusses a number of key human factors topics including transportation, patient safety and product design, as well as personal stories of industry professionals’ inspiring career journeys.

Content

Clinicians in the thick of Human Factors

Fran talks to Dr Neil Spenceley, Clinical Director, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and Dr Carl Horsley an Intensivist working at Middlemore Hospital in Aukland, New Zealand. Neil and Carl talk about incorporating Human Factors into their every day clinical work, how they do it and why they are so passionate about the science.

From librarian and healthcare assistant to Human Factors specialist

Fran speaks to Jane Higgs and Siobhan Burns about their transition into Human Factors as a second career. Jane is currently a PhD student at Loughborough University and moved into Human Factors following a career as a librarian. Siobhan Burns is an Ergonomics and Human Factors Adviser at University Hospitals Birmingham and started her career as a Healthcare Assistant before moving to Manual Handling Training and then Human Factors. Hear their experiences, what their university courses did and didn't prepare them for and listen to the utter passion they have for the science.

Exploring SEIPS with Professor Pascale Carayon

Fran speaks with Pascale Carayon, a Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Pascale talks about her vision for the SEIPS (System Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) framework, which she has been working on for many years. During the conversation, Pascale gives some valuable advice to those who are new to using SEIPS such as focussing on the interactions between the elements of the model, such as the organisation, the task, and the tools. Future possible developments for the framework were considered such as making a connection between patient safety and well-being such as stress and burnout.  

Human Factors across the Atlantic

Fran welcomes Ken Catchpole to discuss the differences between the American and British healthcare systems and their effects on healthcare Human Factors. Fran and Ken discussed the differences between the US and the UK in terms of healthcare human factors integration, with both countries having a similar level of integration. They concluded their discussion with the importance of supporting Human Factors specialists in solo roles. 

Discovering the field of Human Factors: A conversation with Steve Tipper

Fran speaks to Steve Tipper, a Chartered Human Factors Specialist working in the Patient Safety Team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The two explore what Human Factors integration into a healthcare organisation looks like.

Exploring healthcare Human Factors: Leveraging experiences from transportation to improve care

Fran talks to Steve Shorrock, a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist who has experience in the transportation industry. Steve discusses why it is important to integrate Human Factors into healthcare and what can be learned from his transportation experience. He believes that Human Factors should be integrated into all aspects of healthcare, from design to implementation and that Human Factors is essential for safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in healthcare.