CHFG: Safer Healthcare by Design conference presentation slides (12 June 2019)

Summary

The Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG) had a fantastic one-day conference looking at how design and procurement in medical devices and systems can proactively improve patient safety. Here are the presentations, slides and interviews.

Content

Presentations include:

• Martin Bromiley talking a little about his story and the impact of design, followed by discussion with Francois Jaulin and Frederic Martin from the Anaesthesia Network.
• Dr Tom Clutton-Brock, Clinical Director of Trauma Management, discussing regulations in design safety and usability.
• Tracey Herlihey, Head of Safety Intelligence, HSIB, looks at the consequences of bad design.
• Colette Longstaffe, Product Assurance Specialist, Clinical and Product Assurance, NHS Supply Chain, looks at what the NHS is doing differently in procurement.
• Panel discussion with Martin Bromiley, Colette Longstaffe and Tracey Herlihey joined by Rob Turpin from the BSI and chaired by John Pickles, CHFG Chair. 
• Dan Jenkins, Head of Research (Human Factors and Interaction), DCA Design International, looks at how we can use Human Factors to design better medical devices.
• Professor Chris Frerk, Anaesthetist, gives real life examples of the impact of poor design.
• Richard Featherstone, Director of Human Factors Research & Design at Emergo by UL, talks about medical devices and user errors. 
• Panel discussion by Professor Chris Frerk and Dan Jenkins plus Duncan McPherson from the MHRA, Chaired by Professor Rhona Flin, CHFG Trustee.