Thread by @Brian_M_Wong

Now up -- @eddeestyle leading a discussion on how to introduce discussions on human factors in residency education at #ASPIRE #ICRE2018 #ptsafety

For some, the term human factors may not be familiar. Here's a common definition:

"Human factors is the study of the interrelationship between humans, the tools and equipment they use in the workplace, and the environment in which they work."

who.int/patientsafety/…

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Here's a real world example for how human factors influence behaviour and performance.

The urinal fly.

This simple intervention reduced spillage by 80% and cleaning costs by 8%.

washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…

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.@eddeestyle also introduces the role of cognitive biases (e.g., anchoring, framing, pre-mature closure, deference to authority etc.,) and how they affect diagnostic accuracy qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/22/Sup… #ICRE2018

"Just a Routine Operation" - video with @MartinBromiley discussing tragic death of his wife Elaine to illustrate important human factors principles & their impact on teamwork & #ptsafety

Often used to support #ptsafety training in #MedEd



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Closing out with discussion on how to re-vamp M&M rounds to focus on both cognitive & systems issues (i.e., human factors)

OM3 model used in many organizations to improve both #ptsafety learning and outcomes @dr_lisa_lcalder @drjfrank

qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/…

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Here is a really useful facilitator guide that can help you get started if you want to make M&M rounds more #ptsafety / systems focused:

emottawablog.com/wp-content/upl…

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