Improving Patient Safety with Human Factors Methods.

United States Meeting/Conference

Improving Patient Safety with Human Factors Methods.

May 28, 2024

Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, MD. October 10-11, 2024.

Human factors engineering (HFE) is a primary strategy for advancing safety in health care. This virtual workshop will introduce HFE methods and discuss how they can be used to reduce risk through design improvements in a variety of process and interpersonal situations.

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