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The PEXiS (Performance Excellence in Safety) modular curriculum trains medical personnel to be experts in adverse events analysis using human performance theory. The modules include PEXiS 1, Behind the Label "Human Error"; PEXiS 2, Escape from Data Overload; PEXiS 3, Process Tracing: Analyzing Human Performance in Context; and PEXiS 4, Avoiding Organizational Contributors to Complexity.

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