External Virtual Human Factors Course
This ½ day course is run by Professor Helen Higham (Director of OxSTaR & a Consultant Anaesthetist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford) and is suitable for clinical and non-clinical staff and aims to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of human factors in healthcare.
The course introduces participants to basic human factors frameworks, including the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS), and focuses on practical applications in the workplace to improve understanding of systems in healthcare.
This course will align with the new National Patient Safety Syllabus
Learning Objectives
- Improve understanding of human factors principles
- Introduce and explore a human factors framework (SEIPS)
- Provide opportunities to practise applying SEIPS to real world examples
Course content
- Definition and background of human factors
- Human factors applied to healthcare
- Importance of work place culture (including Just Culture tool)
- Explanation of SEIPS framework
- Exercises using SEIPS
- Plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions
Wednesday 24th September 2025 – 09:00-13:00
Friday 6th February 2026- 09:00-13:00
Thursday 30th April 2026 – 09:00-13:00
Thursday 9th July 2026- 09;00-13:00
£150 (+VAT) per person
Via MS Teams
(PO number will be accepted for 5 staff or more)
3 CPD credits awarded
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