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SUMMARY:The Systems Approach within Patient Safety: Progress and Prospects
  - Patrick Waterson - lecturer in Ergonomics and Psychology within the dep
 artment of Human Sciences in Loughborough
DTSTART:20090422T153000Z
DTEND:20090422T163000Z
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CONTACT:Thomas Jun
DESCRIPTION:The application of concepts\, theories and methods from system
 s ergonomics to the domain of patient safety has proved to be an expanding
  area of research and application in the last 15 years. In the presentatio
 n I will describe a review of the approach which aimed to identify: the ma
 in issues that have been researched\; the types of methods of investigatio
 n adopted by researchers\; the extent to which different system levels are
  covered\; and\, the types of medical domain in which work has gone on in 
 the last few years. A total of 360 papers were selected for a detailed rev
 iew. Approximately 16% of these focused on human error\, followed by safet
 y/error frameworks (13%)\, incident reporting (12%) and perceptions of saf
 ety/risk (9%). Most studies have addressed system concerns at the level of
  the individual (27%). The most frequent methodology used within research 
 adopting the approach are case studies (33%). The findings from the review
  are discussed within the context of previous evaluations and criticisms o
 f the systems approach and patient safety. A set of issues covering topics
  and types of methodologies that could serve as a basis for future researc
 h will also be presented.
LOCATION:Marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Building\, En
 gineering Department
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