Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety

DANIEL J. EPSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SEMINAR"Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety"Dr. Pascale CarayonProctor & Gamble Bascom Professor in Total Quality, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonABSTRACT: In 1999, the Institute of Medicine issued a report on "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" that identifies medical errors as a major problem: between 48,000 and 99,000 people die every year in the US from medical errors. Most of the medical errors involve medication, such as wrong medication, wrong dose or wrong patient. The 2004 report by the IOM on "Medication Errors" highlights the contributions of the healthcare work system to medication errors, and emphasizes various technologies as solutions for preventing or mitigating medication errors. In this presentation, research on medication safety in the inpatient care setting will be presented; emphasis will be on the human factors contributions to medication safety, such as design and implementation of medication administration technologies (e.g., bar coding medication administration, smart infusion pump technology).MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 AM, ANDRUS GERONTOLOGY BLDG (GER) 309

Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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