2013 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Advancing the Cause

SAVE THE DATE: The 2014 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Leading the Way will be held March 16-19, 2014, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, Illinois.

The 2013 Symposium was held March 10-13 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Nearly 400 attendees participated in the varied and comprehensive program.

• View the final symposium program that contains links to slides of submitted presentations. The slides of the presentations are either in .pdf, .ppt, or .pptx format and the file sizes are listed next to the presentation titles.
• View the Program Committee.
• View a list of distinguished invited speakers.
• View 2013 HCS sponsors.
• The proceedings of the 2013 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care will be available in late May.

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

The 2013 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Advancing the Cause aimed to go beyond the basic human factors/ergonomics tenets highlighted in the 2012 symposium by providing practical and actionable methods, guidelines, and best practices that will enable participants to advance their HF/E approaches and outcomes in their respective work settings.

The symposium's goal was to bring together professionals and stakeholders in both the scientific and practice realms of the health-care community to bridge knowledge gaps among them. HF/E professionals presented the latest research, best practices, and case histories. Unique to this symposium was the inclusion of manufacturers, health-care providers, and policy makers, who discussed their experiences in using HF/E processes and principles and their unique needs for HF/E science and considerations.

2012 HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM

Access the proceedings of the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care in HTML or .pdf format (13 MB).

STAY UP TO DATE ON HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE

The HFES Health Care Technical Group is a group of actively involved professionals in human factors/ergonomics and related fields who are engaged in research and practice areas covering a broad range of health care topics. Join the HCTG to participate in discussions via the group?s list server and LinkedIn site, and to help to develop the health care technical program for HFES Annual Meetings. Annual dues are only $4, and membership in HFES is not required.