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Annual Meetings

Health Care Symposium

2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care

Keynote and Invited Speakers

Keynote Address
Lucian L. Leape, Harvard School of Public Health
"Health Care Meets Human Factors: Flirtation or Meaningful Relationship?"

Closing Plenary Panel Session
Ron Kaye, Molly Story, and Quynh Nhu Nguyen, Food and Drug Administration
"FDA Human Factors Guidance: Advanced Issues, Audience Q&A"

Joint Panel on Challenges in Home Health Care
K. Eric Dejonge, Washington Hospital Center; M. Chris Gibbons, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute; Mary Brady, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Wendy A. Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Lisa Winstel, National Family Caregivers Association

Patient and Health-Care Provider Safety Track

Speaker Name & AffiliationPresentation Title
A. Ant Ozok, Department of Information Systems, UMBCTechnology for the Elderly: A Life-Improver, or a Nuisance? Results from Two Case Studies Concerning Medication Management and Social Media Use
Arthur St. Andre, Washington Hospital Center, MedStar HealthA Clinician’s Perspective on the Hospital Built Environment Now and in the Future
Barry Silbaugh, American College of Physician ExecutivesEmbracing Imperfection: The Power of Human Factors in Health Care
Eric Ford, Johns Hopkins UniversityImproving Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: Simple Tools for a Complex Discipline
Janet N. Goldberg, Washington Hospital Center, MedStar HealthHuman Factors in Delivery of Home-Based Primary Care
Leo C. Rotello, Johns Hopkins Community PhysiciansThe Impact of Human Factors at the Patient Bedside: From Research to Reality
Robert Wears, University of FloridaJoint Cognition in the Emergency Department: Implications for Safety and Quality
F. Jacob Seagull, University of MichiganPatient Safety: Every Wheel Needs Re-Inventing
Eduardo Salas, University of Central FloridaTransforming Health Care One Team at a Time: What Matters

Health-Care Information Technology Track

Speaker Name & AffiliationPresentation Title
David Brick, Village CardiologyWhy Usability Is Important: A Perspective from the Front Line
Mary Kate Foley, User Experience, Athena HealthDesign and Usability of Health Records: Tales from the Front
Nancy Staggers, Informatics, University of MarylandSolving Wicked Problems in HIT With a Usability Maturity Model
Ross Koppel, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of PennsylvaniaHuman Bodies vs. Human Factors: Why HIT Is So Hard to Get Right
Frank Drews, Center for Human Factors in Patient Safety, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City UT/University of UtahResilient Health Information Technology: The Why and How
Jonathan Nebeker, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System & University of Utah Medical SchoolBeyond Ergonomics: Supporting Expert Sense Making for Electronic Health Record Systems
Terry Fairbanks, National Center for Human Factors Engineering in HealthcareHealth IT Stories from the Trenches: Perspectives of a Human Factors Engineer-Turned Physician
Robert Wears, University of Florida"I'm from the EMR and I'm Here to Help You": How HIT Does or Does Not Support Clinical Work
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University of LawMeaningful Use and Certification of Health Information Technology: What About Safety?
David Kreda, Social Research CorporationVisual-Narrative Medical Apps: Transactions Not Included

Medical Device Design Track

Speaker Name & AffiliationPresentation Title
Anthony D. Andre, Interface Analysis AssociatesIt May Be Over Before It Started: Why You Should Have Incorporated Human Factors Science Before Designing Your Device
Edmond Israelski, Abbott MedicalOverview of Current Medical Device Human Factors Standards
Evan T. Edwards, Intelliject, Inc.Human Factors From Day One: From Design to FDA Approval of a New Epinephrine Personal Autoinjector
Matthew B. Weinger, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineUsing the New Standard: HE-75: Human Factors Engineering—Design of Medical Devices
Merrick Kossack, Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Complex Device Validation Testing Challenges for Pre-Market Approval
Joseph Cafazzo and Patricia Trbovich, University Health NetworkMaking Smart Pumps Work: User Inputs for Successful Design of Safe Infusion Devices
Patricia Patterson, Agilis ConsultingKeep Reading! Designing and Validating Effective User Instructions and Manuals
Ed Matthews, Helen Hamlyn Center for DesignSafer, Easier, Fewer Errors: Better Medical Device Design Through Human Factors, Research, and Evidence-Based Inputs
Dan Haberstich and Cory Kimball, Ethicon Endo-SurgeryHuman Factors Medical Device Validation Testing Challenges for Surgical Devices
Sara Waxberg and Pat Baird, Baxter Healthcare Corp.Smart Pump Human Factors Design Challenges

We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care.