A systems approach to patient safety
Human factors is a multi-disciplinary science that focuses on understanding the interaction among humans and other elements of a system within a given environment. Applying human factors to healthcare reduces medical errors and allows clinicians to deliver better patient care. Human factors boost work processes, enhance patient safety, reduce inefficiencies, and improve quality. As healthcare delivery becomes increasingly more complex, human factors engineering has proven to be a powerful approach for proactively reducing harm. MedStar Health is proud to offer this workshop, which brings together leaders across the system, including human factors engineers, risk management professionals, practicing clinicians, and healthcare safety leaders with vast experience studying risk and implementing innovative change within healthcare organizations. The workshop will include onsite simulations.
Workshop dates and location
September 12-13, 2024
MedStar Health Central Office
10980 Grantchester Way
Conference Rooms 1 A-C, First Floor
Columbia, MD 21044
Day 1
Workshop hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Day 2
Workshop hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Workshop details
A one and a half-day interactive workshop with hands-on, comprehensive training from international experts in human factors, patient safety, and high reliability.
Attendees will learn how to apply human factors engineering methodology to:
- Patient safety event reviews
- Medical device evaluations
- Health IT design and development projects
- Purchasing procurement decisions
Lead faculty to include:
- Raj Ratwani, PhD
Vice President of Scientific Affairs
MedStar Health Research Institute
Washington, DC - Rollin Terry J. Fairbanks III, MD, MS
Senior Vice President, Chief Quality & Safety Officer
MedStar Health
Washington, DC - Seth Krevat, MD, FACP
Senior Medical Director
MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare
Washington, DC - Laura Lee, MS, BSN
Assistant Vice President, Patient Safety
MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety
Washington, DC - Rebecca Butler, MA
System Safety Program Operations Manager
MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety
Washington, DC - Robin Littlejohn, Other
Research Scientist
MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare
Washington, DC - Kristen Miller, DrPH, CPPS
Senior Scientific Director
MedStar Health Research Institute
Washington, DC - Zoe M. Pruitt, MA, CPPS
Human Factors Scientist
MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare
Washington, DC
Registration information
Early Bird Registration (March 18 - July 15, 2024): $895
General Registration (July 16 - September 12, 2024): $995
MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors
The MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare occupies a unique position in the United States as the largest human factors program embedded within the healthcare system. It brings together human factors scientists, systems safety engineers, health services researchers, clinicians, and other experts to create a safer and more efficient healthcare environment through four core services research, usability, safety advisement, and education. The center is part of the MedStar Institute for Innovation and is affiliated with the MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety. MedStar Health, the parent organization, is the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., region, with 10 hospitals and an extensive ambulatory services network, and is the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University.
The mission of the MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety (MIQS) is to partner with patients, their families, and those that take care of them to improve patient care outcomes and reduce the global burden of preventable harm. Established by Medstar Health, MIQS provides a global infrastructure in which leaders, front-line caregivers, patients, and family members jointly develop, educate, assess, and advocate for patient safety and clinical quality initiatives.