Course Description
This one day course introduces the concepts of Human Factors science. It explores error and its definition, Safety 1 and the emerging science of a Safety 2 and applied resilience, and introduces the Circle of Care – a model for compassionate Human Factors in Healthcare.
Course Objectives:
- To provide an understanding of error and its classification
- To provide an understanding of Safety 1 and 2 and applied resilience in healthcare
- To introduce the circle of care model and its relationship to Non-technical skills and CRM
- To gain a basic understanding of the nine skills of the circle of care
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the full programme participants will be able to:
- Define a basic nomenclature for error and use it to classify error
- Describe the basic concepts of safety 2 and applied resilience and have a basic understanding of how to apply them to simulation and clinical practice
- Describe the circle of care – model for compassionate Human Factors in Healthcare and the nine skills that make it up
