2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Improving the Outcomes. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Improving the Outcomes. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Maryland Meeting/Conference
 
• Published March 2017

2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Improving the Outcomes.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. March 5–8, 2017; Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Designing around human factors can enhance safety in health care delivery. In this conference, presentations and workshops will explore how to apply human factors engineering to clinical processes and design of treatment devices and health information technology. Featured speakers include Drs. Rollin J. Fairbanks, Ken Catchpole, Robert Wears, and Emily Patterson.

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