A Multi-disciplinary Human Factors Training Course
Hunter New England Area Health Service
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Building a Sustainable Health Workforce category.
Contact: Tonia Easton
Abstract
Human factors account for 70 per cent of medical error. This project assessed the impact of multi-disciplinary human factors training courses integrated with resuscitation training for GP registrars and nurses to improve safety protective attitudes and behaviours in rural hospitals in the Hunter New England Health. Two workshops (six groups) involving 16 GP registrars and 17 nurses were conducted in March 2007. Changes in safety attitudes and protective behaviours were measured pre and post human factors training. Statistically significant changes in protective safety attitudes and behaviours were observed post training with some changes in work practices reported at three months. Multi-disciplinary human factors training is feasible in a rural setting and can be incorporated with resuscitation skills training workshops.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
A Multi-disciplinary Human Factors Training Course (1.2MB)
A Multi-disciplinary Human Factors Training Course (151KB)
