Convergence: Breaking Down Barriers Between Disciplines: Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safe [Hardcover]

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th conference Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS), held in Delft, The Netherlands on November 2-4, 2022, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Contributions focus on the integration of knowledge, methods, and expertise from the disciplines of Human Factors/Ergonomics and of Medicine and Health in order to contribute to a safe and humane, high-quality healthcare system. Through breaking down the barriers between disciplines, they foster a framework of scientific knowledge, expertise and best practices to create the future of health and healthcare. The proceedings include papers from researchers and practitioners, scientists and physicians, institutional leaders, managers and policy makers that contribute to constructing the Human Factors and Ergonomics approach across a variety of methodologies, domains and productive sectors.

Experimental investigation of anthropomorphic forms of a forearm support of a surgical arm assistance system in precision tasks.- Comparing the active, functional, and passive range of motion of finger joints using dynamic measurement.- Using inflatable cushions is significantly less straining than manually proning patients.- Using cognitive ergonomics and metacognition processes for understanding and improving medication safety systems.- Qualitative assessment of a new labelling design of injectable generic medicines.- Patient handling in a general critical unit: an ergonomics evaluation guided by MAPHO tool.- A multi-professional approach to investigating musculoskeletal injuries among medical radiation technologists: a case study for new equipment.- Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in general radiography (x-ray): a case study to consider HCI factors when purchasing x-ray equipment.- Shared sensemaking and clinical decision-making in critical care from a SA-oriented dashboard.- Accountable risk management in healthcare durls%