2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Powerful Impact of Human Factors Engineering on Medication Safety
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 226-L04
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Venetian B, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP, is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering at the University of Buffalo, and Attending Emergency Physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center Emergency Department and Pediatric Emergency Department. Dr. Fairbanks has a background in human factors engineering/industrial systems engineering and uses this background to apply safety engineering techniques and research methodology to medical systems, with a focus on medication safety, heath information technology and medical device design. Dr. Fairbanks research has been funded by the NIH, AHRQ, and several foundations. He is a 2008 graduate of the HRET Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, serves on several patient safety committees and advisory groups, is a frequent national speaker, and has published over 50 journal articles, book chapters, and proceedings papers in the human factors engineering and medical literature. He was the principal investigator for an AHRQ Partnerships in Patient Safety grant to optimize and study the effectiveness of clinical pharmacists in the emergency department (more information is available at www.EmergencyPharmacist.org).
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PRESENTER:
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Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP, is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering at the University of Buffalo, and Attending Emergency Physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center Emergency Department and Pediatric Emergency Department. Dr. Fairbanks has a background in human factors engineering/industrial systems engineering and uses this background to apply safety engineering techniques and research methodology to medical systems, with a focus on medication safety, heath information technology and medical device design. Dr. Fairbanks research has been funded by the NIH, AHRQ, and several foundations. He is a 2008 graduate of the HRET Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, serves on several patient safety committees and advisory groups, is a frequent national speaker, and has published over 50 journal articles, book chapters, and proceedings papers in the human factors engineering and medical literature. He was the principal investigator for an AHRQ Partnerships in Patient Safety grant to optimize and study the effectiveness of clinical pharmacists in the emergency department (more information is available at www.EmergencyPharmacist.org).
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Description
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-226-L04P / #204-000-09-226-L04T
1.5 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Presenter: Rollin J. Fairbanks, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate how knowledge of HFE concepts can be used by pharmacy staff and leadership to improve medication safety.
- Describe human factors engineering (HFE) and its impact on medication safety.
- Describe the systems approach to medication safety.
- Name two examples of how poor HFE can facilitate adverse drug events.