Now Virtual! Human Factors Engineering: Systems Thinking to Enhance Patient Safety
During this training, ECRI’s human factors engineers will provide the foundational knowledge to understand and conduct proactive assessments and reactive near miss and adverse event analyses from a true systems perspective. After learning the model of healthcare as a complex sociotechnical system, participants will be taught techniques to analyze the system component parts and understand the component interactions. They will learn how to develop solutions from a human-centered systems perspective for solutions that support the work of healthcare professionals. Finally, participants will be taught stakeholder engagement techniques to make implementation of solutions manageable and successful.
September 15-19, 2025
- 10:00 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET, with break from 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
- Virtual
November 10-14, 2025
- 10:00 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET, with break from 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
- Virtual
Leadership, management, risk managers, quality and safety leaders, process improvement
Beginner to Competent
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September Training Credits
CME Accreditation Statement:
ECRI is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
ECRI designates this 5-day live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This 5-day live activity has been approved for up to 11.0 California State Nursing contact hours by the provider, Debora Simmons, who is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13677.
This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 11.0 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.
This activity meets the criteria of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety for up to 11.0 CPPS CE hours.
Registration cancellations must be in writing and sent to Client Services at clientservices@ecri.org. Cancellation requests must be made at least 72 hours before the start date of the training. Each registrant who submits a cancellation request at least 72 hours before the start date of the scheduled training will receive a full refund less a $100 administrative fee.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 72 hours before the start date of the training. If a registrant plans to send someone else in their place, the registrant must notify ECRI before the date of the training. If ECRI must change the training date and a registrant is no longer able to attend, ECRI will refund the full amount of the registration fee.
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