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Emerging role of human factors and ergonomics in healthcare delivery – A new field of application and influence for the IEA

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Carayon, Pascale

Affiliations: Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement and Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison WI 53706, USA, carayon@engr.wisc.edu

Keywords: health care, healthcare delivery, HEPS, patient safety, IEA

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0096-5037

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5037-5040, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

Recent developments of research and application of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) are described, in particular the domain of healthcare delivery. HFE activities in this domain are highlighted and challenges for the discipline and the International Ergonomics Association are presented.

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