About the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) programme
The Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) module has been developed by SHOT to give learners an overview of HFE and relate these to transfusion safety. It describes definitions and frameworks in addition to models that have been adapted by SHOT to support an organisations HFE work relating to systems and incident investigation in transfusion. Real interactive transfusion examples are included to embed learning and inform HFE best practice, and signposting towards next steps and where to find more information.
Learning objectives include:
Recall what is Human Factors
Differentiate between what is human factors and Human error
Factor in the link between emotional attachment and Human Factors
Recall Human Factor frameworks and models that have been adapted for SHOT which support your work
Review best practices in relation to Human Factors and Transfusion
This course will take around 45 minutes to complete.
Primary and secondary audiences
Healthcare professionals involved in transfusion – nursing staff, laboratory staff, clinicians, transfusion practitioners, as well as haemovigilance and risk management specialists.
Acknowledgements
Alison Watt
SHOT Working Expert Group member and Annual SHOT Report HFE Chapter co-author
Meet the team
Shruthi Narayan
Medical Director
Professor Mark Bellamy
Chair, SHOT Steering Group
Caryn Hughes
Operations Manager
Emma Milser
Haemovigilance / Patient Blood Management Specialist
Debbi Poles
Haemovigilance Data Manager
Victoria Tuckley
Laboratory Incident Specialist
Simon Carter-Graham
Clinical Incident Specialist
Nikki Swarbrick
Laboratory Incident SpecialistChloe Davison
SHOT National Co-ordinator for Infectious Diseases (NHSBT / UKHSA Epidemiology Unit)
Rebekka Campbell
Programme Manager, NHSE elearning for healthcare
Jen Plested
External Project Manager, NHSE elearning for healthcare
How to access
To access this programme, you will require a Learning Hub account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below. Note that if you hold a full elfh account, you can sign into the Learning Hub using your existing login credentials.
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Not an NHS organisation?
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If you do not have an existing OpenAthens account, please contact elfh directly to check whether you may be eligible for access.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
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More information
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