Package Description

The World Alliance for Patient Safety launched by the WHO advocates for patient safety and patient safety training for health sciences education and training programs. According to Paget (2004), clinical work is an error-ridden activity. Many patient safety incidents are related to a lack of attention to human factors and ergonomics (HFE) in the design and implementation of technologies, processes, workflows, jobs, and teams. The premise of HFE-based principles is to improve patient safety along with the well-being of the patient and the clinician. This presentation will review HFE approaches and contributions that produce patient safety benefits in the oral health care setting.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Define Human Factors and Ergonomics
2. Explain three major domains of HFE: physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, and organizational ergonomics
3. Discuss safety culture and human error in healthcare
4. Examine human factors and ergonomics in patient safety management and infection prevention

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

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CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: June 2023
Expiration Date: June 30, 2026

Speakers:

Joy D. Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, DHSc

Dr. Joy D. Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, MHSc, AADH, is an international speaker, educator, author, oral care thought leader, co-founder of Jell-ED, and founder of Dr. Joy, RDH, where she advances the art and science of dental hygiene through continuing education, research, content creation, and product testing. As a renowned leader with 27 years of experience in the oral care field, she is on a mission to impact and empower audiences by promoting self-care & confidence building, bringing awareness to DEI and mental health, and sharing her exceptional knowledge of preventative dentistry. Dr. Joy is a potent speaker who impacts every audience she meets. Her speaking topics include the future of dental hygiene, healthy boundary creation and elevating self-care for women, overcoming victimhood mindsets through personal empowerment, and developing confidence and courage to manifest your dream life. She has presented continuing education courses nationally and internationally in many oral care subjects such as instrumentation, ultrasonics, silver diamine fluoride, dentinal hypersensitivity, ergonomics, and infection control.

Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships to disclose