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The twelveth webinar will take place on February 5, 2025.

RHCS Webinar Series

Theoretical origins of RHC and implications for research and practice

Wednesday 5th February

Speakers:
Dr. Alastair Ross – Staffordshire University, UK.
Professor Janet Anderson – Monash University, Melbourne.

Abstract: RHC can sometimes seem as if it is disconnected from other developments in safety science. In this webinar we trace the origins of RHC in different safety science paradigms, and explore what this means for how we approach the application of RHC to research and practice. We aim to highlight commonalities and differences between previous approaches and RHC, discuss theoretical fidelity and consider how we can take the field forward.
There will be time for discussion and questions after the presentations.

Speaker Biographies:

Alastair Ross is a Chartered Ergonomist and Psychologist and Professor in Human Factors at Staffordshire University where he is course lead for the part-time distance learning MSc in Human Factors for Patient Safety. He has also previously worked as a Human Factors researcher and consultant across a range of settings including Defence, Nuclear, and the Police. He is co-chair of the Human Factors Special Interest Group for ASPiH, the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare, a founding member of the Resilient Health Care Society, Honorary Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Dental School and Honorary Fellow, Dundee Medical School.

Janet Anderson is Professor of Human Factors at Monash University in Melbourne. Previously she was based in the UK at King’s College London for 17 years. She is an expert in systems approaches to healthcare quality improvement and has pioneered the development of methods for applying adaptive systems approaches to quality and safety in areas such as emergency care, older people’s care, and paediatric emergency care. She is the course leader for the short course Human Factors in Healthcare: Designing Safe Systems, which is designed for clinicians and delivered online over 7 weeks.

Time Difference:
Sydney time: 7:00 pm Wednesday 5th February
Tokyo time 5:00 pm Wednesday 5th February
NZ time – 9:00 pm Wednesday 5th February

Norway time 9:00 am Wednesday 5th February
Netherlands time 9:00 am Wednesday 5th February
UK time 8:00 am Wednesday 5th February

Florida time– 3:00 am Wednesday 5th February
Brazil time – 5:00 am Wednesday 5th February
Vancouver time– 0:00 am Wednesday 5th February

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