Register Today: Virtual 2022 HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
Date: June 7-9, 2022
Location: Virtual
Join us online for a continuation of outstanding education on the latest science and best practices related to human factors and ergonomics in health care. Following our successful event in New Orleans, this virtual edition of the symposium will review innovations in the safety of health care providers and patients, sharpen the focus of HF/E initiatives, and improve your regulatory approaches. Learn from human factors experts, pharmaceutical and medical device and biomedical engineers, health care providers, FDA representatives, patient safety researchers and more!
Learn more about two pre-symposium activities organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These sessions will be held on Tuesday, June 7 and are offered at an additional registration fee. Registrants may update their records to add these sessions at any time. Please contact info@hfes.org if we may be of assistance.
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Call for Applications: HFES Science Policy Fellowship Program
The HFES Science Policy Fellowship (SPF) program provides a valuable opportunity for HFES members to learn how to successfully advocate for human factors and ergonomics on the national stage. SPF Participants will receive extensive training in public affairs, advocacy and outreach to be provided by Lewis-Burke Associates and the HFES Government Relations Committee during the HFES Annual Meeting. They will also participate in an annual spring Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., including a Hill visit training session and a policy-related speaker prior to the visit day. They will be invited to attend monthly conference calls covering ongoing events and opportunities for HFES to engage in policy decisions.
Successful applicants should be members of HFES (Associate or Full) for at least five years. Applicants are invited to provide a one-page statement of interest, a current C.V. that includes the applicant’s name and both home and business addresses, and a letter of support from their employer to participate. Successful applicants must be eligible to vote in the United States.
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Culture: Shared Attitudes, Values, Goals, and Practices
Every association, business, society, and other type of group has a culture–the question is whether or not those in the organization decide what it is. Organizations of all kinds should purposefully develop and maintain an effective governance culture that outlines their principles and chosen values.
Governing boards and councils that historically operate smoothly and with mutual respect often have adopted culture statements. A governance culture statement goes a long way in explaining to potential new leaders how the organization functions as a team. It gives clarity to how governing leaders and staff work, act, and treat one another. A culture statement can serve as so much more than a resource for new leaders; it guides all members of leadership in all they do. When more voices are heard, there is a greater likelihood that different perspectives will be considered. That, in turn, can lead to innovative ideas and solutions.
Chosen values on display can make even robust debate and discussion, conducted in a collegial and respectful environment, top of mind when discussions are held and decisions made. Now, HFES’ chosen values are on display. During the mid-year Executive Council meeting, the Society leadership adopted an HFES Governance Culture Statement. View the statement at the link below.
Special thanks to Dr. Karen Jacobs, past HFES Outreach Division Chair, for her contributions to the development of this statement.
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HFES Issues Policy Statement: The Key to Reducing Medical Error is Better Attention to Hyman Factors in Healthcare System
Recently, a nurse in Nashville was criminally charged and convicted of reckless homicide after a medical error in which the wrong medication was administered leading to the death of the patient. There is a long history of blaming the individual when errors occur. This however does nothing to fix the systemic problems that underlie medical error which must be addressed in order to improve patient safety. Punishment of a nurse who has good intentions for the care of their patient, but failed to perform due to a myriad of work system deficiencies, is not an avenue to safer medical practices. Between 22,000 and 25,000 cases of medical error result in preventable deaths each year in the US. Tragedies like these can be significantly avoided or reduced by using Human Factors science in the design of healthcare technologies and work systems.
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Upcoming Webinar: HFES Task Force on Sustainability and Human Factors Webinar
When: Thursday, May 12, 2022 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Speakers: Dr. Antony Hilliad, Hitachi Energy Research; Dr. Katya Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratories; Prof. Esa Rantanen, Rochester Institute of Technology
Moderator: Prof. Andrew Thatcher (Ph.D., Cognitive Ergonomics, U. Witswatersrand, South Africa)
The continued use of fossil fuels for electricity generation is unsustainable, not only because they are a finite resource but particularly because of their contribution to the greenhouse effect and climate change. After frequent calls for energy companies to move towards renewable energy sources, this transition is now decisively underway in many jurisdictions. While renewable energy sources such as wind and solar significantly reduce carbon emissions, they challenge the reliable operation of energy systems. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, generate intermittently and vary with weather and region (i.e., cloud cover, calm winds). Some combination of significant energy storage capacity, longer-distance electric transmission, and/or more flexible energy demand will be required to provide a consistent, controllable, quality energy supply. Grid operation is already becoming more complex and requiring faster operating procedures which are more difficult to control by humans and automation.
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Leadership is Calling: Nominations for HFES Executive Council Open Next Week
The annual election for Secretary-Treasurer-Elect, President-Elect, and for two at-large seats on the HFES Executive Council kicks off next week with the annual call for nominations.
All Full members are eligible to hold office in HFES and are encouraged to consider holding elected office in the Society. Service to HFES as a member of the Executive Council has many benefits and provides opportunities to develop and expand skills, give back to the community, test oneself in new ways, and contribute one's talents for the benefit of others.
Interested in learning more? View this video of a webinar held last year, “What to Know about Service as an Elected Director or Officer of HFES”.
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Call for Volunteers: Citation of Standards and Best Practices in HFES Publications
Many times over the years, HFES members have told the Executive Council, both directly and in surveys, that connecting the research in HFES publications with practice is a struggle. There are many ways this translation, a strategic goal, could be accomplished. One of them is require that HFES publications cite relevant standards, best practices, etc. This citation requirement only make sense if relevant standards and best practices can be found. Therefore: Given the educational resources to be provided, can candidate authors of HFES publications (and reviewers of them) find standards/best practices, etc. relevant to an article they are writing (or could write or review)?
We are seeking volunteers from the Society to examine the educational resources that are available to help people find standards. We provide resources to get volunteers started including a report, “Getting Research Into Practice via Standards”. Other resources may be examined as well. Volunteers should select two articles from an HFES Publication (e.g., the Journal, the Proceedings and find the standards / best practices / etc. that are relevant to each of the two articles you examined. A sample reporting template is provided.
Please consider this request to volunteer with HFES. We appreciate all of the help our members can provide.
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Call for Applications: The Annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award
The deadline to apply for the annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award is June 30, 2022. The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) gives the award to the student (or group of students) for an Ergonomics project that demonstrates the major practice areas of Ergonomics: Analysis, Design, and Integration. The award is open, world wide, to students (Honours, M.S. or Ph.D.) in Ergonomics and Ergonomics-related programs. Students who have completed their graduate degrees in the past year are also eligible. In addition to the award, there is a $1,000(US). The award and check will be presented during the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, October 10-14 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
In addition, $1,000.00 will be awarded to the professor who served as the mentor for the student project. The cash award is made to the university department or lab for the professor’s discretionary use to advance education in the practice of ergonomics and human factors. The student(s), professor, and university will be recognized on the FPE website as recipients of the award, and a summary of the student project will be posted.
Submission should be sent electronically to Dr. Robert J Smillie, C.ErgHF, CPE, email robert.smillie@cox.net. The deadline to submit an application is June 30, 2022.
Please note that the winner does not have to travel to Atlanta to receive the award.
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Call for Applications: 2022 Student Member and Chapter Awards
The Student Affairs Committee is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of and service to the Society by our students and student chapters through the Student Member with Honors Award and the Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
The deadline to submit an application is June 30, 2022.
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Human Factors: The Journal of the HFES
Human Factors is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
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HFES Calendar of Events
Attention Chapters, Technical Groups, Professional and Affinity Groups and Beyond – HFES is pleased to post information concerning any upcoming meetings, webinars, or other events you wish to raise awareness about on our Calendar of Events page. We also will post meetings of allied societies provided their meetings do not occur close to any HFES organized activity.
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What Makes You Unique? Update Your Profile Today!
The HFES website and member profile area helps HFES better serve the membership and helps members to stay better connected to each other.
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Council of Affinity Groups invites and encourages every member of HFES to visit this portal to complete or update his/her/their demographic profile.
HFES’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a commitment to recognizing and celebrating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique. One means of fulfilling this commitment is to document and regularly review our demographics, in order to know who is in our big tent and who we are missing, because we should not be missing anyone. We are a data-driven science. Please assist us in collecting this vital data on you, our valued members.
Login to your member account here.
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Call for Volunteers: HFE WOMAN Awards Committee
Human Factors and Ergonomics Women’s Organization for Mentorship and Networking (HFE WOMAN) is looking for volunteers to serve on their awards committee. Committee members should be mid-to-late career HFES members from academia, industry or government. Duties include reviewing nomination packages and attending meetings via telecom or video chat.
This committee will meet several times over the next few months in preparation for the HFES annual meeting in October.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please send your contact information and cv to the chair, Julia Wright, at HFEWOMANAwards@gmail.com.
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Volunteer with HFES
Interested in getting more involved with HFES? Check out our new Volunteer Opportunities page on HFES Connect! HFES is now piloting a new Volunteer Opportunities tool on HFES Connect – your space to explore trending topics from the community and where you can connect with fellow members. Many more opportunities will be posted over time, so be sure to check back often.
Please note: you must be logged into HFES Connect to view this page.
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Congratulations to the April HFES Volunteer of the Month: Rod Rosco, PhD |
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Rod Rosco, PhD, Arizona State University
Rod Rosco has been a member of HFES for 5 years, serving as the Chair for the Societal Impact Committee and as a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He earned his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus on learning processes and peer learning. His first postdoctoral position (Vanderbilt) was in Computer Science, to work on teachable agent systems and AI in STEM learning, and his second postdoctoral position introduced him to automated writing evaluation and intelligent tutoring systems in literacy education.
While his entire career has been in academia, he has enjoyed a variety of disciplines and settings spanning educational psychology, intelligent systems, and human-centered design. Rosco's current research brings together insights from learning science, cognitive science, computer science, user-centered design, and equity to support educational systems and technologies that help people reach their best potential. Current projects include work on automated writing evaluation and intelligent tutoring of writing strategies, inclusive language analytics, equity-centered courseware for chemistry, and engineering education.
During his time with HFES, Rosco has been so impressed with the level of awareness and advocacy that HF/E experts can bring to equity in their fields--that kind of work is crucial and inspiring. For that reason, he was honored to be able to showcase some of that work in an edited volume (co-edited with Drs. Erin Chiou and Abigail Wooldridge). That book won an award, which is testament to the scholars and practitioners who were featured. That book is something he'll be proud of for his whole career.
To anyone interested in getting more involved with HFES, Rosco would encourage them 'Do it! The society needs your insight and energy, and there are so many ways to grow in/through HFES.'
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Congratulations to the Winner of the IISE Dr. Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Early Career IE in Academia Award: Farzan Sasangohar, PhD |
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The award Recognizes individuals in academia who have demonstrated outstanding characteristics in education, leadership, professionalism and potential in industrial engineering. The award recognizes engineering contributions in application, design, research or development of IE methods by early career IISE members. This award is sponsored by Integrated Technology Systems. |
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HFES wants to promote the important achievements of our members in the bi-weekly Bulletin. Appropriate topics include research milestones or other significant achievements, professional accolades, awards or recognitions, promotions or new positions, and similar professionally-oriented topics. If you would like to share news with the HFES community, please fill out the form.
Additionally, if you are made aware of the passing of any members of HFES, please let us know. Contact HFES Executive Director Steven Kemp at skemp@hfes.org.
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