3D-i-MD: Gaming, Simulation, and Learning in Healthcare
(download)
Taekman, Jeffrey M.
This lecture gives a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses
of current simulation methods, touches on the forces changing
medical education, and ends with a discussion of "serious
games" and why they make sense for medical / heathcare
education. Lecture given at the Duke University Visualization
Technology Group Friday Forum, April 22, 2005.
The Basics of Conducting a Usability Evaluation
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Wright, Melanie C.
This talk covers the basics of conducting a usability evaluation,
including presentation of key guidelines to help you get meaningful
unbiased results from your efforts. Duke University Visualization
Technology Group Friday Forum, March 26, 2004.
Human Error in Medicine: Misnomer or Mistakes (download)
Wright, Melanie C.
This presentation introduces human factors engineering and related
human performance theories. We describe how human factors engineering
can be used to resolve patient safety problems related due to
medical errors. Duke University Medical Center Department of
Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, November 26, 2003.
Fatigue Problems in Healthcare
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Wright, Melanie C.
This presentation reviews the effects of sleep debt on human
performance. Specific implications for health care are presented.
Carolinas Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,
November 11, 2003
Can or Should Simulators Be Used to Assess Resident
Competence for
Anesthetic Practice (download)
Taekman, Jeffrey M.
This presentation was part of a panel on assessing competence
in anesthesia residents. The lecture addresses issues that must
be addresses before high-fidelity simulators are widely accepted
in high-stakes assessment. 2003 American Society of Anesthesiologists
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. October 15, 2003.
Human Patient Simulators: A Human Factors Research
Tool in Patient Safety
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Wright, Melanie C. and Taekman, Jeffrey M.
We present an overview of human patient simulators and their
application in human factors research. XVth Triennial Congress
of the International Ergonomoics Association, Seoul, Korea.
August 28, 2003