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Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Phone 919-684-3661
Fax 919-684-6251

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Presentations

 

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 (download)

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 (download)

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 (download)

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

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