POM5005 Human factors for patient safety
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
POM5005 Human factors for patient safety is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before POM5005
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After POM5005
No unit lists POM5005 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit provides an introduction to the science of Human Factors (Ergonomics) and how it applies to the health system and patient care.
It introduces key concepts of safety science and how human factors affect organisations and systems at a large scale (also termed Macroergonomics).
This unit is only available to students in the Master of Medicine or those with a clinical background.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
Assessment
- Short essay (1,500 words)25%
- Literature review (1,500 words)25%
- Major Essay (3,000 words)Threshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Outline the wide ranging, multidisciplinary nature of human factors engineering and discuss how lessons from other domains have been applied to health.
- 2
Explain the alignment between incident reporting systems and accident causation models.
- 3
Explain the concepts of 'Safety II' and 'Resilience' and apply them to an area of health care.
- 4
Describe how risk perception is affected by psychological, cultural and personal experiences
- 5
Explain the differences between safety culture and climate and why they are important in clinical settings
- 6
Apply principles of reporting systems, accountability and organisational learning to the investigation of a failed clinical service.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
12 hours per week on average
- 6 hours per week for self-directed learning
- 6 hours per week for teacher-directed learning
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stuart Marshall
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Paul Myles
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for POM5005?
POM5005 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is POM5005 offered?
In 2021, POM5005 runs in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital, with an online option.
Does POM5005 have an exam?
No. POM5005 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.