Human Factors Day

Category: Training - Other

Date: January 22nd 2020 9:00am until 4:00pm

Location: Bristol Sims Centre, 5 Upper Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8AE

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Please find below a provisional programme for the Core Trainee Surgical Human Factors Day.

The course is for all Core Trainees (both Core Surgery-General and Core T&O). Of note: The expectation is all Core Trainees will have taken a Human Factors course by the end of their Core Training.

Participants

Compulsory for all Core Trainees (both Core Surgery-General and Core T&O) to attend a Human Factors Training Day by the end of their core training.

Availability

Maximum of 20 places.

Objective

An introduction to ‘Human Factors/Non-technical Skills’:

  • leadership
  • team working
  • error avoidance
  • communication skills
  • time management and prioritisation
  • decision making
  • situation awareness
  • working under pressure
  • dealing with uncertainty

It employs highly sophisticated role-play with the use of world-class simulation techniques directly tailored to the field of surgery.

Travel

No car-parking arrangements are available at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. There are NCP car parks available 10 minutes away by foot. Good bus and train links are available to Bristol and the BRI. Trainees are advised to plan their travel and if coming by car are advised to offer a lift to colleagues.

Attendance outcomes

A record of attendance will be kept by the Deanery. Attendance details are provided to your Programme Directors and will be assessed at the yearly ARCPs. Certificates will be provided for each module to trainees, who attend, for their portfolio.

Trainee feedback

Trainees will be asked to provide anonymised feedback on each module. This is important for the School of Surgery to ensure that the standards of delivery and content of the teaching is maximized for Severn School of Surgery core trainees in the future.

Non-attendance

Failure to attend this course requires a trainee to complete an explanation form which is available on-line at the School website and is returnable to Pinar Preston  louise.bowen@hee.nhs.uk or Susan House susan.house@hee.nhs.uk at the School of Surgery.

Cost

Free!

Registration

To register, enter you information below and click submit. (Please be sure to enter your email address correctly as you may receive course-related correspondence via that address.)  Please note registration for this event will close on  8  January 2020.