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Volume 482
Series editor
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
e-mail: kacprzyk@ibspan.waw.pl
About this Series
The series “Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing” contains publications on theory,
applications, and design methods of Intelligent Systems and Intelligent Computing. Virtually
all disciplines such as engineering, natural sciences, computer and information science, ICT,
economics, business, e-commerce, environment, healthcare, life science are covered. The list
of topics spans all the areas of modern intelligent systems and computing.
The publications within “Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing” are primarily
textbooks and proceedings of important conferences, symposia and congresses. They cover
significant recent developments in the field, both of a foundational and applicable character.
An important characteristic feature of the series is the short publication time and world-wide
distribution. This permits a rapid and broad dissemination of research results.
Advisory Board
Chairman
Nikhil R. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
e-mail: nikhil@isical.ac.in
Members
Rafael Bello, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba
e-mail: rbellop@uclv.edu.cu
Emilio S. Corchado, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
e-mail: escorchado@usal.es
Hani Hagras, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
e-mail: hani@essex.ac.uk
László T. Kóczy, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary
e-mail: koczy@sze.hu
Vladik Kreinovich, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA
e-mail: vladik@utep.edu
Chin-Teng Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
e-mail: ctlin@mail.nctu.edu.tw
Jie Lu, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
e-mail: Jie.Lu@uts.edu.au
Patricia Melin, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico
e-mail: epmelin@hafsamx.org
Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
e-mail: nadia@eng.uerj.br
Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
e-mail: Ngoc-Thanh.Nguyen@pwr.edu.pl
Jun Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
e-mail: jwang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Editors
Advances in Human
Factors and Ergonomics
in Healthcare
Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International
Conference on Human Factors
and Ergonomics in Healthcare,
July 27–31, 2016, Walt Disney World®,
Florida, USA
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Editors
Vincent G. Duffy Nancy Lightner
School of Industrial Engineering Veterans Affairs U.S.
Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
West Lafayette, IN USA
USA
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(continued)
Advances in The Human Side of Service Tareq Z. Ahram and Waldemar Karwowski
Engineering
Advances in Human Factors in Energy: Oil, Sacit Cetiner, Paul Fechtelkotter and
Gas, Nuclear and Electric Power Industries Michael Legatt
Advances in Human Factors in Sports and Paul Salmon and Anne-Claire Macquet
Outdoor Recreation
Advances in Human Factors and System Isabel L. Nunes
Interactions
Advances in Human Factors, Business Jussi Kantola, Tibor Barath, Salman Nazir
Management, Training and Education and Terence Andre
Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Pamela Savage-Knepshield and Jessie Chen
Unmanned Systems
Advances in Design for Inclusion Giuseppe Di Bucchianico and Pete Kercher
Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity Denise Nicholson, Janae Lockett-Reynolds
and Katherine Muse
Preface
This book is concerned with human factors and ergonomics in healthcare. The
utility of this area of research is to aid the design of systems and devices for
effective and safe healthcare delivery. New approaches are demonstrated for
improving healthcare devices such as portable ultrasound systems. Research find-
ings for improved work design, effective communications and systems support are
also included. Healthcare informatics for the public and usability for patient users
are considered separately but build on results from usability studies for medical
personnel.
Quality and safety are emphasized, and medical error is considered for risk
factors and information transfer in error reduction. Physical, cognitive and orga-
nizational aspects are considered in a more integrated manner so as to facilitate a
systems approach to implementation. New approaches to patient handling ergo-
nomics, emergency and operating rooms, healthcare, medical device design, human
factors and ergonomics measurement and model validation are included. Recent
research on special populations, collaboration and teams, as well as learning and
training, allows practitioners to gain a great deal of knowledge overall from this
book.
Explicitly, the book is organized into nine sections that contain the following
subject areas:
I. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Surgery
II. Healthcare Professionals
III. Healthcare Systems
IV. Healthcare Safety
V. Medical Device Design
VI. Healthcare Testing
VII. Environmental Design
VIII. Healthcare Communications and Logistics
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Each of the chapters of the book was either reviewed by the members of
Scientific Advisory and Editorial Board or germinated by them. Our sincere thanks
and appreciation goes to the Board Members listed below for their contribution to
the high scientific standard maintained in developing this book.
P. Arnold, Germany
S. Bagnara, Italy
T. Bellandi, Italy
B. Bidassie, USA
S. Bogner, USA
F. Calisir, Turkey
Y. Donchin, Israel
A. Elfering, Switzerland
M. Eksioglu, Turkey
E. Fallon, Ireland
M. Fray, UK
A. Gramopadhye, USA
S. Hignett, UK
E. Hollnagel, France
J. Kalra, Canada
S. Kleefield, USA
B. Kutryba, Poland
N. Marmaras, Greece
J. Martin, UK
R. Mendonca, Brazil
K. Norris, USA
M. Ohkura, Japan
C. Or, Hong Kong
L. Page, USA
S. Prineas, Australia
P. Trucco, Italy
This book would be of special value internationally to those researchers and
practitioners involved in various aspects of healthcare delivery.
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