1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

The Surgical approach to Human Factors - An interview with Peter Brennan

1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

Show Notes

Professor Peter Brennan is a NHS Consultant Surgeon in Portsmouth, specialising in head and neck cancer. Barry talks with him to see how he is driving Human Factors approaches from his perspective. To date, Peter has published over 700 publications including more than 80 on Human Factors and patient safety. His HF work has changed the delivery of postgraduate surgery exam delivery in the UK and abroad.

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