Craig Fletcher - Using VR to Reduce Suicide & other HFE projects

Dr Andrew Peterson from the HFESA is chatting with James Walsh and Andrew Cunningham about Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Assoc. Professor James Walsh is an Associate Professor and Enterprise Fellow at Adelaide University, where he is Deputy Director of the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments and co-directs the Wearable Computer Lab. He is interested in how people relate to the technology around them, from projected augmented reality and physical interfaces f...

Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia is talking to Dr Rebecca Szabo an obstetrician/gynaecologist, medical educator and simulation leader based in Melbourne. She is Lead of the Gandel Simulation Service at the Royal Women’s Hospital which uses simulation as a tool for patient safety and systems improvement (translational simulation). She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, where her research focuses on embedding and sustaining simulation for...

Dr Stavros Prineas is a consultant anaesthetist based in Western Sydney who has worked in both Australia and the UK. Sharon Todd and Stavros discuss Human Factors in the surgical setting. Dr Prineas is Head of Anaesthetics at Blue Mountains Hospital. His fields of interest include complex airways and regional anaesthsia, but his main passion is Human Factors and Ergonomics as it applies to anaesthesia and healthcare systems more generally. Since 2004 he has been director of ErroMe...

A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia is an academic at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, He has a background in psychology and works in Human Factors and Safety across several domains, with particular expertise in psychosocial risks and safe systems of work. This podcast Carlo’s talks with some of his 3rd year Aviation students from the course “Human Factors Tools and Methods” . During the workshop based course, students get hands on experience using a range of HFE tools, from ...

Kath Jones the current HFESA President chats to Justine McGillivray an Organisational Psychologist and human factors specialist with extensive experience in workplace health and safety and regulation. Justine is currently the Principal Inspector – Human Factors at WorkSafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods, where she leads the Human Factors Capability Strategy, strengthening regulatory practice through evidence-based approaches to the risk management of major accident events. Justine...