Episode 37: Built Environmental Design
February 6th, 2015
Incorporating Human Factors into the Built Environment Design
In this episode, Jonas Shultz, MSc, of the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA), discusses how the built environment affects patient safety and patient outcomes, and explores the evolution in how design teams have obtained input from healthcare providers and patients as part of the design process. He describes how evidence based data can be extracted from patient simulations within mock-ups, and furthermore, how this data can be used to inform design decisions in an effort to enhance efficiency and patient safety.
After hearing this episode listeners will be able to:
1. Describe how the build environment affects patient safety
2. Outline approaches to involve healthcare providers and patients in the design process
3. Advocate for the use of patient simulation in mock-ups to make evidence based design decisions
Jonas Shultz, MSc Human Factors Lead – Health Quality Council of Alberta
Email: jonas.shultz@hqca.ca
Jonas Shultz works as a Human Factors Lead with the Health Quality Council of Alberta and has provided Human Factors expertise to a variety of healthcare organization including Alberta Health Services, Health Canada, ISMP Canada, and the Center for Healthcare Design. The majority of Jonas’ work has focused on evaluating the design of healthcare spaces such as hybrid operating theatres or ambulances, minimizing human error during medication administration, and testing the usability of medical devices. Jonas has published his work in peer reviewed papers and presented at numerous national and international conferences.
References:
Jonas Shultz. Supportive Living Resident Suite Evaluation: Using Simulation to Evaluate a Mock-Up.
2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. Human Factors Evaluation of an Interventional Trauma Operating Room Mock-Up. Biesbroek Susan and Jonas Shultz.
Proceeding of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting – 2008. Identification of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) System Integration Conflicts: Evaluation of Two Mock-Up Rooms Using Patient Simulation. Chisholm S., Shultz, J., Caird, J. Lord, J., Boiteau, P., Davies, J.