Fundamentals of Human Factors for Healthcare

The Human Factors team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will be running a three-day educational course from Wednesday, April 22, 2026 through Friday, April 24, 2026 for healthcare professionals covering basics of human factors engineering as it can be applied to healthcare by healthcare professionals.

The course will cover the basics of all areas of human factors engineering as currently practiced at CHOP. Hour long sessions on specific topics will include knowledge transfer and hands on application opportunities. High level topics will include:

• Cognition and Physical Limitations
• User Centered Design
• Usability
• Macroergonomics and Work Systems

For questions or more infomration contact the CHOP Human Factors team at humanfactors@chop.edu