Abstract
Human performance and human error in medicine have emerged as critical health care issues affecting the entire practice of medical treatment and health care delivery. Human factors professionals, particularly members of the HFES, can make major contributions to health care systems, but there is a lack of transition between problem domains. Since the human factors profession has been built on the study and improvement of high-risk systems, the current state of medical practice is clearly an opportune environment in which to operate. This panel will address several practical “ironies” of the current challenges to build improved bridges between key aspects of HFES expertise and the needs of the medical community.
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