Table of Contents:
- Last Call for HFES Health Care Symposium Submissions
- Renew Your Membership and Save
- Instructional Materials on Standards
- 66th International Annual Meeting Photos
- Upcoming Webinars
- 2023 mHealth Student Design Competition
- Call for Papers: Special Issue of Human Factors
- HFES Schedule of Events
- Human Factors Journal now on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Winner Announced - 2022 Stanley Caplan User-Centered Product Design Award
- The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Now Established
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Last Call for HFES Health Care Symposium Submissions |
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The deadline to submit a proposal for the HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care is quickly approaching. Focused on important human factors and ergonomics issues affecting the health care industry, the next HFES Health Care Symposium will take place March 26-29, 2023 in Orlando, FL.
Submit your proposal today to showcase your latest work. We are seeking submissions for papers, lectures, and posters. Submitters are only required to submit a title, contributor list, summary, and learning objectives; no paper is required. If a submission is accepted, the authors will have the option to submit a paper for publication but this is not required. Please see the 2023 submission site for details about the contribution submission process.
The submission deadline is October 31 at 11:59 PM EDT.
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Renew Your Membership and Save!
Calling all members! There are only 65 days until the new year so take this time to renew your membership in HFES for 2023 and receive a $20 discount! No code is necessary – the system will automatically apply a $20 discount to your record until midnight on November 15. This offer is available to those holding Associate, Affiliate, and Full membership in 2022 and does not apply to newly joining members or to lapsed members who were members prior to 2022.
As you renew for another great year with HFES, please consider adding Contributing or Supporting membership to provide the Society additional support. These programs provide special recognition and are valuable to HFES by helping us advance our mission in several ways. And please do not forget to renew your Technical Group memberships or consider joining a new Technical Group.
There will be new exciting offerings and educational activities at HFES in 2023 so don’t miss out! Be sure to renew to remain a member of HFES and act before November 15 to save!
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Instructional Materials on Standards |
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Many HFES members are practitioners and it is important for them to connect research to practice. Furthermore, one of the Society’s strategic goals is to translate the science of HF/E into practice. For that reason, it is important that HFES publications link to regulations, standards, guidelines, and best practices–of which standards are a subset. Those connections could be accepted definitions, data collection methods, design requirements, or other types of information that practitioners could use. However, many publications are written by faculty and students who are generally unfamiliar with standards. As such, HFES now offers its members several resources in this area.
Click the More button below for two reports, PowerPoint files, and videos on standards and information regarding how to find them. For more information, contact Executive Council member Paul A. Green at pagreen@umich.edu.
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66th International Annual Meeting |
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Thank you to those who joined us at yet another successful Annual Meeting recently in Atlanta! We look forward to seeing you at the 67th International Annual Meeting, October 23-27, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Click any photo below to view additional annual meeting photos.
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Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Speakers: Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee, PhD, LEED AP BD+; John Gambatese, PhD; Jesse Duroha, MS
Too often, residential solar installations force workers to face unique safety hazards in terms of roof conditions and panel installations. These safety hazards can expose workers to severe risks such as falling from heights, electrical shock, and manual handling risks. Prevention through Design (PtD) has significant potential to address and prevent such hazards during the design process. This seminar will present analyses of opportunities and impacts of applying PtD to residential solar in order to prevent injuries related to solar installation.
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT/ 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM ET
Speakers: Laura Militello, M.A; Robyn Clay-Williams, BEng, Ph.D.; Nicole Yamada, M.D, M.S.
Human error is human nature, so how can we as healthcare professionals make it easier to get things right and harder to get things wrong? When we apply human factors approach to pediatric simulation, we refocus to gain a deeper understanding of design, systems and process that may hamper us in our attempt to deliver best care. Human factors science is complex and multifactorial. This symposium will provide a deeper understanding of human factors, reshape mind-sets and better support safety and quality care of children. This event will be held virtually on Zoom. You can join us LIVE to have the chance to ask questions during the Q&A sessions. You can also access the recording ON-DEMAND for two weeks and still earn CE credits!
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2023 mHealth Student Design Competition
Preparations are underway for the mHealth Student Design Competition at the 2023 Human Factors in Health Care Symposium! We are seeking reviewers, coaches, and judges for the various stages of the competition. If you are willing to serve as a reviewer, coach or judge, please indicate by clicking this link.
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Call for Papers: Special Issue of Human Factors (IF = 3.598)
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems
The global investment in renewable and sustainable energy systems is critical for addressing the climate crisis. The investment is scaling up new energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, etc.; building out smart grids to transmit energy flows that fluctuate throughout the day and incorporate large-scale energy storage systems; developing green manufacturing of steel and cement; transitioning to clean automobiles, busses, trucks, trains, and planes that use electricity or green hydrogen; expanding networked vehicle charging systems; incorporating smart building heating and air-conditioning systems and electrical appliances; etc. However, the rapid changes of these complex systems can be accompanied by failures that slow adoption. Human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) plays a critical role in the design for usability and reliability of such complex systems.
The proposed special issue invites contributions that address HF/E in the design and adoption of renewable and sustainable energy systems and devices. Papers can approach the topic by proposing theoretical frameworks, conducting modeling or laboratory experiments, or presenting findings from field studies on renewable and sustainable energy topics.
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
Attention Chapters, Technical Groups, Affinity Groups and beyond – HFES is pleased to post information concerning any upcoming meetings, webinars, or other events you wish to raise awareness about on our Events listing page. We also will post meetings of allied societies provided they do not occur close to any HFES organized activity.
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Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Now on LinkedIn and Twitter, Human Factors is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, providing important information to the community. Follow their accounts on social media for important updates!
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Winner Announced for the 2022 Stanley Caplan User-Centered Product Design Award
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 21st annual Stanley Caplan User-Centered Product Design Award is: VersiPD™ Cycler System by Fresenius Medical Care. Read more about the award here.
Please join us to hear directly from the winner on December 12, 2022, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This special session will include a presentation on the design and development of the award-winning product. This session is open to all members of HFES, the media, and the public.
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is Established
By Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, Congress provided $1 billion to establish a new agency focused on innovative biomedical research. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will conduct groundbreaking research to prevent, detect, and treat diseases. ARPA-H will be an independent agency housed in the National Institute of Health (NIH) which is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agency is expected to release their first Broad Agency Announcement this fall, with the intention awarding their initial funding in March 2023. This timeline is dependent on ARPA-H’s ability to hire project managers, and other full-time workforce for the agency.
To begin this process, in September President Joe Biden announced Dr. Renee Wegrzyn to be the Director of ARPA-H. Dr. Wegrzyn previously served as a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as well as at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). At DARPA, her work focused on synthetic biology and gene editing to enhance biosecurity, to promote public health, and to support the domestic bioeconomy. Since ARPA-H will operate under the NIH, Dr. Wegryn will not need to be Senate confirmed and officially assumed her role on October 17, 2022. The overarching goal of ARPA-H is high-risk, high-reward research, an area in which NIH has struggled in the past. Dr. Wegrzyn will bring lessons learned from DARPA, IARPA, to help support the effective roll out of the new agency.
The details of ARPA-H will still need to be finalized over the coming months. This includes determining the final location of the agency; however, it is likely to be decentralized with one headquarter location and program managers dispersed all over the country. Congress is also looking at enacting additional legislation that can solidify ARPA-H as a new agency and provide additional Congressional direction. Further, the specific topics and areas of interest are yet to be defined. In a recent speech, President Biden highlighted his optimism that the new agency is positioned to make transformation investments in cancer testing, preventative vaccines, precision drug and gene therapies, and other innovative health projects. Although, a major focus of ARPA-H will be to cure cancer, President Biden also emphasized that other life-threatening diseases including Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetes will also remain at the center of ARPA-H’s work. HFES will continue to keep researchers apprised and look for opportunities to influence the new agency as ARPA-H takes shape.
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HFES wants to promote the important achievements of our members in the bi-weekly Bulletin. Appropriate topics include research milestones or other significant achievements, professional accolades, awards or recognitions, promotions or new positions, and similar professionally-oriented topics. If you would like to share news with the HFES community, please fill out this form.
Additionally, if you are made aware of the passing of any members of HFES, please let us know. Contact HFES Executive Director Steven Kemp at skemp@hfes.org.
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