Projects
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ADVERSE EVENTS
Projects focused on developing an understanding of the causes and management of adverse events
Pharmacy (dispensing error)
Dr Amy Irwin, University of Aberdeen
Primary Care (automated measures for medication safety)
Jill Jeanblanc, University of Dundee
Adverse Events (adverse events in primary care)
Prof Peter Davey, University of Dundee
Difficult Airway (management of difficult airways)
Prof Rhona Flin, University of Aberdeen
Completed projects
Surgery (analysis of the surgical system)
Dr Steven Yule, University of Aberdeen
Sepsis ( evaluation of interventions to improve management of sepsis)
Dr Charis Marwick, University of Dundee
Pathology (diagnostic fixation errors)
Dr Evie Fioratou (University of Aberdeen)
Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ethnographic analysis)
Trenholme Junghans, University of St Andrews
NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
Projects that examine the cognitive and social skills used an an operational level to complement technical skills
Surgery (surgeons' decison-making)
Lucy Mitchell, University of Aberdeen
Paramedics (non-technical skills)
Al Shields (MSc project), University of Aberdeen
Anaesthetic Assistants (non-technical skills)
Dr John Rutherford, University of Aberdeen
Ophthalmic Surgery (non-technical skills)
Jill Wilkinson
Completed projects
Surgery (leadership behaviours)
Dr Sarah Parker, University of Aberdeen
Handovers (shift handovers in acute medical units)
Michelle Raduma Tomąs, University of Aberdeen
Intensive Care (leadership in the ICU)
Dr Tom Reader
Scrub Practitioners' Non-Technical Skills
Dr Lucy Mitchell, University of Aberdeen
Anaesthesia (anaesthetists' intra-operative cognition)
Dr Evie Fioratou, University of Aberdeen
Handovers (out of the operating theatre)
Prof Tanja Manser, University of Fribourg
ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS
Projects that examine aspects of organizational culture, such as safety climate or leadership
Safety Leadership (ward managers)
Dr Cakil Saraē, University of Aberdeen
Organisational Learning (human and organizational factors)
Prof Huw Davies, University of St Andrews
Completed projects
Safety Leadership (walkrounds)
Dr Jeanette Jackson, University of Aberdeen
Hospital Safety Climate (safety culture in acute hospitals)
Dr Cakil Sarac, University of Aberdeen
