Valentina Lichtner
| Event Name | Valentina Lichtner |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Oct 10, 2019 12:00 pm |
| End Date | Oct 10, 2019 1:00 pm |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | Ultra-safe, collective mindfulness and electronic medication management systems in paediatric oncology. Please register for this free event held at Macquarie University, Seminar Room, Level 1, 75 Talavera Road, Macquarie University. About the seminar Chemotherapy treatments for children are high risk with rich interdependencies and protocol mandated care. Electronic medication management systems that semi-automate chemotherapy protocols can contribute to a reduction of errors and unwanted deviations from protocols. However, they also have limitations and may introduce new risks for medication safety. With a study of the use of this technology in the oncology unit of a children’s hospital in Sydney (Australia), this presentation will describe and discuss the challenges of operating on the basis of ultra-safe models of safety; how adherence to protocol and management of risks is sometimes achieved through collective mindfulness practices typical of high-reliability organisations; and the three levels of awareness (situation, team and organisational) that make technology work. Speaker profile Dr Valentina Lichtner is a Marie-Curie visiting fellow at the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research (CHSSR), Australian Institute of Health Innovation, where she is researching the use of health information technology for medication safety. Valentina has an interdisciplinary background, across human-computer interaction, health informatics and the social sciences. She takes a systemic and ethnographic approach to understand the change technology may bring to healthcare activities, patient safety and clinicians’ decision making. Her current research is done in collaboration with the Department of Policy and Practice of the School of Pharmacy, University College London, UK. Valentina is also a lecturer in information management at Leeds University Business School, UK. Chair - Professor Johanna Westbrook Need more information? Contact AIHI on 02 9850 2400 or email aihi@mq.edu.au |