Evaluation of Multi-disciplinary Human Factors Course in Rural Setting in Australia. Quality Initiatives, the tenth annual ACHS Quality Improvement Awards 2007

Abstract

• Communication accounts for 70% of medical error • Training focusing on human factors – how humans interact with each other – devices in the work place used to reduce error • Limited application of training in rural areas or general practice ARTS (Assessment, Resources, Transport & Support) & Knowledge Translation • Rural health professionals need to assess and manage risk "The Gap Between What Doctors Might Do (based on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines [CPGs]) and what they actually do is wide, variable and growing.."