Virtual 1/2 Day Human Factors course

The University of Oxford, OxSTaR Simulation Centre

OxSTaR has been commissioned by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to deliver Virtual ½ Day Human Factors courses  for OUH staff.

This will align with the new National Patient Safety Syllabus.  All courses are fully funded & will take place virtually for up to 100 OUH staff per course. Please use your OUH log in when booking as further correspondance (MS Teams link, agenda & calendar invite) will be sent to your OUH email address

3 CPD points has been accredited for this course

Virtual ½ Day Human Factors Courses

Thursday 26th March 2026- 13:00-17:00

Friday 15th May 2026 - 09:00-13:00

Wednesday 3rd June 2026 - 09:00-13:00

Wednesday 15th July 2026- 09:00-13:00

Wednesday 5th August 2026- 09:00-13:00

Friday 11th September 2026- 09:00-13:00

Friday 9th October 2026- 09:00-13:00

Thursday 5th November 2026- 09:00-13:00

Wednesday 27th January 2027- 09:00-13:00

Thursday 25th February 2027- 09:00-13:00

Wednesday 17th March 2027- 09:00-13:00

Course Description

Course Description

This 1/2 day course is run by experienced faculty and is suitable for clinical or non-clinical staff and aims to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of human factors in healthcare. The course introduces participants to basic human factors frameworks, including the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS), and focuses on practical applications in the workplace to improve understanding of systems in healthcare. The course is online but we use interactive technologies to improve engagement and allow participants the opportunity to use the methods we are teaching in real time.

Learning Objectives

• Improve understanding of human factors principles
• Introduce and explore a human factors framework (SEIPS)
• Provide opportunities to practise applying SEIPS to real world examples

Course content

• Definition and background of human factors
• Human factors applied to healthcare
• Importance of work place culture (including Just Culture tool)
• Explanation of the SEIPS framework
• Exercises using SEIPS
• Plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions