Human Factors and Patient Safety
A primer for doctors and medical students

This book fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fundamental patient safety concepts that are not usually covered in conventional medical curricula.

There are three valuable features. First, the content encompasses the main areas of human factors and patient safety in short and easily accessible language supplemented by anecdotes from safety-critical industries such as aviation and nuclear power. Second, each chapter highlights the problems of human error and provides solutions that help to reduce the risks to patients. Finally, the coverage highlights the important role the public should play in protecting their own safety when in contact with healthcare systems.

Medical doctors and medical students will benefit from this practical guide.

1. The History of Human Error 2. The Cognitive Foundations of Human Error 3. The Behavioural Foundations of Human Error 4. The Clinical Foundations of Human Error 5. The Systemic Foundations of Human Error 6. The Foundations of Patient Safety Management 7. The Foundations of Human Factors Management

Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist, trained as a neurologist in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and has been a practicing neurologist in the UK for 15 years.He has written on diverse neurological topics in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of the books 700 Essential Neurology Checklists and Surfing the Brain. Dr Imam holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Simulation and Patient Safety from the University of Plymouth, and he founded and now curates the online neurology database Neurochecklists. He also runs the book review blog The Doctors Bookshelf, and the human factors blog Shortcuts and Pitfalls, and he is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London.