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Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia is talking to Dr Rebecca Szabo  an obstetrician/gynaecologist, medical educator and simulation leader based in Melbourne. She is Lead of the Gandel Simulation Service at the Royal Women’s Hospital which uses simulation as a tool for patient safety and systems improvement (translational simulation). She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, where her research focuses on embedding and sustaining simulation for quality improvement and patient safety in hospitals. Rebecca is passionate about how healthcare training and systems are designed, and the consequences this has for safety, performance, and equity. Her publication examining CPR manikins as a gender and human rights issue highlights the importance of designing systems and training that better fit the diverse populations they serve. She brings a practical lens, asking a simple question: if it doesn’t fit, can it work?
The HFESA 2026 conference in Sydney Australia, is now open for registration. Go to https://conf.ergonomics.org.au/

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Dr Stavros Prineas  is a consultant anaesthetist based in Western Sydney who has worked in both Australia and the UK.  Sharon Todd and Stavros discuss Human Factors in the surgical setting.
Dr Prineas is Head of Anaesthetics at Blue Mountains Hospital. His fields of interest include complex airways and regional anaesthsia, but his main passion is Human Factors and Ergonomics as it applies to anaesthesia and healthcare systems more generally. Since 2004 he has been director of ErroMed, a human factors training consultancy aimed at raising awareness of HF/E among healthcare workers and executives.
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A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia is an academic at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney,  He has a background in psychology and works in Human Factors and Safety across several domains, with particular expertise in psychosocial risks and safe systems of work.
This podcast Carlo’s talks with some of his 3rd year Aviation students from the course  “Human Factors Tools and Methods” . During the workshop based course, students get hands on experience using a range of HFE tools, from task analysis and the Quick Exposure Check, to FRAM and STAMP.
In this podcast Carlo's students present their analysis of how systems can fail using AcciMap, and discuss what they learned about the incident, the tools and HFE as a discipline.
This podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. 
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This content is for informational purposes only, does not constitute advice and should not be considered as a replacement for professional judgment in clinical, research, academic, or other expert fields. Views expressed by speakers and guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the view of HFESA. HFESA makes no guarantees and accepts no liability in connection with the accuracy and currency of this content and does not endorse any specific service, publication or entity mentioned. Unauthorised reproduction, distribution, duplication, modification, or exploitation of this podcast content is strictly prohibited. You are  prohibited from recording, copying, or storing content for commercial purposes, using automated processes to extract or collect content, creating derivative works from the content, or using content for artifici...

Kath Jones the current HFESA President chats to Justine McGillivray an Organisational Psychologist and human factors specialist with extensive experience in workplace health and safety and regulation. Justine is currently the Principal Inspector – Human Factors at WorkSafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods, where she leads the Human Factors Capability Strategy, strengthening regulatory practice through evidence-based approaches to the risk management of major accident events.
 Justine is a co-founder and former National President of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology Australia (SIOPA), where she played a key role in advancing the profession nationally and fostering strong links between research, practice, and policy. She brings deep expertise in psychosocial risk, organisational systems, and incident analysis, with a strong focus on improving outcomes for workers and organisations.
 Across her career, Justine has worked at the intersection of psychology, regulation, and leadership, contributing to the development of practical, systems-focused approaches to safety and performance. She is widely recognised for her strategic leadership, technical credibility, and commitment to building capability in human factors and organisational psychology.
The link to access information sheets is here Human factors: Information sheets - WorkSafe – LGIRS, this incudes links to the Integrating human factors into major accident event investigations worksheet discussed as well as Safety critical communication worksheet.
 
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Professor Melissa Baysari is chatting with Professor Tarcisio Saurin a Full Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering, and has been a visiting professor at Griffith University, Macquarie University, and the University of Salford. His main research interests include resilience engineering, work system design, safety management, and lean production. He has conducted research and consulting projects on these topics in healthcare, construction, electricity distribution, aviation, and manufacturing. He also serves as an associate editor of the Safety Science journal, and as a member of the executive committee of the Resilient Health Care Society. Since 2019, he has been listed annually among the top 2% most cited authors in human factors and ergonomics. He is the recipient of the 2025 International Ergonomics Association/Elsevier John Wilson Triennial Award for contributions to complexity management and designing for resilient performance.
Professor Tarcisio Saurin is one of the keynote speakers for the HFESA annual conference this year in Sydney. https://www.ergonomics.org.au

This podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. 
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