Specialist
This level is intended to cultivate specialists who can contribute to the advancement of Human Factors as a discipline, influencing policy, research, and practice on a broader scale to enhance patient safety and healthcare quality.
Specialists possess expert level knowledge and skills in Human Factors, and would refer to themselves as a Human Factors and Ergonomics Specialist and may even gain chartered status in this field.
Formal qualifications
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The Loughborough University Masters degree is designed to help you develop ergonomics competencies in critical and practical skills and the scientific methods necessary for professional practice.
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The Edinburgh University Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip aims to support graduate health care professionals, ranging from nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists, veterinarians, paramedics and those working in healthcare management. Students learn how to use evidence -based tools and techniques to improve the reliability and safety of everyday health care systems and processes.
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The Staffordshire University Human Factors for Patient Safety MSc, is ideal for existing health professionals – from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds - who want to specialise in care safety, risk, improvement and system transformation and advisory roles.
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