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Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Healthcare
Project Objectives
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The NRC will form a multidisciplinary consensus panel of recognized experts to examine a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues resulting from recent trends and challenges associated with the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. Relatively little has been established empirically about these challenges, yet it is recognized that homes have not been designed for the delivery of healthcare, that considerable variation exists as to what constitutes a home, and that patients and their caregivers -- whether professional or lay providers -- may be vulnerable when it comes to administering care in a safe and reliable manner. How humans interact in challenging environments is the province of human factors engineering and it is the purpose of this effort to gain a better and fuller understanding of the human factors challenges that take into account the relevant sensory, behavioral, and cognitive capabilities of patients and caregivers; the nature of the care processes, procedures, and therapies increasingly occurring in the home; the steady migration and use of medical equipment and technologies in the home environment; how the design of the physical home environment can facilitate or impede the delivery of care; and the impact of social and community environments on further enabling healthy lifestyles, among other challenges.
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Committee Membership (Click CPS Link to view Committee Member Bios)
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David H. Wegman, Chair, University of Massachusetts
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Mary Weick Brady, Food and Drug Administration
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Sara Czaja, University of Miami
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K. Eric DeJonge, Washington Hospital Center
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Daryle Jean Gardner-Bonneau, Bonneau & Associates
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Michael Christopher Gibbons, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Laura N. Gitlin, Thomas Jefferson University
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Judith Talbot Matthews, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
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Misha Pavel, Oregon Health & Science University
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P. Hunter Peckham, Case Western Reserve University, NAE
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Jon Pynoos, University of Southern California
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Robert M. Schumacher, User Centric, Inc.
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Jennifer L. Wolff, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Project Staff (Click Staff and Contact Info Link to view Staff Bios)
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Susan Van Hemel, Study Director
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PH: 202-334-1791
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Renée L. Wilson Gaines, Senior Program Assistant
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PH: 202-334-2145
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Next Meeting
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December 2-3, 2009
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Keck Center
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