Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

Nov 06 2024 43 ep. 40 mins 8
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These podcasts are a series of educational podcasts from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA). These podcasts focus on the connection between human capabilities and good design. Their aim is to promote the field of Human Factors and Ergonomics and provide guidance and professional development.

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Professor Catherine Burns - Improving AI Technologies in Health

Nov 06 2024 33 mins  
Professor Catherine Burns talks to SharonTodd (CPE) about her experiences with system design and AI systems in health.Catherine M. Burns is Professor in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada and Associate Vice President, Health Initiatives at the Office of Research at the University of Waterloo.In her past administrative roles she has been engaged with in

Kate Conroy - AI Safety and Assurance

Oct 30 2024 31 mins  
Sharon Todd is chatting to Adjunct Professor Kate Conroy one of the HFESA's Keynote speakers at our annual conference in Brisbane this year.Dr Kate Conroy is a specialist in building trustworthy, ethical, and assured robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial Intelligence (RAS-AI) systems in both military and civilian domains. Dr Conroy works in AI Safety and Assurance Queensland

Dr John Chan - Burnout

Oct 17 2024 34 mins  
Kath Jones is chatting to Dr John Chan about Burnout. Dr. John Chan is the managing director at Infinite Potential, an independent not-for-profit think tank that develops high-quality, rigorous research, evaluation, and practical solutions to address some of the most pressing workplace problems. An Industrial/Organisational psychologist with 20+ years of global experience designing

Anjum Naweed - Simulation and AI

Sep 24 2024 29 mins  
Kath Jones is chatting to Professor Anjum Naweed one the the keynote speakers at the HFESA conference in Brisbane in November this year about Simulation and AI. Professor Anjum Naweed is from the Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science in South Australia—the Adelaide-based campus of CQUniversity. Anjum is a Certified Professional Ergonomist with a background in psychology and

Professor Mark Young - "Thinking Human"

Aug 28 2024 38 mins  
Sharon Todd and Professor Mark Young the current President of the CIEHF discuss his work in automated transport and the Think Human project to be launched in the midlands of the UK.Professor Mark Young is Professor of Human Factors in Transport within the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton and current President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics an

Chris Fitzgerald - The "Nerdy" Operational Ergonomist' & the practical application of HFE

Aug 15 2024 56 mins  
Sharon Todd is chatting to Chris Fitzgerald about his practical application of Ergonomics and Humans factors to minimise injury risk.Chris Fitzgerald is a passionate Certified Professional Ergonomist whose career emphasis has been on facilitating meaningful and durable improvement in the design of work. His original career was in Prosthetics and Orthotics, but after 5 years of work

Adam Scott - Cobot Ultrasound Solutions

Jul 30 2024 41 mins  
Sharon Todd is chatting to Adam Scott, the Director of Cardiac Sciences at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Adam has a PhD in Cardiac Medicine, from the University of London, Imperial College in the UK. Adam is an Adjunct Professor at QUT and is the Founder and Chairman of the White Cloud Foundation. He is passionate about creating solutions for problems in the health sec

Tim Bentley - Mental Health Awareness, Respect and Safety in the Mining Industry

Jul 15 2024 51 mins  
Kath Jones from the HFESA is chatting to Tim Bentley about Mental Health Awareness, respect and safety.Professor Tim Bentley is an experienced research leader with more than two decades in research and academic leadership roles. Tim joined the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University as Professor of Work and Wellbeing in 2019, and in 2023, took up the position of Direct

Gemma Read - Blame and Learning

Jul 01 2024 43 mins  
Why do we seek to blame someone or say it is Human Error without firstly using a systems thinking approach to analyse the influencing factors surrounding an incident?Sharon Todd discusses 'Blame' and what we can 'Learn' from a Systems Thinking approach with Gemma Read.Associate Professor Gemma Read is the Director of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems and an As

Managing the Psychological Health of "Fly in Fly Out" Workers

Jun 16 2024 41 mins  
Kath Jones is chatting to Sandra Lam about the psychological health of "fly in fly out" (FIFO) workers.Kath Jones holds qualifications in psychology and occupational therapy and has been an active member of the HFESA for 15 years and is currently as executive board member for the society. She practices human factors and ergonomics through engaging with organisations on designing me