V good BBC piece on how refocusing road safety as a public health problem, rather than an individual problem, was important for reducing deaths in Sweden. RSA Ireland and the Dept of Transport should take note, given deteriorating road safety in Ireland bbc.com/future/article…

'Including the the knowledge, talents and expertise of people living in poverty would benefit all society- not based on charity, but equality and justice.
Adding the 10th ground would enshrine this endeavour in equality law.'
Join the campaign #Addthe10th

Traveller Pride Week 2024 starts tomorrow and runs from 20th - 31st May!

You can find a full programme of events for the week here: travellerprideweek.org

#Traveller Pride Week2024 #Traveller Pride #Traveller

🚨 Friendly reminder! 🚨

Don't miss our Global Health webinar with David Weakliam and BMJCaseReports!

📅 Date: May 23, 2024
🕒 Time: 12pm
⏰ Duration: 1 hour

Register now: bit.ly/HSEBMJGlobalHe…

#globalhealth #healthcareprofessionals

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“It is CHI policy to treat children firstly on the basis of clinical priority and secondly on the basis of length of wait.” - David Moore

How can CHI implement such a policy when children are not reviewed when they clinically deteriorate ?

Today is

For the first time, this is what a Master’s degree looks like.

Today, my daughter #RachelHandlin became the 1st person with #Downsyndrome to earn a graduate degree.

In the world.

Ever.

Rachel says: “I won’t be the last.”

CalArts BFA 2020.

Pratt Institute MFA 2024.

Legend.

📢 ⏳ COUNTDOWN BEGINS To IrishSimulationAssoc for Simulation Annual Symposium on May 24th, 2024. Are you coming?
➡What to expect?iassim.com/symposium
Join mailing list: tinyurl.com/mpewwuw2
ASSERT Centre, UCC. RCSI Queen's University Belfast 🎓 saoltagroup
ICAPSS Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway University College Dublin

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Last Sunday was British typographer and graphic designer Margaret Calvert's 88th birthday. She designed the UK’s road signs, with Jock Kinneir, wayfinding at railway stations and airports, and the typeface used on the UK government website, with Henrik Kubel.

A thoughtful exploration of why #failure —and sharing our failures—is so valuable for growth, resilience, and, indeed, the pursuit of joy🎯 From Marybeth Gasman in @forbes forbes.com/sites/marybeth…

Join us on May 22nd at 1pm for the next session in our “Legal Insights in Health Research Series” led by Robert Haniver, Partner at EY Law, as he explains the rights of the data subject and the obligations of the researcher.

To register email [email protected]

Several discussions today reminded me of this, from the much missed Richard Cook. Simply written, yet hides so much razor sharp perception and thought. It's a good reminder, that I should return to more. Read it, even if you have already.
how.complexsystems.fail

EASY, INSIGHTFUL MEET-UPS

One of the main benefits of joining a professional body, is the chance to connect with people who work or have similar professional interests. This is especially important for us working in #ergonomics and #humanfactors as there are not many of us!

'You can't pour from an empty cup.' - eva doherty

Huge thanks to our #opendisclosure team for helping us launch ep 15 of the Walk & Talk Improvement podcast. Juanita Guidera & Eva chat about the impact of perfectionism in the workplace & our wellbeing.⬇️
shows.acast.com/walk-and-talk-…

Super to see the national & international uptake of the Person-centred Lean Six Sigma model and & ongoing work to further test it in practice Deborah Baldie HSE QPS QPS TalkTime Juanita Guidera Mater Transformation The Pillar Dublin SafetyHealthSystems MaterSurgery North East Regional Integrated Eye Care (NERIEC) UCD IRIS

Could end-of-shift handover be safer? Mixed methods approach finds room for #improvement The MPS Foundation RCSI_StAR MD Bon Secours RCSI RCSI PG Research Jessica Ryan #Quality2024

Fantastic interview with Emily O'connor and real tribute to Human Factors and eva doherty of RCSI Siobhan Corrigan Tamasine Grimes Margaret Codd John Fitzsimons Peter Lachman Angela O'Dea HSE QPS rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

How do surgeons experience external assessment when adverse events happen? Important perspectives reported in this new paper.
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/13/2/e…

A further graphic that makes the powerful point that we have to think differently about 'failure' if we want to build psychological safety for high performance in our teams & organisations. It's inspired by Amy Edmondson. The ideas are further developed in her latest book 'Right

Over the past 18 months, researchers from UCD & HSE QPS have been working with staff, academics & #patientpartners to co-design a Quality & Patient Safety (QPS) Framework.

Now we need your help to test the first draft of the QPS Competency Navigator.
eu.surveymonkey.com/r/8TQJ6CV