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Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Research | Volume 4

September 03-04, 2019 | London, UK

Spine and Spinal Disorders

International Conference on

J Neurol Neurorehabil Res, Volume 4

Utilising a human factors approach in your Spine practice

Rafid Al-Mahfoudh

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, UK

rgonomics in healthcare has emerged as a pivotal science

with novel approaches. Unprecedented levels of both

waste reduction and product quality have been achieved in

industry and manufacturing on the basis of process mapping,

engineering principles and lean methodology.

Systems and processes that may reduce errors and improve

performance in Spine surgery include standardisation and

checklists (developed to enhance teamwork and improve

handover) e.g. the implementation of the WHO Checklist has

been shown to reduce inpatient mortality. Others include

optimising the surgical environment, investigating errors,

attention to ergonomics and equipment design, enhancing

communication and team performance. An understanding

of the principles of human factors and the implementation

of this discipline can have a profoundly positive influence in

spine practice from the ward to the theatre environment.

Healthcare practitioners should embrace these concepts with

the ultimate goal of delivering a high quality service. We

emphasise that errors and inefficiencies in patient care arise

notfromthesolitaryactionsofindividualsbutfromconflicting,

incomplete, or suboptimal systems. Human factors can be

used to elucidate system errors when suboptimal healthcare

outcomes arise.

Speaker Biography

Rafid Al-Mahfoudh is an appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon and Complex

Spine Surgeon in Brighton and London. He is senior lecturer at the University

of Brighton. He is one very few surgeons with dual orthopaedic and

Neurosurgical spine accreditation in addition to further specialist fellowship

traininginanteriorskullbaseandminimallyinvasiveneurosurgeryinAdelaide

and New York. He is honorary senior lecturer at the University of Sussex.