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Monday, November 30, 2026

Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Official Welcome
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Design for Resilient Performance: Principles and Applicability Across Multiple Domains
Prof Tarcisio Abreu Saurin
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
Healthcare Systems
Rail Safety
People and Systems
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Developing and Delivering a SEIPS Masterclass for Patient Safety Practice
Ryan Thomas 		Barriers to integrating HF for new level crossing safety solutions
Prof Gemma Read 		HFE's Nuclear Origins and Implications for Australia’s Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Amelia Keates
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Using SEIPS for digital health interventions: A scoping review
Dr Ann Carrigan 		Investigating the user experience following implementation of a safety system
Nathan Taylor 		When Systems Don’t Fit People: Lessons from Real Ergonomics Investigations
Edward Dohrmann and Elise Meier
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM SEIPS-Guided Implementation of a Public Mohs Service
Kate Bennett 		Lessons Learned Across the Pond
Bronwen Clulow 		MSD prevention; an imperfect fit
Suzanne Johnson
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Creating the perfect fit through co-design: Learnings from MyED
Prof Robyn Clay-Williams 		Reading Between the Lines: Authority Gradients in Rail Incident Investigations
Prof Anjum Naweed 		Applying Systems Thinking to OVA in Aged Care
Johnathan Walters
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM HFESA AGM and Forum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar
Room 1
Room 2
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Official Welcome
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Design for Resilient Performance: Principles and Applicability Across Multiple Domains
Prof Tarcisio Abreu Saurin
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
Healthcare Systems
Rail Safety
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Developing and Delivering a SEIPS Masterclass for Patient Safety Practice
Ryan Thomas 		Barriers to integrating HF for new level crossing safety solutions
Prof Gemma Read
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Using SEIPS for digital health interventions: A scoping review
Dr Ann Carrigan 		Investigating the user experience following implementation of a safety system
Nathan Taylor
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM SEIPS-Guided Implementation of a Public Mohs Service
Kate Bennett 		Lessons Learned Across the Pond
Bronwen Clulow
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Creating the perfect fit through co-design: Learnings from MyED
Prof Robyn Clay-Williams 		Reading Between the Lines: Authority Gradients in Rail Incident Investigations
Prof Anjum Naweed
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM HFESA AGM and Forum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar

Room 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
People and Systems
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM HFE's Nuclear Origins and Implications for Australia’s Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Amelia Keates
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM When Systems Don’t Fit People: Lessons from Real Ergonomics Investigations
Edward Dohrmann and Elise Meier
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM MSD prevention; an imperfect fit
Suzanne Johnson
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Applying Systems Thinking to OVA in Aged Care
Johnathan Walters
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar

Room 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Official Welcome
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Design for Resilient Performance: Principles and Applicability Across Multiple Domains
Prof Tarcisio Abreu Saurin
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
Healthcare Systems
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Developing and Delivering a SEIPS Masterclass for Patient Safety Practice
Ryan Thomas
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Using SEIPS for digital health interventions: A scoping review
Dr Ann Carrigan
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM SEIPS-Guided Implementation of a Public Mohs Service
Kate Bennett
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Creating the perfect fit through co-design: Learnings from MyED
Prof Robyn Clay-Williams
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM HFESA AGM and Forum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar

Room 2
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
Rail Safety
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Barriers to integrating HF for new level crossing safety solutions
Prof Gemma Read
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Investigating the user experience following implementation of a safety system
Nathan Taylor
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM Lessons Learned Across the Pond
Bronwen Clulow
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Reading Between the Lines: Authority Gradients in Rail Incident Investigations
Prof Anjum Naweed
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar

Room 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sydney Opera House: Behind the Scenes
Optional Site Visit - Cost $50 per person
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sydney Harbour Operations: Maritime NSW Vessel
Optional Site Visit
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Stable Doors: Human Factors at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre
Optional Site Visit
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Behind the Scenes at Balmain Shipyard, Transdev Sydney Ferries
Optional Site Visit
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Registration & Lunch Break Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 1
People and Systems
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM HFE's Nuclear Origins and Implications for Australia’s Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Amelia Keates
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM When Systems Don’t Fit People: Lessons from Real Ergonomics Investigations
Edward Dohrmann and Elise Meier
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM MSD prevention; an imperfect fit
Suzanne Johnson
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Applying Systems Thinking to OVA in Aged Care
Johnathan Walters
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception / Networking Drinks
Cabana Bar

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM If it doesn't fit it risks failing. What CPR manikins can teach us about healthcare design
Dr Rebecca Szabo
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Healthcare Teamwork
Healthcare Design
Rail Design
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Operating Room Communication and Simulation (ORCAS) Project Evaluation
Prof Janet Anderson 		Useful, usable, used: Rapid redesign of a Patient Alert Card
Thomas Loveday 		Digital Ergonomics to eliminate climbability at Sydney Metro Southwest Stations
Anna Hoff
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Patient handover from OT to ICU: a distributed cognition perspective.
Dr Andrew Beck 		Is ‘The Perfect Fit’ a Myth for VAD Carry Bags?
Jessica Lea Dunn 		Human-Centred Design for NZ’s Largest Infrastructure Project: City Rail Link
Jared Thomas
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Seeing Isn't Believing: Trust, Transparency, and Judgment in AI Safety
Workshop - Dr Nicholas Duck 		Diagnosing the fit: Matching Just Culture to Your Organisation
Workshop - Dr Tony Power 		Does Your Workspace Fit Your Culture? A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop
Workshop - Amelia Twiss and Yohan René
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Transport in a Flash
Ergonomics in a Flash
Healthcare in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 1
5-minute Lightning Talks 		Lightning Talks 2
5-minute Lightning Talks 		Lightning Talks 3
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Friction Stations, Go! The Human Systems Integration Personas Game.
Workshop - Grace Kennedy and Kate Moncrieff 		Perfectly Fitting Human Factors into Tender Design
Workshop - Stephanie Cynk 		Social Licence, HFE and the Australian Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Workshop - Amelia Keates and Jacob Home
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
AI in a Flash: Trust
AI in a Flash: Teamwork
Work Design
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Are pre-hospital work systems a good fit with musculoskeletal health?
Karen Davies
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM AI Lightning Talks 1
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks 		AI Lightning Talks 2
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Improving work design in large organisations - like karate-chopping phonebooks
Elise Condie
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Small hands, Big Job: Tackling the ergonomics of improper fit
Linda Vu
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM AI Panel Discussion
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar
Room 1
Room 2
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM If it doesn't fit it risks failing. What CPR manikins can teach us about healthcare design
Dr Rebecca Szabo
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Healthcare Teamwork
Healthcare Design
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Operating Room Communication and Simulation (ORCAS) Project Evaluation
Prof Janet Anderson 		Useful, usable, used: Rapid redesign of a Patient Alert Card
Thomas Loveday
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Patient handover from OT to ICU: a distributed cognition perspective.
Dr Andrew Beck 		Is ‘The Perfect Fit’ a Myth for VAD Carry Bags?
Jessica Lea Dunn
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Seeing Isn't Believing: Trust, Transparency, and Judgment in AI Safety
Workshop - Dr Nicholas Duck 		Diagnosing the fit: Matching Just Culture to Your Organisation
Workshop - Dr Tony Power
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Transport in a Flash
Ergonomics in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 1
5-minute Lightning Talks 		Lightning Talks 2
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Friction Stations, Go! The Human Systems Integration Personas Game.
Workshop - Grace Kennedy and Kate Moncrieff 		Perfectly Fitting Human Factors into Tender Design
Workshop - Stephanie Cynk
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
AI in a Flash: Trust
AI in a Flash: Teamwork
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Are pre-hospital work systems a good fit with musculoskeletal health?
Karen Davies
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM AI Lightning Talks 1
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Improving work design in large organisations - like karate-chopping phonebooks
Elise Condie
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Small hands, Big Job: Tackling the ergonomics of improper fit
Linda Vu
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM AI Panel Discussion
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar

Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Rail Design
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Digital Ergonomics to eliminate climbability at Sydney Metro Southwest Stations
Anna Hoff
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Human-Centred Design for NZ’s Largest Infrastructure Project: City Rail Link
Jared Thomas
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Does Your Workspace Fit Your Culture? A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop
Workshop - Amelia Twiss and Yohan René
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Healthcare in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 3
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Social Licence, HFE and the Australian Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Workshop - Amelia Keates and Jacob Home
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
Work Design
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM AI Lightning Talks 2
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar

Room 1
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM If it doesn't fit it risks failing. What CPR manikins can teach us about healthcare design
Dr Rebecca Szabo
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Healthcare Teamwork
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Operating Room Communication and Simulation (ORCAS) Project Evaluation
Prof Janet Anderson
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Patient handover from OT to ICU: a distributed cognition perspective.
Dr Andrew Beck
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Seeing Isn't Believing: Trust, Transparency, and Judgment in AI Safety
Workshop - Dr Nicholas Duck
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Transport in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 1
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Friction Stations, Go! The Human Systems Integration Personas Game.
Workshop - Grace Kennedy and Kate Moncrieff
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
AI in a Flash: Trust
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Are pre-hospital work systems a good fit with musculoskeletal health?
Karen Davies
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Improving work design in large organisations - like karate-chopping phonebooks
Elise Condie
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Small hands, Big Job: Tackling the ergonomics of improper fit
Linda Vu
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM AI Panel Discussion
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar

Room 2
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Healthcare Design
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Useful, usable, used: Rapid redesign of a Patient Alert Card
Thomas Loveday
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Is ‘The Perfect Fit’ a Myth for VAD Carry Bags?
Jessica Lea Dunn
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Diagnosing the fit: Matching Just Culture to Your Organisation
Workshop - Dr Tony Power
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Ergonomics in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 2
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Perfectly Fitting Human Factors into Tender Design
Workshop - Stephanie Cynk
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
AI in a Flash: Teamwork
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM AI Lightning Talks 1
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar

Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Registration and Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 2
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions Day 2
Rail Design
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Digital Ergonomics to eliminate climbability at Sydney Metro Southwest Stations
Anna Hoff
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Human-Centred Design for NZ’s Largest Infrastructure Project: City Rail Link
Jared Thomas
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 2
Workshop Session 1
11:05 AM - 12:25 PM Does Your Workspace Fit Your Culture? A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop
Workshop - Amelia Twiss and Yohan René
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break Day 2
Healthcare in a Flash
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Lightning Talks 3
5-minute Lightning Talks
Workshops Session 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Social Licence, HFE and the Australian Nuclear Defence Enterprise
Workshop - Amelia Keates and Jacob Home
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea Break Day 2
Work Design
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM AI Lightning Talks 2
10-Minute AI Lightning Talks
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner Party
Melba's Rooftop - Cruise Bar

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ron Cummings Lecture: From Optimisation to Integration: Human Factors in a Transdisciplinary World
Dr Grace Kennedy
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM PABA Session
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Patient Safety
Systems in Regulation
Digital Healthcare
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Still fixing the sharp end: Analysing patient safety incident investigations
Dr Lorelle Bowditch 		Exploring the Perfect Fit: Human Factors Tools in High-Risk Regulation
Simron Baruah and Justine McGillivray 		When Telehealth Fits and Fails in Youth Mental Health Care
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Session TBC Applying systems frameworks to key psychosocial risk cases
A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia 		Speech-language pathologists’ preferences for digital evidence resources: a survey study
Kate Smith
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Bridging organisational levels of patient safety: the role of workarounds
Danielli Cossul 		Testing Application of SEIPS to Psychosocial Risk Management in Healthcare
Deena Soma 		Does it fit? Exploring patient and staff online portal experiences
Tamasha Jayawardena
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM The Perfect Fit: Dyadic Leadership Strengthens Hospital Safety Reporting Culture
Dr Zachary Threlkeld 		Systems Ergonomics in WHS Regulation: a WorkSafe tale
Dr Tony Carden and Megan Kennedy 		Beyond the Go-Live: Negotiating the "Perfect Fit" in Digital Implementation
Chisom Victor Ukaegbu
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Design and Evaluation
Emergency Care
Ergonomics in Practice
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Etiscope: Validating Sensor-Based Ergonomic Risk Assessment Using Expert Comparison
Lucca Coiera 		Emergency Department built environment for mental and behavioural health care
Dr Natália Ransolin 		Musculoskeletal and mental health risk management: translating evidence into practice
Prof Jodi Oakman
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Creating alignment through immersive end-user testing to inform design decisions1
Andrew Wright 		NOT QUIET ED: Personalised noise exposure in the Emergency Department
Dr. Anna Mysliborski 		Why Do Manual Handling Injuries Persist in Highly Regulated Healthcare?
Bill Contoyannis
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM A Matter of Fit: End-user Acceptance of Powered Respiratory Protection
Prof Anjum Naweed 		Yarning a better ED experience for Australian First Nations
Magali Goirand 		Fitting participatory ergonomics research within an ambulance service
Karen Davies
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Iterative Redesign of Peer Review Through a Human Factors Lens
Dr. Lisa Shieh 		Co-designing a better fit: ED communication for adults with disability
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton 		Ergonomic considerations for close inspection and palpation of horse limbs
Marco Lopes
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Conference Close - Awards - HFESA 2027 Announcement
Room 1
Room 2
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ron Cummings Lecture: From Optimisation to Integration: Human Factors in a Transdisciplinary World
Dr Grace Kennedy
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM PABA Session
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Patient Safety
Systems in Regulation
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Still fixing the sharp end: Analysing patient safety incident investigations
Dr Lorelle Bowditch 		Exploring the Perfect Fit: Human Factors Tools in High-Risk Regulation
Simron Baruah and Justine McGillivray
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Session TBC Applying systems frameworks to key psychosocial risk cases
A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Bridging organisational levels of patient safety: the role of workarounds
Danielli Cossul 		Testing Application of SEIPS to Psychosocial Risk Management in Healthcare
Deena Soma
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM The Perfect Fit: Dyadic Leadership Strengthens Hospital Safety Reporting Culture
Dr Zachary Threlkeld 		Systems Ergonomics in WHS Regulation: a WorkSafe tale
Dr Tony Carden and Megan Kennedy
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Design and Evaluation
Emergency Care
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Etiscope: Validating Sensor-Based Ergonomic Risk Assessment Using Expert Comparison
Lucca Coiera 		Emergency Department built environment for mental and behavioural health care
Dr Natália Ransolin
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Creating alignment through immersive end-user testing to inform design decisions1
Andrew Wright 		NOT QUIET ED: Personalised noise exposure in the Emergency Department
Dr. Anna Mysliborski
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM A Matter of Fit: End-user Acceptance of Powered Respiratory Protection
Prof Anjum Naweed 		Yarning a better ED experience for Australian First Nations
Magali Goirand
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Iterative Redesign of Peer Review Through a Human Factors Lens
Dr. Lisa Shieh 		Co-designing a better fit: ED communication for adults with disability
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Conference Close - Awards - HFESA 2027 Announcement

Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Digital Healthcare
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM When Telehealth Fits and Fails in Youth Mental Health Care
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Speech-language pathologists’ preferences for digital evidence resources: a survey study
Kate Smith
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Does it fit? Exploring patient and staff online portal experiences
Tamasha Jayawardena
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Beyond the Go-Live: Negotiating the "Perfect Fit" in Digital Implementation
Chisom Victor Ukaegbu
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Ergonomics in Practice
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Musculoskeletal and mental health risk management: translating evidence into practice
Prof Jodi Oakman
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Why Do Manual Handling Injuries Persist in Highly Regulated Healthcare?
Bill Contoyannis
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Fitting participatory ergonomics research within an ambulance service
Karen Davies
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Ergonomic considerations for close inspection and palpation of horse limbs
Marco Lopes
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 1
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ron Cummings Lecture: From Optimisation to Integration: Human Factors in a Transdisciplinary World
Dr Grace Kennedy
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM PABA Session
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Patient Safety
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Still fixing the sharp end: Analysing patient safety incident investigations
Dr Lorelle Bowditch
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Session TBC
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Bridging organisational levels of patient safety: the role of workarounds
Danielli Cossul
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM The Perfect Fit: Dyadic Leadership Strengthens Hospital Safety Reporting Culture
Dr Zachary Threlkeld
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Design and Evaluation
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Etiscope: Validating Sensor-Based Ergonomic Risk Assessment Using Expert Comparison
Lucca Coiera
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Creating alignment through immersive end-user testing to inform design decisions1
Andrew Wright
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM A Matter of Fit: End-user Acceptance of Powered Respiratory Protection
Prof Anjum Naweed
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Iterative Redesign of Peer Review Through a Human Factors Lens
Dr. Lisa Shieh
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Conference Close - Awards - HFESA 2027 Announcement

Room 2
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Systems in Regulation
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Exploring the Perfect Fit: Human Factors Tools in High-Risk Regulation
Simron Baruah and Justine McGillivray
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Applying systems frameworks to key psychosocial risk cases
A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Testing Application of SEIPS to Psychosocial Risk Management in Healthcare
Deena Soma
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Systems Ergonomics in WHS Regulation: a WorkSafe tale
Dr Tony Carden and Megan Kennedy
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Emergency Care
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Emergency Department built environment for mental and behavioural health care
Dr Natália Ransolin
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM NOT QUIET ED: Personalised noise exposure in the Emergency Department
Dr. Anna Mysliborski
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Yarning a better ED experience for Australian First Nations
Magali Goirand
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Co-designing a better fit: ED communication for adults with disability
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 3
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Arrival Coffee/Tea Day 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Tea Break Day 3
Digital Healthcare
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM When Telehealth Fits and Fails in Youth Mental Health Care
Dr Emilie Francis-Auton
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Speech-language pathologists’ preferences for digital evidence resources: a survey study
Kate Smith
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Does it fit? Exploring patient and staff online portal experiences
Tamasha Jayawardena
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Beyond the Go-Live: Negotiating the "Perfect Fit" in Digital Implementation
Chisom Victor Ukaegbu
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break Day 3
Ergonomics in Practice
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Musculoskeletal and mental health risk management: translating evidence into practice
Prof Jodi Oakman
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Why Do Manual Handling Injuries Persist in Highly Regulated Healthcare?
Bill Contoyannis
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Fitting participatory ergonomics research within an ambulance service
Karen Davies
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Ergonomic considerations for close inspection and palpation of horse limbs
Marco Lopes
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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