Edinburgh research group
Vision: The culture of healthcare is shifting to one that embraces non-technical skills as a central driver to make surgery a high reliability industry, reduce avoidable adverse events, and save lives. Led by PI Steven Yule, our multidisciplinary research group provides a scientific platform for advances in behavioural sciences, human factors and patient safety in the following areas:
Non-Technical Skills
Non-Technical Skills are the critical cognitive and social skills required for high performing teams. Usually assessed by expert observers, current research projects are investigating big data approaches to measurement
Surgical Sabermetrics
Surgical sabermetrics is advanced analytics of digitally recorded surgical training and operative procedures to enhance insight, support professional development, and optimize clinical and safety outcomes
Space Medicine
We have developed a spaceflight simulator, and behaviour observation system for astronaut crews to support medical event management in space. Current work is experimental study on autonomy in spaceflight and developing mixed reality training and clinical decision support tools
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