Wright, Melanie
Institution: Duke University
Grant Title: Information
management in the Perioperative Environment
Grant Number: K02 HS15704
Duration: 5
years (2006-2011)
Total Award: $482,000
Project Description: There are four main aims to
this research:
- Generate human factors principles for the design of
perioperative monitoring and crisis management support systems.
- Conduct
cognitive task analyses to identify information requirements for the design of
perioperative information displays.
- Apply the results of Aims 1 and 2 in
the design of perioperative information displays.
- Compare the
effectiveness of the human centered designed perioperative support systems
against conventional perioperative alarms and displays in simulated patient
scenarios.
Career Goals: Dr. Wright is an Assistant
Professor in the School of Medicine at Duke University Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh and went on to hold several positions in the private
and academic settings before her appointment at Duke. Dr. Wright wants to
become a research team leader while advancing the field of human patient
simulators in health care.
Progress to Date: The grantee has collected eye
tracking data on expert and novice anesthesia care providers and is also
collecting measures of situation awareness in managing two simulated anesthesia
cases.
Future Plans: Dr. Wright will continue her
proposed academic coursework and complete the eye tracking data collection and
coding in simulation. Critical decision interviews will also be completed.
Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:
- Best Student Paper Award,
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2002.
K-Generated Publications:
Taekman JM, Hobbs GW, Wright
MC. Intraoperative apnea: Medication error with disclosure. Simulation in
Health Care 2007. 2(1):39-42.
Marks LB, Light KL, Huug JL,
Georgas DL, Jones EL, Wright MC, et al. The impact of advanced
technologies on treatment deviations in radiation treatment delivery.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physiology 2007.
69(5):1579-86.
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