2,281 posters, 63 videos, 56 audios, 43 topics, 18 sessions, 6,174 authors, 2,323 institutions
ePostersLive by SciGen Technologies S.A. All rights reserved.
RCOG World Congress 2025
June 23 - 25, 2025 | ExCeL London, UK
EP.1720
Role of Non-Technical Skills (Human Factors) in Gynaecological Surgery
Poster Presenter
Authors
Affiliations
Part of Topic
Medical education
Introduction
Healthcare is considered more dangerous than air travel or working in a nuclear facility
Root cause analyses show that up to 70 % of adverse events are caused by human error considerable numbers of which occur in the operating theatre
Strong non-technical skills (NTS) can prevent or reduce these errors
This poster aims to sign post to the importance of non technical skills
Non Technical Skills affecting Technical Skills
Situational Awareness, Target Fixation, Biases, Stress/Fatigue/Sleep Deprivation, Communication, Distractions, Personality/Behaviour, Deviation from SOPs, Organisational Culture, to name a few
How to reduce the Risk of Making a Mistake?
Address Non Technical Skills
Use of WHO Checklist
Time outs(Before, During & After the procedure)
Remember HALT(Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)
Know your patient
Time Management
Human Factors may appear as soft skills but they have are as important as technical skills in improving safety in gynaecological surgery
RCOG and other Royal Colleges have recognised the importance and have introduced them in the training curriculum