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Systems Thinking in Learning from Events

by Professor Paul Bowie

Module 1

Professor Paul Bowie, Safety Scientist, Medical Educator, Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors specialist, presents Systems Thinking, a three-part webinar series exploring this contemporary approach to understanding why things go wrong in complex high-risk industries. In Module 1 he introduces the basic concepts of Systems Thinking theory.

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Module 2

In this, the second module of the series Professor Bowie explores in more depth the principles of Systems Thinking and highlights the practical steps clinicians can adopt using the approach to address learning from healthcare events, complex risk and safety issues and other organisational problems.

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Module 3

In this final module of the series Professor Bowie discusses how the principles of Systems Thinking can be embedded in case conferences and Mortality and Morbidity reviews that form an integral part of modern healthcare practice. The aim of the series is to support clinicians to improve working practices and enhance the quality and safety of patient care and workforce wellbeing.

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